MiamiHerald.com: Skiing http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Skiing http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Skiing 60 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:21:14 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Not far from busy Jackson Hole lie pristine ski runs that feel worlds away http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337830.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337830.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The first thing to do before your ski trip to northwest Wyoming is rent Shane. The classic 1953 Western was filmed in Jackson Hole. Alan Ladd rides high in the saddle, and Grand Teton National Park provides the spectacularly craggy backdrop. Sundance: A star that didn't go Hollywood http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337836.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337836.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Standing on the lip of Bishop's Bowl at the top of Sundance Resort, watching the pair ascending slowly on the Arrowhead Lift, I couldn't resist turning to my skiing sidekick, Wally, and delivering the line, ''Who are those guys?'' Telluride's the West's best-kept ski secret http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337837.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337837.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Raise your hand if you've never skied Telluride. You're certainly not alone. Chances are you've never even visited Telluride, and you're not alone there either. NASTAR courses turn everyone into a ski racer http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339767.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339767.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST I'm doing my best imitation of a downhill ski racer: crouched low, braced on a pair of spindly ski poles, sneering at the racer in the starting gate just to my right. Salt Lake City: There's much to do besides ski in this valley http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339810.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339810.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Skiers who flock to this region for its legendary white powder and steep slopes often grab the first shuttle to their resort of choice, bypassing the state's capital city. Going down the tubes and other cool fun http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337835.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337835.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As you plan your winter snow vacation and are skiing with kids, consider small or midsize resorts. You're likely to find less glitz and a warm welcome for your family. Here are five options. Whistler's got game -- and it's the big one http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337825.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337825.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The ski area that will be the focus of the world's attention this season is Whistler-Blackcomb in Vancouver, Canada, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Olympian or not, you'll be able to ski there before and after the Games -- and even during. Ski.com names its 'most affordable' resorts http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339772.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339772.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Keystone, near Denver, with lots of lodging and flight options and moderately priced condos. Ski.com specials include The Lodge at Keystone, which the website describes as ``the nicest property at Keystone.'' A Keystone lift ticket is valid at Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin and also offers some limited access to Vail and Beaver Creek. The resort also offers night skiing, which is included with the lift ticket, on day of arrival with airline boarding pass. If you stay in a Vail Resorts-owned or managed property, you receive The Adventure Passport for free. Comet bobsled ride lets anyone be an Olympian for a day http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/917564.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/917564.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:31 EST More than a few of the 20 or so folks in this small room at the Utah Olympic Park have thrown out the phrase ''bucket list,'' and the air is charged with the kind of nervous energy that can only come from the giddy sense that we're all about to do something that could kill us, but likely won't. Powder Highway: New flights make British Columbia's 'authentic' ski area accessible to Americans http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/908888.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/908888.html Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:01 EST A gloomy pall caps the valley as the lift rattles at the bottom of the mountain. Slowly, it passes into the clouds, a frosty mist hitting passengers in the face as an eerie yellow light envelops the chair.