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Winter Olympics History to be Celebrated at Squaw Valley USA

Saturday

Winter Olympics '06: Five Locals in Torino. Report #2, Setting the Scene

Non-timed runs begin on the 9th with timed training on Friday and Saturday. The big downhill show is at high noon on Sunday. It should be something.

U.S. Team is Primed
I spoke with the U.S. Ski Team Head Ski Coach, Phil

Winter Olympics '06: Five Locals in Torino. Report #1, Getting Started

We have a 3-bedroom apartment right in the center of town. It has a view of the mountains and we look straight out over the course for the Men's and Women's downhill alpine competitions. We hung a "SKI SQUAW VALLEY" banner off our deck for the
world to see.

On the Hill

Unchanging Lake Tahoe

Nature, with its springtimes of inspiration, its summers of work, its autumns of completion, and its winters of rest and contemplation, is a constant upon which we can depend. It's the natural alternative to synthetic stimulation and excitement.

Three Squaw Skiers at 2006 Olympics to do "Course Slipping"

"It's a lot of work. We're on course before daylight and usually don_t quit until the end of day," says Rouse, 46, a Palisades Tahoe race coach since 1981. "The job only pays in room, board, and experience, but we wouldn't miss it for anything."

Edith Thys--Olympic Legend

Edith Thys
Heading into the 1988 Calgary Winter Games, most of the U.S. Women's alpine team fortunes rested in--or had only recently left--a hospital ward.

Far West: Trainer of Nordic Champions

Far West, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to training kids and adults to be better Nordic skiers. It provides coaches and trains those coaches for elementary, middle school, and high school cross-country ski programs.

Grooming Gear for XC Trails at Sugar Pine Pt.

Dave Antonucci discovered the 45-year old trails in the late 1990s. He did research and found that they were not old logging roads, as first suspected, but the 60km of trails actually used by Olympians. After the Olympics the trails were restored to their natural conditions or, in some cases, covered over by subdivisions.

Wine Tasting in Truckee

Featured wines at the tasting included Sutton Cellars' popular 2004 Rose, its 2003 Chardonnay, two 2003 Pinot Noirs, and a 2003 Syrah. Sutton also poured his 2003 Zinfandel and a 1997 Carignane for lucky enthusiasts tasting late on Saturday evening.


Donner Party Cannibalism? How the Media Twists Story

Lead Scientists Give Briefing

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