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    can own a vacation home at this fantastic location that is near many of the top attractions in the region. You will live just minutes from Story Land, the top theme park in New Hampshire for children and young families and close to the longest Alpine Slide in North America. You can look forward to hiking and mountain biking, kayaking, fishing, ice skating and cross-country skiing. You are also close to the chairlifts to Attitash Ski Resort for downhill skiing. Owing one of the suites at Attitash

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    Established in 1962, the area encompasses a large mall with indoor amusements, a skating rink, snack bars, a full-service lounge, restaurant, and gift and apparel stores. Outdoor there is an alpine slide, a picturesque chairlift to the highest part of Mount Harrison, and kiddie rides. An aerial tram links Ober Gatlinburg to downtown Gatlinburg, about 3 miles to the east. With this being the only ski lodge in Tennessee, it renders Ober a very popular

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    4.0 Xtreme Sports Resort Xtreme Sports Resort is a special type of hotel that not only provides accommodation, but also features exciting X Games. It is a 5-star hotel with 28 floors and 300 rooms, 19 X Games are available in the whole resort. 2D and 3D resort designs are illustrated in Appendix II, with a link of promotional video at the end. All room guests are distributed with a Xtreme Card when check-in, with name, photo, room number and date of arrival on it. It allows access to hotel room

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    On a warm sunny day in Sochi, Russia a young American man did the unthinkable. After 18 years of hardwork and dedication pulling off a trick he learned but only two days prior, he won the first ever gold medal in mens slopestyle skiing in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics (American Men). Freestyle skiing is a breathtaking, gravity defying sport that found its way into the olympics and has grown with major success with the best getting better and new faces rising to the top, nevertheless it is

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    and you get your first glimpse of the downhill alpine runs. Hello winter! The Nordic area parking lot is a separate area, so be careful to watch for directional signs. This is a turn you will not want to miss. A happy, bustling place, there is an energy and vibrancy to the Nordic area. Bright coloured toques and snowsuits coupled with squeals of delight from kids in the sliding area welcome you. I enjoyed watching the little ones tube and slide, something about that youthful energy is invigorating

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    West Maroon Creek Trail, Hiking Trail Overview This trail presents hikers with wonderful views of the Pyramid Peak and Maroon Bells. two stunning lakes, a scenic alpine basin and pretty waterfalls are some of the other amazing features found on this trail. It is a 13-mile hike that follows the Maroon-Snowmass trail all the way to the Crater Lake. It climbs through the narrow and long West Maroon valley, under the pyramid massifs and the Maroon Bells. Trailhead to Crater Lake Hiking from the trailhead

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    while Kevin slept on a pull out couch. When we woke all woke up, we saw nothing but snow! I couldn't explain how beautiful it was outside, coming from Arizona, I don't see much snow. After admiring the snow, we all went to this cool place called, Alpine Slide, what we did there was we went on a ski lift to the top of the mountain while you have this sled in your hands, and once you reach the top of the mountain, you

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    Jackson Mountain Place

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    night skiing in Jackson Hole. There are so many activities to do in the winter months such as tubing, ice climbing. In the summer, the resort offers varieties of unlimited use of all activities including the Cowboy Coaster, bungee trampoline, alpine slide, mini-golf, scenic chairlift as well as Treetop Adventure with ropes course and zip-line. 5. Jackson Hole Playhouse: Just because the sun is gone down and the ski lifts have closed doesn't mean the fun is over. This upscale western-style dining

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    race. This included cross country which the skiers would climb about 2700 feet and 3 other events; 18 km cross country, 50 km cross country, and ski jumping (Denning). As the sport grew, more spectators wanted faster and more exciting competitions. Alpine skiing was introduced and slalom became popular as well (Denning). This was a huge change from the first recorded ski race which occurred on March 30, 1843 (Huntford 65). Competitions pushed skiers to find new ways to go faster, turn harder, and jump

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    period, which ended 11,700 years ago and marked the last glacial period, but the specific dates and origins are still contested (Dixon 2003). The environment during this time was marked by distinctly low sea levels and both the emergence and melting of alpine glaciers, which blocked many migration routes (Other Migration Theories). Additionally, only three main origin hypotheses are generally identified as the most credible possibilities among the scientific community. The hypotheses are as follows: (1)

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