; Length and width: The length and width of the ski define its total surface area, which provides some indication of the ski's " float ", its ability to remain on top of the snow instead of sinking into it.

Purgatory ( now known as Durango Mountain Resort ) is a small ski area north of Durango near the Tamarron Resort.

There is also skiing on Wolf Creek Pass at the Wolf Creek ski area.

Recently Silverton Mountain ski area has begun operation near Silverton.

View from the ski area, 2010

A free gondola connects the town with its companion town, Mountain Village, Colorado, at the base of the ski area.

Meanwhile ski area founder Joe Zoline worked hard to put Telluride on the map, developing one of the best mountains in North America for expert skiers and creating infrastructure for tourism which respected Telluride's need to stay small and beautiful.

In 1978, a stake of the ski area was purchased by Ron Allred and his partner Jim Wells to form the Telluride Company.

In 2003, Prospect Bowl, an extension to the ski area opened, providing the resort with many new trails and runs.

In 2007-08, the ski area opened some of the most extreme, in-bound, hike-to terrain in the country.

* Timberline Lodge, a National Historic Landmark mountain lodge and ski area in Oregon, U. S.

** Timberline Lodge ski area, the ski area surrounding the lodge

* Boreal Mountain Resort, a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California

* Liberty Mountain Resort, a ski area located in Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania

The Taos area has four ski areas-Taos Ski Valley, Red River ski area, Sipapu ( ski area ) and Angel Fire ski area.

The robbers wore ski masks ( making a positive identification impossible ), and the physical description given did not match Nichols.

He has a keen eye for unusual business opportunities that many other people write off-in one story, after a fellow businessman thought he had outsmarted Mr. Lodge by selling him a garbage dump for $ 2, 000, Lodge easily retorted that he had covered the dump with artificial snow and turned it into a ski resort, which made him over $ 2 million in its first year of operation, a revelation which the other businessman did not take well.

The Government did not have the experience to run a ski area, so, they issued Mr. Enquist the first Park Use Permit to operate the area.

Michelle Rodriguez did most of her own jet ski stunts, including towing Kate Bosworth's stunt double out to the biggest waves.

As skiing became more specialized as a form of recreation, so too did ski boots, leading to the splitting of designs between those for alpine skiing ( downhill ) and cross-country skiing.

Hermann Maier did not initially enjoy much success in ski racing.

He even did a picture spread in Rolling Stone modeling ski wear, and a spread in Penthouse modeling sweaters.

He tried out for the 1956 Olympic ski team but did not qualify due to an injury.

Until this date FIS rules did not have a definition for ski poles during competition.

Svan's use of the long ski pole was intended to point out the hypocrisy of the traditionalists ' argument ( ancient Scandinavians did a skating-like technique ).

Gennaro Sora ( of the Italian Army Alpini ski detachment ) did run a heroic over-ice sled attempt from the Città di Milano support ship, while Matteoda and Albertini of the SUCAI ( the University Section of the Italian Alpine Club ) did the same from the Italian-hired ship Braganza.

Before the war, Pfeifer had headed the ski school at Sun Valley and did the same at Aspen ; Seibert was a member of the Aspen ski patrol would later found Vail Mountain ( in 1962 ).

Because of this positioning, the ski hill did not last long, and KUA was forced to close it because the cost to run it overpowered the desire to keep it running.

But while plans for the show progressed, plans for the ski resort did not.

The ski industry blasted the Board and continued to install Yan lifts.

The city is synonymous with Mount Uludağ which towers behind its core and which is also a famous ski resort.

The glue between the pieces of wood also added to the torsional stiffness, twisting the ski along its longitudinal axis requires the sections of wood to move relative to each other, but the glue resisted this motion better than the wood itself.

The VR7, and its more famous follow-on VR17, was the first fibreglass ski that could be used for mens racing, and quickly took over that market.

When a modern ski is tilted on to its edge, a gap is created between the ground and the middle of the ski ( under the binding ) as only the sides near the tip and the tail touch the snow.

Due to its extra width and flotation in deep snow, enthusiasts claim it to be a superior powder ski.

The first patented design of a water ski that included carbon fiber was that of Hani Audah at SPORT labs in 2001, and its first inclusion in tournament slalom skiing was in 2003.

Carving is based on the shape of the ski itself ; when the ski is rotated onto its edge, the pattern cut into its side causes it to bend into an arc.

Starting a carved turn simply requires the ski to be rotated onto its edge, which can be accomplished through small movements of the hips and knees.

By 1995, practically every ski produced had more or less " shaping ", and for a time, carving became a sport onto its own.

The organization focused its efforts on patriotic, militaristic, heroic, and environmental Swedish traditions as they relate to ski sports and outdoor life.

It is especially known for its ski resort and slopes during the winter as well as an extensive festival schedule during the summer.

Originally a mining town, Telluride now is known for its ski resort, Telluride Ski Resort.

In the winter, tourists are drawn to Zakopane for its excellent conditions for winter sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and ski jumping.

The county is famous for its ski resorts, which led to Salt Lake City hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics.

The most prominent of them are Further south are Nikolayevskaya Sopka ( notable for its ski jumping tracks ), Karaulnaya Gora and Chornaya Sopka, the latter being an extinct volcano.

Although looking ahead, Ain attaches nevertheless great importance to its historical and cultural heritage as illustrate its gastronomy ( restaurant of Georges Blanc in Vonnas ), its annual poultry competitions in the Bresse (" the three glorious ") and its tourism ( 346 classified monuments such as the famous church of Brou in Bourg-en-Bresse, 14 museums of France, eco-tourism and ski tourism ).