Alpine Skiing News

Another May snowstorm has dropped 7 inches in the Colorado mountains above Denver, and some areas are bracing for up to a foot of new snow. via Greeley Tribune

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“I think he's going to relax here shortly and go on a tear is what I think”

Having completed the first quarter of the season, there is no question what has been the culprit for the Detroit Tigers' horrendous start. via Belleville News-Democrat

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NEWRY, Maine - Two of Maine's largest ski areas, Sunday River and Sugarloaf, on Monday joined other northern New England ski areas in declaring the 2007-08 season a record breaker. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

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“It's a shame he died doing something he loved to do -- being out on the water.”

Friends of the 19-year-old man killed in a jet ski crash over the weekend say George Rosborough -- known as Tyler -- loved the water and was an experienced boater. via WJXX

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“The source of this heat is magma within the volcano conduit”

Vulcanologists say molten rock appears to be moving higher inside Mt Ruapehu, but it is unclear whether the mountain is about to erupt. via The New Zealand Herald

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WAUSAU -- The snow was thick this winter, especially in places like Rib Mountain. via WisInfo

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Testimonials Ed Pulford/For MT More Than Volcanoes Dangling out into the Pacific nine time zones ahead of Moscow and with a reputation as a land of fire and ice inhabited primarily by bears, the Kamchatka ... via The Moscow Times

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“I'm not sure the boys knew what they were getting into.'”

One disconcerting thing about sightseeing on the frozen Arctic islands at the edge of the polar ice pack: the biggest tourist attractions might be returning your stare. via Asbury Park Press Online

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“We're seeing growth in our outstate markets and we believe we can attribute some of that to the Pure Michigan campaign”

If you get a little tingle whenever you see Michigan's lakes, waterfalls and beaches featured in a Pure Michigan ad, Travel Michigan head George Zimmermann knows just what you're feeling. via South Bend Tribune

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“We had huge problems along the way, both financial and physical”

Two British adventurers, namely James Hooper and Rob Gauntlett, have become the first people ever to travel from the North Magnetic Pole to the South Magnetic Pole and onto Australia, a journey of 22,000 miles. via AndhraNews

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