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1. New Jersey's ski conditions fine, but New England's are awesome
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING New Jersey ski areas got snow last week. But New England ski areas got SNOW! The latest storm that whacked the Garden State – we might ...

2. The best and worst moments of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
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... was only about five feet. Meanwhile, controversial photos surfaced of Lago, a snowboarder, with his bronze medal and Team USA gear. Due to these photos, he returned home before the end of the Games. ...

3. If you like Olympic ski cross, you can do it, too!
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING WILMINGTON, N.Y. – If you watched ski cross competition on television this week during the Winter Olympic Games and said, "Hey, I'd like ...

4. Johnny Weir brings crowd to their feet, but not figure skating judges at 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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... sixth place while teammate Jeremy Abbot was able to salvage a ninth place finished after failing to deliver as he did at the U.S. Nationals. In Woman's Snowboarding most of the American's did more ...

5. Middle-aged skiers are learning that, although the mind is willing, the body isn’t
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Ski enthusiast Jack Lyons hasn't missed a ski season in nearly 50 years. But these days Lyons, who is 65 years ...

6. USA’s Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White dominate at 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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... the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Wednesday earning six medals including three Golds. It was a huge day for the U.S. in both Snowboarding and Alpine Skiing. Lindsey Vonn ...

7. New Jersey’s Bobby Ryan gets goal scoring started for U.S. Hockey team at 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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... Men's 12.5km Pursuit Biathlon, Ladies Snowboard Cross, Ladies 500m Speed Skating, and Woman's Single Luge. The United States, as of the end of competition on Tuesday, has two Golds, two Silvers, and four ...

8. New Jersey’s Johnny Weir dumps fur, going for quad at 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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... two Silvers, and four Bronzes. The nearest threat to the US's dominance at the top of the podium is Germany in a strong second with one Gold, three Silvers and one Bronze. American Snowboard Cross ...

9. U.S. team looking strong at 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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... events. Medals will be handed out in the Men's downhill, Men's 15km Individual Cross Country, Pairs Figure Skating, Men's Snowboard Cross, and the Men's 500m Speed Skating. A full schedule of all the events ...

10. Valentine’s Day gift: New Jersey college sweethearts
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... Doody's world, she approached him carrying a brochure promoting one of the programs he was overseeing at the Rutgers Recreation department. On the cover was a full-color picture of Doody in snowboarding ...

11. Sled Warriors: Children with disabilities teach disabled veterans how to play hockey
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING RENSSELAER, N.Y. – Here's a twist. Imagine a child teaching an adult? Well, it's being done right here in the Albany area where the ...

12. Winter Olympic Games will spotlight the world's top snowsports athletes
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Olympic fever is again sweeping this quaint Adirondack Mountain village. That's because Lake Placid, an Olympic ...

13. New Jersey and Pennsylvania offer family skiing, sledding, snowboarding and snowtubing at a host of resorts
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING Sure, all the big guns in downhill skiing think nothing of zooming down the slopes at Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, or at Sun Valley out ...

14. Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl celebrates its 50th birthday
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Slutzky family continues to prove critics wrong BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING HUNTER, N.Y. — Ask ski guru Orville Slutzky for his greatest accomplishment in the ...

15. Want to hang out with active, athletic people? A New Jersey Ski Club might be just for you
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING Susan Donlan of Summit says she had always been attracted to active, athletic people. So she joined a ski club. Today, she's president ...

16. Technology on the slopes: the iPhone is turning snowsports enthusiasts into iSkiers
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING The smartphone has hit the slopes. Apple's popular iPhone, for instance, is revolutionizing the way skiers and snowboarders act on ...

17. Year-end items of interest to young and old skiers and snowboarders
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING As we ski into a new decade, herewith is a selection of assorted and sundry items of interest to young and old snowsports enthusiasts. ...

18. Before you check your skis and snowboard, you should carefully check your car
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING What better way to make your winter trips to the slopes safer and more comfortable than to carefully check your car. Best strategy ...

19. The best way to begin ski and snowboard season: The ‘Bumps for Boomers Ski and Ride Exercise Series'
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BY BOB WILLIAMS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING The 2009-10 ski and snowboard season is off to a schussing start. But before you literally go head over heals for the downhill sport, ...

20. Olympic skating champ Sarah Hughes trained in N.J.
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... Craig, 1980 hockey captain Mike Eruzione, and snowboarder gold-medal favorite Gretchen Bleiler. When talking to Hughes, her hard work and dedication became immediately evident as she explained how ...