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...Mass., became the first ski area to install its own wind turbine; nearly half the resort's energy needs are provided by the 1.5-MW tower. Producing its own energy also allows the resort to shield guests from higher room rates caused by rising electricity prices. At Vermont's Killington Resorts, the diesel-powered snowmaking compressors are being replaced with low-emission machines, which should reduce emissions 50% next year. Buck Hill Ski Area in Burnsville, Minn., buys enough wind power to run 85% of its operations. And Mammoth Mountain in California's Sierra Nevada has cut propane...
...lift ticket (its rival asks $59). A six-person express lift will take skiers from the base to above Timberline. Moonlight's 3,050 ft. of vertical descent, including 1,200 ft. of inbound hike-up terrain, is on a par with the long drops of Park City, Mammoth, Killington and Deer Valley. --By Pat Dawson
...Periodically, small drops of water fell in the foreground while mountains of trash, rivaling the slopes at Killington, loomed in the background. Although the place was not filled to its 1,700-ton capacity, the piles upon piles of colored trash bags, dismembered lamps, decapitated dolls and faded clothing were all quite daunting in their abundance. Over in the corner where the appliances stood waiting to be picked up, mangled chrome reflected and embraced "eggshell" refrigerators, "ivory" stoves and "midnight" dishwashers. I moved closer to get a better look and up flew a dozen pigeons from behind...
...people, and we're going to stay at my house in North Hampton," Robin S. Goldstein '98 said of his ski trip with roommates. "We're then going to drive up to Killington and probably stay one night...
...weeks to study for my exams. For my midterm, I only studied for two days and I got a B. so, I will go shopping...at the J. Crew and L.L. Bean outlets in Maine. In fact, I'll make a little trip out of it and hit Killington, Vermont, too. There is snow there...