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Hoping to benefit from the deep, dry snow on the north face of Montana's Lone Mountain, America's first new destination ski resort in 20 years plans to open there Thanksgiving weekend. Moonlight Basin, right around the mountain from the east-facing, 30-year-old Big Sky Resort, will charge only $39 for its all-day adult 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...
...results of the waste audit will be used to construct “Mt. Trashmore” in front of the Science Center today, displaying the amount of trash produced by Yard dormitories in an average day. There will be a demarcation on the mountain representing the 43 percent that could have been recycled...
...British adventurers who just retraced the route report that the journey wasn't quite so epic. Ed Jocelyn and Andrew McEwen, two editors living in Beijing, spent 384 days following Mao's trail, consulting hundreds of villagers along the way for guidance in fording rivers and traversing the appropriate mountain passes. Their verdict: The army traveled about 6,000 kilometers, half the fabled distance. "People seem affronted [by the findings] and try to convince us we're wrong," says Jocelyn. But even at the shorter distance, it was a prodigious feat. "It was not a Short March," he says...
...United States: The Lodge at Vail Aspen might have the glitz, but with its recent expansion into Blue Sky Basin?a mountain face with intermediate and advanced tree skiing?Vail secured its position as the largest ski mountain in North America. The Lodge is Vail's landmark hotel, with prices to match: luxury room, lift tickets and airport shuttle will ring in over $7,000 for two people...
...Chile: Hotel Portillo Chile's premier mountain offers all-inclusive weeklong packages. The flagship Hotel Portillo has double rooms with breathtaking views for $1,860 per person. But you'll have to wait until June, when the South American ski season starts again...