Word: regionalize
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...mountains have become voracious. Last week avalanches in the Austrian resort towns of Galtur and Valzur killed 38 people. Slides have also struck Chamonix in France and the Valais region in Switzerland. This season more than 70 people have died in Europe, which has seen some of the heaviest snowstorms of the past 40 years. Heavy new snow falling on older snow, strong winds and changing temperatures are conditions favorable to avalanches. In Austria, the snowslides roared through the center of the two towns, crushing houses, cars and people. The avalanches have been so frequent and the weather so horrendous...
Sonora is the largest of the gold-rush sites that lured fortune seekers to California in the mid-1800s. One hundred fifty years later, the region is attracting a new breed of adventurer, seeking wealth measured by affordable housing, pleasant weather and small-town charm...
...region's biggest selling points for the Petersons was the cost of housing. "The rich folks go to the wine country. The ordinary folks come here to the foothills," says Patty, 63, a retired college writing teacher. In this part of California, it is still possible to find a three-bedroom home with a little land for less than...
Penny saving is just the start. Sonora's Stanislaus National Forest has 811 miles of rivers and streams, 1,200 miles of trails and 1,258 campsites. The region boasts two nearby ski resorts, including the Dodge Ridge Wintersports area, which offers significant discounts for adults 62 and over...
...Braunfels in 1992 to open a B&B as a "small retirement project." Today they run the Gruene Homestead Inn, a collection of eight restored buildings in one of the town's historic neighborhoods. "This is a very warm and open community," says Billie, attributing that openness to the region's tourism. "This is like a small town, and you don't feel like you are stuck in a senior-citizen's community...