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...anymore? We were always called tree huggers, tree spikers, eco-terrorists. But as you can see in the book, most of the campaigns that I've worked on have been nonviolent, with no property destruction. I don't believe in running around at night wearing ski masks. If we do something, we like to do it in the light of day. We want to really create some kind of a debate over the issue, not just to try to get even...
...Europe's best-kept ski secret lies in the Bjelasica mountains at Jezerine, about 15 minutes by car outside the town of Kolasin, itself an hour and a half's drive up the stunning Moraca Canyon from the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica. Although the range's highest peak, Crna Glava (Black Head), is only 7,018 ft. (2,139 m), the amount of snowfall and variety of terrain in Jezerine will surprise you. While relatively small compared to many European resorts - there are only five lifts, although a high-speed quad is being built - Jezerine's tree-skiing, powder...
...Read "America's Ski Resorts: Saved by the Snow...
...family would go up every winter to Gore Mountain in North Creek [New York] and ski,” Cara said. “not only downhill, but cross country skiing as well. Kevin and I are the youngest, so we always paired up for things...
...funky roommate named recession is settling in on campuses this fall as colleges and universities slash budgets for virtually everything from salad bars to ski teams. U.S. colleges and universities suffered, on average, a 23% endowment drop in the second half of last year, according to a study by a group of campus business officers. That reduction in funding has set off a scramble to freeze hiring, cut hours and hunker down until the economy improves. "Institutions will have to manage with less," says Oberlin's vice president for finance, Ron Watts. Here's a look at how schools...