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Such conditions may make results equally unpredictable as the teams head into the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships next weekend at Rikert and Snow Bowl...
...else who listened to them. Schools and businesses around the area did the right thing in closing for the day, even if it turned out to be unnecessary; we are all better off safe than sorry. Similarly, we are pleased that the government honored the terms of the technical snow emergency, even if there was no emergency in practice: Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino should be commended for his understanding in waiving 3,353 parking tickets and agreeing to reimburse 229 citizens whose cars were towed during the “storm...
...Claire Chapotot of France went flying off a bump and skidded on her behind before coming to a stop. "Ooohhhh, that's got to hurt," yelped one of the p.a. guys. American Callan Chythlook-Sifsof smashed her back against the snow after bungling a landing; somehow, she bounced back up. "You know, I'd have to come down in one of those yellow baskets if that happened to me," said a wisecracking announcer. Naturally, replays of all the crashes conveniently popped onto the big screen at the bottom of the hill, where the crowd was gathered to watch the event...
...root of the problem. During the early qualification runs, fog mucked with visibility. And all the well-publicized rain and warm temperatures that descended upon Cypress Mountain, which sits about 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver, added to the course's difficulty. "It's challenging because the snow is so slushy," said Simona Meiler from Switzerland, who fell twice during her first qualification run and got a fat, bloody lip. "It's hard to keep your balance. You're not allowed to make any mistakes." (See 25 Olympic athletes to watch...