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Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis
Preserving previous year’s snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable winters. Before the arrival of electric fridges and freezers, people across Finland would saw a block of ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps
Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities saidWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Yoga Mats, Props, and WIRED-Tested Yoga Gear (2024)
Here’s our essential guide for every yogi's flow, from mats and towels to blocks and blankets.Tech - Wired - November 9 -
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A Murder at an Elite Hamptons Resort Ends an Artist’s Dream
The owner of a tile company funded Sabina Khorramdel’s life of travel and creation. After she was found slain, his body was discovered at his Pennsylvania home.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Cruise companies pour money into lucrative private resorts
Passenger numbers and profit forecasts are up as operators respond to a tourism backlash by building their own facilitiesBusiness - Financial Times - November 3 -
Skiing great Vonn to come out of retirement at 40
Three-time Olympic skiing medallist Lindsey Vonn is returning to the sport more than five years after retiring.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Killer Robots Are About to Fill Ukrainian Skies
Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and can’t be electronically jammed.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 15 -
European package breaks go deluxe as popularity of top-end resorts grows
Groups such as Hyatt and Marriott target region with upscale versions of all-inclusive holidaysBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
Ukraine Resorts to Shaking Down Nightlife Spots for Recruits as Troop Numbers Fall
Manpower is the decisive factor in a drawn-out war of attrition—with Russia’s population four times the size of Ukraine’s.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 28 -
New York City woman found murdered at luxury Hamptons resort and spa
A slain woman's body was found in a guest room at a chic spa and resort in the Hamptons in New York, authorities said Tuesday.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Formula for Power in Modi’s India: Cash, Detentions and Luxe Resorts
With a tactic known as “resort politics,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has been accused of using brute force to take over Indian state governments.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Mikaela Shiffrin Is Back and Chasing Her Next Skiing Milestone
After an injury-riddled season last year, where somehow she still won the World Cup slalom title, the Olympian is hoping for a smoother ride this year.Sports - The New York Times - October 26 -
Federica Brignone wins skiing World Cup opener as Mikeala Shiffrin flops
Brignone overtakes Shiffrin at season opener in Sölden Italian, 34, becomes oldest woman to win World Cup race Italy’s Federica Brignone won the World Cup opener at Sölden on Saturday as Mikaela ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Teen skiing star dies from her injuries after training crash
Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi died from her injuries after a crash during training in northern Italy, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
We skied three countries in one day: a backcountry tour of the Balkans
Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro converge in the Accursed Mountains, offering skiing days where you see more countries than you do other skiers. Pushing my skis forward in tracks carved deep into the ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Lindsey Vonn Will End Her Retirement and Rejoin the U.S. Ski Team
Five years ago the American ski racer left the sport, but a new right knee has her aiming to compete this year on the World Cup circuit, and possibly, in the 2026 Olympics.Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
Lindsey Vonn ending retirement, returning to skiing and U.S. team at age 40
She won't commit to the 2026 Olympics, but no one would be surprised to see her there.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14 -
Carv 2 Digital Ski Coach Review: Cheaper, Easier, Better
This tech-led, ski-school outfit thought they'd make their virtual snow instructor hardware better by taking out a key component. Amazingly, it's worked.Tech - Wired - 2 days ago -
Missilesand Commercial Jets Are Sharing the Skies in One of the World's Busiest Flight Corridors
Scores of airlines have stumbled into a war zone in the Middle East; “we were lucky.”Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
Suspect in murder of New York City woman at luxury Hamptons spa and resort is found dead
A man wanted in connection to the slaying of a New York City woman at a chic Hamptons resort was found dead in Pennsylvania, police said Wednesday.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Landry CEO Fertitta becomes Wynn Resorts' largest individual shareholder with nearly 10% stake
Billionaire casino mogul and Landry CEO Tilman Fertitta has increased his stake in Wynn Resorts to 9.9%Business - CNBC - November 14 -
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin defends RFK Jr. on vaccines, backs recess appointments as last resort
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Sunday defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying Kennedy, a longtime ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
GOP senator says he supports recess appointments for Trump’s Cabinet picks as a ‘last resort’
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) says on Meet the Press that he would support recess appointments, which would allow President-elect Trump to bypass the Senate confirmation process for his ...Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Shiffrin leads skiing World Cup opener after 1st run with overall champion Gut-Behrami not starting
American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin leads women’s World Cup season opener after the first runSports - ABC News - October 26 -
As Russian Forces Turn to Glide Bombs, Ukrainian Civilians Fear a New Threat From the Skies
Cities in eastern and southern Ukraine are increasingly being hit by Russian glide bombs, converted gravity bombs that can be guided to targets, often landing without detection, residents and ...World - The New York Times - October 28 -
U.S. Nordic combined salvages program with grant from International Ski and Snowboard Federation
The United States Nordic combined program has been salvaged for the upcoming World Cup season, receiving desperately needed financial help from the International Ski and Snowboard FederationSports - ABC News - November 6 -
Lindsey Vonn to end five-year retirement and rejoin US ski team aged 40
US ski star making shock comeback after five years away Vonn, 40, could make first appearance at Beaver Creek Lindsey Vonn, the three-time Olympic medalist and four-time World Cup overall ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40Sports - ABC News - November 14 -
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team at age 40
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team at age 40Sports - ABC News - November 14 -
Lindsey Vonn to end five-year retirement and rejoin US ski team aged 40
Lindsey Vonn, the three-time Olympic medalist and four-time World Cup overall champion, announced Thursday that she plans to rejoin the US ski team with hopes of returning to competition this ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14 -
‘I’ve seen winters change’: Olympic champion Jessie Diggins refuses to shut up and ski
The two-time cross-country World Cup champion is widely considered the best Nordic skier in US history. This year she has bigger goals. Every April, Jessie Diggins sits down with her longtime ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
‘Skiing, hiking and ice-fishing from the door’: readers’ favourite Nordic winter trips
Our tipsters wrap up warm and head to northern Europe, finding glacier lakes, frozen seas, snowy forests, reindeer herds and – happily – saunas and hot tubs. We booked a brilliant skating ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
‘The very thought of it repelled me’: how a skiing accident left me unable to read
After suffering a head injury, I found I was unable to read without headaches, eye strain and wild mood swings – and that my condition was far from rare. In the Palazzo Pitti in Florence hangs a ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom and takes quest for her 100th victory to North America
Mikaela Shiffrin has earned her record-extending 99th career World Cup win to take the quest for victory No. 100 to North AmericaSports - ABC News - 21 hours ago
