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Warm winter hurts snow businesses

No snow means no cash for some businesses this winter. Business owners say the warm temperatures have people thinking more about golfing than skiing. There are not a lot of customers at Buckmans Ski and Snowboard shop on MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township. "We're a ski and snowboard shop for 40 years," said Buckman's Ski and Snowboard shop manager Matthew Chabut. "The 40th year anniversary, we ...

Pelican Ski Shops to give blood donors free daily ski or snowboard rental

During the winter months, people are not thinking about the blood supply at local hospitals. Everyone assumes that when someone needs blood it will be there. Seventy percent of the blood used for patients at local hospitals comes from donors...

Snowboarding History: Tom Sims: From skateboards to snowboards

A yellow Sims skiboard is on display at the new snowboard exhibit at the Colorado Ski & Snowboard museum, on loan from Steve Link.

Snowboarding's first competition

Tom Sims demonstrated his concave board design at the first snowboard competition at Ski Cooper, saying he had developed it over the previous three years and tested it in as many different ski conditions as possible.

Justin Timberlake celebrates birthday in B.C

Residents of a small B.C. town were abuzz this weekend over sightings of pop star Justin Timberlake, rumoured to have celebrated his birthday in the snow-laden ski community of Fernie.