Alpine skiing articles
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'Rivers in the sky' have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible
For years, scientists have said that atmospheric rivers can either make or break the water supplies of thirsty California cities and farms. For the last two winters, a steady succession of these giant "rivers in the sky" have dumped record-breaking and drought-busting precipitation across the state, while simultaneously causing catastrophic floods, landslides, and dangerous blizzards. But now, new research has found that these recent atmospheric rivers pale in comparison to some of the monster...
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Marcel Hirscher retired from skiing at the top. He's back to race for a country with no mountains
Marcel Hirscher, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, is planning to return next season after five years in retirement. And the record eight-time overall World Cup champion is going to compete for the Netherlands - his mother’s country - instead of his native Austria.
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Timberline Lodge: From great depression job creator to ski resort icon
Its exterior is known worldwide as the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1980 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining, but Timberline Lodge’s history has deeper roots.