It seeks to revamp a 1986 law governing ski-area permits on U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Udall's Bill Enabling Ski-Area Summer Activities Moves To Full Vote] Reference

In 1980 I found myself seated next to the former president of Mexico at a ski-area restaurant.    From Wordnik.com.  [How The Rockefeller Republicans Raped America: Part 1] Reference

Flurry of Activity A glimpse at some ski-area redevelopments in the Western U.S. S.owmass Village, Colo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fresh Powder for Ski Towns] Reference

That financial support has allowed Related to proceed with construction even as some ski-area projects are faltering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fresh Powder for Ski Towns] Reference

If you can stand searing temperatures, now's the time to take advantage of great off-season deals in desert and ski-area resorts in the Southwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Travel: Sizzling Escapes] Reference

He even won the Chairman's Award for Leadership in the ski industry, given by Colorado Ski Country USA -- a statewide ski-area lobbying group based in Denver.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scott McInnis Money Trail Includes Ties To Ski Lobby, Real Estate Deals] Reference

Many of the war veterans returned to Colorado, where they helped propagate the postwar ski-area development boom with their passion for skiing and familiarity with the region.    From Wordnik.com.  [Between a Rock and a Hard Place] Reference

According to the National Ski Patrol, which trains and credentials emergency rescuers, more and more skiers and snowboarders are heading away from the more-predictable terrain of ski-area boundaries in search of untracked powder and adventure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winter-Sports Injuries] Reference

He has hand-drawn painted ski-area maps since 1986.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local]

Removing it and setting it aside for ski-area expansion was part of U.S. Rep.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

Establish standardized signage for ski-area boundaries and hazard warnings.    From Wordnik.com.  [NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Reference

• The highest inbounds ski-area summit elevation in the state is Silverton Mountain.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vail Trail - All Sections] Reference

Of course, Bitterroot Resort is only the most recent of high profile, ski-area collapses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference

Perry said the ski industry is clearly moving toward making helmet use mandatory for ski-area workers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

Best On-Mountain Restaurant After a challenge from Bonnie's last year, the Sundeck is back on top among local ski-area eateries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference

Voss, like other ski-area operators in southeast Wisconsin, relies on falling snow to get skiers thinking about hitting the slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

In the past, he said he's generally been in favor of ski-area expansions, figuring "what's good for the resort is good for the town.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

In the 2006 to 2007 season, about 55 million people visited a ski or snowboarding area, and 28 percent of ski-area visitors were snowboarders.    From Wordnik.com.  [HowStuffWorks Daily Feed] Reference

Avalanche beacons (transceivers) are the most commonly used rescue device, and are standard equipment for ski-area patrollers and heli-ski operators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sierra Sun - Top Stories] Reference

Drew is a student at Castleton State College in Vermont (the other, lesser ski-area state but still a very cool place!), and he made the dean's list.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference

But Mitchell added that the MTRiP report was more relevant to actual ski-area destinations like Aspen and Vail, and not niche destinations like Glenwood Springs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories] Reference

At issue is Aspen Highlands 'contention that the ASC attempted to monopolize the local ski-area market by squelching the four-mountain lift pass between 1977 and 1981.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference

Meaning no insult to snowboarders, a skier day is one ski-area customer buying a single one-day lift ticket, or two ski-area customers buying a half-day lift ticket each.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vail Trail - All Sections] Reference

It's pretty apparent that much of the project's opposition was fueled by lingering angst about how the Hogback Basin became available for ski-area use in the first place.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

Signs: California ski resorts would adopt standardized signs to label a slope's difficulty level, warn skiers about potential dangers and identify the ski-area boundaries.    From Wordnik.com.  [daytondailynews.com - News] Reference

"There's been no avalanche control in this beyond-boundary area by ski patrol, as opposed to the venue area, which is within the ski-area boundary and gets constant control.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Some small ski-area operators, many of them volunteers who forfeit sleep to run aged snow-making machines in the wee hours of morning, take an egalitarian glee in their jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston.com Most Popular] Reference

However, I question whether maclay or others would have even a remote interest in operating a Maverick-style (that place is great!) ski-area in order to build some street-cred.    From Wordnik.com.  [NewWest.Net All Headlines] Reference

Breckenridge resident and town councilmember Jeffrey Bergeron questioned the plan to close terrain within the ski-area boundary while Breckenridge is looking to add new terrain on Peak.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference

Mitchell said that he recently attended a Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association conference where he heard comments from several colleagues from ski-area resorts to support the report's data.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories] Reference

VAIL - Vail Resort Inc. 's evolution from simply a ski-area operator to a corporate conglomerate has chilled its relationship with some local business owners who say the company is squeezing out competition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

Recognizing that issues like parking, housing and congestion are not solely spurred by the Peak 6 proposal, the group hopes to find some long-term ways to allow ski-area growth while preserving community values.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vail Trail - All Sections] Reference

Because biologists don't fully understand the population fluctuations in snowshoe hares, they struggle to make decisions about logging, snowmobiling, ski-area operations and other activities that potentially can affect lynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference

All of this year's ski-area avalanche deaths happened on expert ski runs that took extra effort to get to, such as climbing over a ridge line and dropping into the area, says Baugher, who is compiling a database of all avalanche incidents.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com News - Top Stories] Reference

BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado - With Breckenridge, Colorado at a perceived "tipping point" for crowds, the task force looking into community impacts of a proposed ski-area expansion will unveil its recommendations at a public meeting Wednesday night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference