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Bristol Mountain Resort, Canandaigua, NY

Bristol Mountain Resort is located in Canandaigua, NY, US
Phone - (585) 374 6000
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Website: http://www.bristolmountain.com/
About the Resort -
The Bristol Mountain Ski Resort offers one of the tallest vertical drops out of every ski area in the Adirondack and Catskill areas as well as the Rocky Mountains. The longest run at the Bristol [...]

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  • Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, Mammoth Lakes, CA Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort is located in: Mammoth Lakes, CA Phone: (760) 934-0745 About the Resort: Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort is located in the gorgeous Sierras and this is definitely one of the nicest places to ski in the area. This is an incredibly large resort and overcrowding is never......
  • Brian Head, Brian Head, UT Brian Head is located in: Brian Head, UT Phone: (435) 677-2035 Website: http://www.brianhead.com/ About the Resort: One of the most famous resorts in Utah and with good reason - it simply has a lot to offer guests. From five star accommodations to year round activities, Brian Head has made quite......

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Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa, Findley Lake, NY

Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa is located in Findley Lake, NY US
Phone - (716) 355 4141
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The Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa is nestled in Southwestern New York, offering a stunning 105 acres worth of terrain that can be skied and snowboarded on. The Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa [...]

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  • Free Skiing and Snowboarding Lessons by Okemo in Vermont for Month of December First time or beginner level snowboarders and skiers who are visiting the Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont in the early end of the season have been invited to take part in a completely complimentary program for learning how to ski or learning how to snowboard at no cost at all.......
  • Monarch Mountain Resort, Monarch, Colorado Monarch Mountain Resort is located in Monarch, Colorado, United States Phone: (719) 539 3573 / (888) 996 7669 Website: http://www.skimonarch.com/ About the Resort - The Monarch Mountain Resort is located at the top of the Continental Divide, allowing it to receive a huge amount of snow from every angle, all......

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Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, Vermont

Okemo Mountain Resort is located in Ludlow, Vermont, United States
Phone - (802) 228-4041 / (800) 78 OKEMO

Website - http://www.okemo.com/okemowinter/
About the Resort -
Okemo Mountain Resort is regarded as providing the most extensive coverage in Vermont, as well as the state’s highest vertical at 2,200 feet, along with an efficient and modern lift system and a [...]

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  • Bear Mountain Ski Resort, Big Bear Lake, CA Bear Mountain Ski Resort is located in: Big Bear Lake, CA Phone: (909) 585-2519 Website: http://www.bearmountain.com/index_winter.php About the Resort: Bear Mountain Ski Resort is sumptuously appointed, and it is a true skiers paradise. This resort is known for their terrain parks and snowboarders from all over the world flock here......
  • Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, Vermont Okemo Mountain Resort is located in Ludlow, Vermont, United States Phone - (802) 228-4041 / (800) 78 OKEMO Website - http://www.okemo.com/okemowinter/ About the Resort - Okemo Mountain Resort is regarded as providing the most extensive coverage in Vermont, as well as the state's highest vertical at 2,200 feet, along with......

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Killington Resort, Killington, Vermont

About the Resort -
Killington Resort is located in Killington, Vermont
Phone - (802) 422-6200 / (800) 621-MTNS
Website- http://www.killington.com/winter/index.html
Killington Resort is the largest ski resort in the northeast US, with a large variety of terrain types to keep skiers and snowboarders busy throughout the season. December 13th of this year marks the 50th anniversary of the [...]

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  • Snow Summit Ski Resort, Big Bear Lake, CA Snow Summit Ski Resort is located in: Big Bear Lake, CA Phone: (909) 866-5766 Website: http://www.snowsummit.com/index_winter.php About the Resort: If you love Alpine skiing, this is the resort to visit. Dedicated almost entirely to this type of skiing, the resort offers a great chance to get away from it all......
  • Winter Park Resort, Winter Park, Colorado Winter Park Resort is located in Winter Park, Colorado in the United States Phone: (970) 726-5514 / (800) 729-5813 Website: http://www.skiwinterpark.com/index.htm About the Resort - Winter Park Resort offers an outstanding peak elevation of 12,060 with vertical heights reaching 3,060 feet. Winter Park Resort is spread across four different mountains......

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Choosing Ski Instruction

If you are new to the idea of skiing, but planning to visit a resort and want to hit the slopes for the first time, it is important that you take the time to consider ski or snowboarding instruction. Most large scale skiing resorts offer some form of instruction, which is available either in private [...]

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  • Dublin Ranch Golf Course Dublin Ranch Golf Course is located in: Dublin, CA Phone: 925-556-7040 Website: http://www.dublinranchgolf.com/ Course History: This course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr and offers panoramic views of the surrounding breathtaking scenery. You'll be able to spot Mount Diablo and numerous other landmarks as you complete your round. The......

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Loveland Basin Ski Area, Georgetown, CO

Keystone Resort is located in: Georgetown, CO
Phone: (303) 571-5580

Website: http://www.skiloveland.com/
About the Resort:
When you think of Colorado, Boulder and Denver are the first cities that come to mind, but if you’ve never been to Georgetown, you’re missing out. The Loveland area is awesome for skiing and we found this to easily be one of our [...]

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  • Monarch Mountain Resort, Monarch, Colorado Monarch Mountain Resort is located in Monarch, Colorado, United States Phone: (719) 539 3573 / (888) 996 7669 Website: http://www.skimonarch.com/ About the Resort - The Monarch Mountain Resort is located at the top of the Continental Divide, allowing it to receive a huge amount of snow from every angle, all......
  • Ski Hesperus, Hesperus, Colorado Ski Hesperus is located in Hesperus, Colorado, United States Phone - (970) 259-3711 View Larger Map About the Resort - If you are looking to enjoy a resort that personifies the best qualities of beautiful Southwestern Colorado in the wintertime, then the Hesperus Ski Area is where its at. Offering......

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Eldora Mountain Resort, Boulder, CO

Eldora Mountain Resort is located: 20 miles from Boulder, CO
Phone: (303) 440-8700
Website: http://www.eldora.com/
About the Resort:
There aren’t many resorts in the Boulder area, but this is one of the best. Actually located in Nederland, but easily accessible from many points across the state, this resort is quickly becoming quite popular. Their rates are pretty reasonable [...]

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  • Rim Nordic Ski Area, Running Springs, CA Rim Nordic Ski Area is located in: Running Springs, CA Phone: 909-867-2600 Website: http://www.rimnordic.com/ About the Resort: This is actually a part of a group of resorts and they offer some great deals between them all. If you are serious about cross country skiing, this is a great place to......
  • Eldora Mountain Resort, Boulder, CO Eldora Mountain Resort is located: 20 miles from Boulder, CO Phone: (303) 440-8700 Website: http://www.eldora.com/ About the Resort: There aren’t many resorts in the Boulder area, but this is one of the best. Actually located in Nederland, but easily accessible from many points across the state, this resort is quickly......

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The Best Skis For Kids

If you’re ready to take your kids out on the slopes, it’s a good idea to make sure they have the right equipment. While it’s perfectly fine to rent equipment, especially if they will only be skiing on vacation, if they show an interest in the sport, it’s a good idea to spring for a [...]

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  • The Best Skis For Kids If you’re ready to take your kids out on the slopes, it’s a good idea to make sure they have the right equipment. While it’s perfectly fine to rent equipment, especially if they will only be skiing on vacation, if they show an interest in the sport, it’s a good......

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Teaching Kids to Fish

For many families, fishing is a hobby that is meant to be shared through generations. In fact, many of us develop our love of the water early on, as a result of the fishing trips we went on as kids. Whether or not we enjoyed it at the time, the end result was a love [...]

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  • How to Catch Bluegill Bluegill are a fun fish to catch and since they are in larger supply than a lot of fish, chances are you’ll have plenty of opportunities to test your skills. Here are some can’t miss techniques to improve your chances of catching that bluegill. The average bluegill weighs less than......
  • Kona Kampachi -- Very Delicious Yellowtail From Kona Blue Water Farms The Kona Kampachi is a sustainable farmed yellowtail with zero detectable mercury or PCBs. Last week after finding Kona Blue Water Farms I order 4 fillets. The fish arrived 2 days ago fresh, not frozen, packed on ice straight from Hawaii. The fish had been swimming in the ocean about......

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Tips for Fun Family Travel Abroad

If you are planning to travel abroad with your entire family, it would be worthwhile to consider some of these tips for fun family travel abroad. Not only will they allow you to better prepare for your family travel, but they will also help to ensure that you stay safe and healthy during your travel, [...]

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  • Speaking of ice storms... Brrrr.... I'm in the sunny south, so ice storms are not going to affect me, but when I was in high school, my family would take 3 weeks every February and travel to Florida with our little travel trailer. That was the best time for my dad to get off.......
  • If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? I've been trying to think where I'd like to travel next. There are so many places I'd like to experience up close and personal. Many of them have been detailed on HD TV, but it's not the same as walking there, though some presentations are different than you could experience,......

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A Six Year Old’s Thoughts on the Election

According to my son’s picture on the left, Obama (”OBomaE”) is going to win with 59% of the vote “because everyone at school is voting for Obama.” Illustrated in the audience of voters who are raising their hands are “two…

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Been There, Wish I Had Done That

The thing that I most regret not doing when my kids were young is keeping a journal or scrap book of their milestones….. you know, notating the days at the park when they could finally reach the bar or the hilarious things they’d say when they though…

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Instruct Children on Becoming Good Travelers

If you plan on bringing your children with you on your next trip, it is vital to teach them how to be good travelers before they ever leave home. It is stressful enough trying to coordinate a family vacation and the last thing you need is a passel of brats that are irritating everyone in [...]

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Homework 2.0

I have a secret that I don’t share with many people: while I am immersed in technology for business and social networking, I only introduce technology to my kids on an “as requested” basis. I believe when kids are ready…

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The Allergic Child: Questions for parents of children with allergies

Wallie’s most recent doctor visit sure was a doozy. Not only was the end-result glasses she has to wear every day, but we confirmed something we already know: she’s a…

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Talking about the election with young kids [three simple tips]

It’s no secret that for about a year, I—along with about 22 other progressive moms—have been trying in our own little corner of the internet to influence the outcome of…

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Filling the Lunchbox is a Snap with a Wrap

About a month ago, a reporter interviewed me about healthy school lunches for kids.  The article came out yesterday in the Contra Costa Times.
Filling the lunchbox can be fun — and that’s no bologna
By Jackie Burrell, Contra Costa Times (09/02/2008)
Filling a lunch box has never been so fraught. Back when we were kids, we may [...]

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The Golden Rule: Introducing Slow Food to Our Children

As good parents, we try to teach our children about the golden rule:  do unto others as you would have them do unto you.  Or, more simply: treat others how you want to be treated.
The same should be true for our food system.  I am hard pressed to believe that the parents who encourage their [...]

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  • How to Stop Emotional Eating For many of us, it is a natural reaction to turn to food when we are upset, happy, sad or depressed. Over time, this reaction becomes a learned activity that we resort to without even realizing it. Whether your parents used food rewards when you were growing up or......
  • Tropical Storm Fay Roundup The flooding Fay has caused in Florida is a nightmare. My sympathies go out to those who were affected. This week from the Fitness Health Network: Get Fit Slowly takes a look at the Average Athlete vs. the Olympic Athlete. The Journal of Healthy Living lists Seven Gadgets to Help......

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You, MILF - Baby Week

So you're knocked up. Think your sex appeal is disappearing faster than your alcohol consumption? - One word: Angelina. But you don't need a celeb's inequitable genes, plastic…

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Precious Cargo - Baby Week

Have baby, will travel? - Then special handling is required. Opt for eco-baby transportation (think organic carriers and carbon-neutral strollers) to keep your cherubic valuables secure.

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The Milky Way - Baby Week

Want your kid to have a better shot at becoming a rocket scientist? - Break out the full moons. In addition to smartening up your newborn, breastfeeding is less expensive than bottle-feeding,…

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Clean Plate Club

We recently returned home from our annual summer vacation to Montana.  As we ate our dinner at a brewery in the Salt Lake City airport, I overheard a woman commenting to her server as she handed him her empty plate.  “I just always think of those starving people in Africa” she said.   I casually glanced [...]

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  • Laying the Foundation For Your Child's Future (Healthy Eating Habits) One of the ways that you should be laying the foundation for your child's future is to teach healthy eating and exercise habits young, so that those concepts will carry on until adulthood, and help your children lead healthy, active lifestyles for optimum health and well being. It can be......

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Luring Kids into Eating Healthy School Lunches

After being contacted by two journalists and a television show for interviews about Back to School Lunches, I though I would re-publish this article from last year.
Our fishing expedition on Flathead Lake this summer was comical. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to catch anything, even though the boat next to us was [...]

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Kids, Food and Community Service - Call for Ideas!

For the past two months, I have been working on a book proposal that combines my passion for getting kids into the kitchen and into their communities to make a difference.
Here are some examples of activities WE are doing with our students to promote community service through food and cooking.

We participated in the Great American [...]

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  • Man gave names to all the animals, Bob Dylan My kids love this song and will sing along. Karin Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning. Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago. He saw an animal that liked to growl, Big furry paws and he liked......

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The Happy Door Knocker

There are so many things I could blog about right now. For example, I could write about the fact that we are now homeless in California; or that the reason we find ourself so is that in the short span…

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Program Thursdays

This is coming to you earlier than usual because we are closed on Friday, July 4th. We hope you have a great three day weekend and come to visit the library for our upcoming programs:Wacky Wednesday: Sandi & Stevie Get Buggy Wednesday, July 9th at…

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  • Speaking of libraries Generally speaking, I don't buy books, as I absolutely have no place to put even one more -- which doesn't stop me on occasion. I tend to go to the library and have them order a book for me, even if it is outside our library system. When we first......
  • Books, books, books Life has been so busy lately with extra things on top of regular things that my reading has gone somewhat by the wayside. I love to read when there is something interesting to read! All of a sudden interesting books are falling out of the woodwork, and I haven't finished......

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MacGyver Moms

Necessity may be accepted as the mother of invention, but I say Mothers are the mother of invention. For example, think of all the messes you’ve cleaned up without your trusty Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or without a paper towel…

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Kid-Friendly Recipes for July 4th

Many families are staying home on July 4th due to outrageous gas prices. Have fun at home with these kid-friendly, July 4th recipes:B.L.T. Hot Dogs (Emeril’s There’s a Chef in my World! by Emeril Lagasse, click here to reserve this item)Ingredients: 4 …

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Keep Kids Learning Over the Summer– Avoiding the “Summer Slump”

Kids are out of school for the summer. This doesn’t mean that they should stop learning because school’s over. Here are some articles that will help you keep your kids “sharp” during Summer Break:Parents Can Help Keep Children Learning Over the Summer…

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Kids and Dogs

Are you going to be adding a canine member to your family this summer? If so, it’s essential that you’re informed about how to introduce your kids to the new family member.The Palo Alto City Library has some helpful books, for both adults and kids, th…

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“Do Something Good”