Resort Locals http://www.resortlocals.com Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:10:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Aging in Whistler http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/06/17/aging-whistler/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/06/17/aging-whistler/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:42:06 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4426 The changing face of Whistler seniors by Stephen Smysnuik, Pique News Magazine Shirley Thompson had to leave Whistler — she didn’t want to, but she had to. In 2011, her husband Michael became ill and, lacking a facility in town that could handle his medical care, he had to move to a care home in West [...]

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/02/23/snow-biking/feed/ 0 SERVICE: Smiling Sherpas (15% off) http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/02/12/service-smiling-sherpas-15-off/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/02/12/service-smiling-sherpas-15-off/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:45:03 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4345 We’re pleased to support the local community by offering 15% off any of our brand-building Packages.  For more information on their six (6) different packages, please visit the Smiling Sherpas website.   Do you want to support your local community? (it’s free)  

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/02/12/service-smiling-sherpas-15-off/feed/ 0 Paralympic Skier Does Backflip On Sit Ski http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/02/10/paralympic-skier-does-backflip-on-sit-ski/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/02/10/paralympic-skier-does-backflip-on-sit-ski/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:22:44 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4250 On March 8, 2004, 23-year-old daredevil skier Josh Dueck set out to do his signature trick at Silver Star Resort in British Columbia: a front-flip. It did not go as planned. He was going too fast, over-rotated in the air and completely overshot the landing hill – falling over 100 feet on his face. Dueck [...]

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/02/10/paralympic-skier-does-backflip-on-sit-ski/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Shit Skiers Say http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/11/shit-skiers-say/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/11/shit-skiers-say/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:48:23 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4127

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/04/video-how-avalanches-happen/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Best of Winter Park http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/03/video-best-of-winter-park/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/03/video-best-of-winter-park/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:31:37 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4088 Winter Park, Colorado photos from 2011. A montage of photos of Winter Park Resort skiing, mountain biking, and great the great scenery of Winter Park and the Fraser Valley. All brought to you by WInter Park Lodging Company.

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/03/video-best-of-winter-park/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Skiing Lake Tahoe’s Back Country http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/video-skiing-lake-tahoes-back-country/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/video-skiing-lake-tahoes-back-country/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:03:44 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4065 Does this make you want to go back-country skiing?

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/video-skiing-lake-tahoes-back-country/feed/ 0 Roaring Fork Valley to Get $25 Million Fed Grant http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/roaring-fork-valley-to-get-25-million-fed-grant/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/roaring-fork-valley-to-get-25-million-fed-grant/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:37:38 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4061 The wait is (almost) over. Ten years in the making, the $46 million modernization of the bus system in the Valley won a $25 million federal grant. RFTA plans to expand the bus system and make it more efficient with a “bus rapid transit” concept that aims to make road buses operate more like light [...]

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/roaring-fork-valley-to-get-25-million-fed-grant/feed/ 0 Rogue taxi man drives toward jail time http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/rogue-taxi-man-drives-toward-jail-time/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/rogue-taxi-man-drives-toward-jail-time/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:25:56 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4057 — by Carolyn Sackariason, The Aspen Daily News While this saga is categorized as an honorable mention for the notable stories of 2011, it could arguably fall under “only in Aspen” as well. Phil Sullivan, Woody Creek’s beloved — or infamous, depending on your point of view — giver of taxi-esque rides in downtown Aspen [...]

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]]> http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/rogue-taxi-man-drives-toward-jail-time/feed/ 0 VIDEO: 8″ of Powder http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/video-8-of-powder/ http://www.resortlocals.com/2012/01/01/video-8-of-powder/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:07:02 +0000 constancehammond http://www.resortlocals.com/?p=4048 You can’t tell me this video doesn’t make you want to get out and ski Sun Valley!

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