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Ski Bluewood, formerly known as "Bluewood Ski Area," is an alpine ski area in the northwestern United States, in southeastern Washington in Columbia County.Located at the northern end of the Blue Mountains in the Umatilla National Forest, the elevation at the base area is 4,545 feet (1,385 m) above sea level, with a summit of 5,670 feet (1,728 m) for a vertical drop of 1,125 feet (343 m).
Defunct ski areas and resorts in Washington (state) (4 P) Pages in category "Ski areas and resorts in Washington (state)" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Marble Mountain Ski Resort: Steady Brook: Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,791 33 1,759 285 40 5 192 $34 December 1, 2019 [5] White Hills Ski Resort: Clarenville: Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,227 482 745 55 27 2 100 $38 December 1, 2019 [6] Ski Wentworth: Wentworth: Nova Scotia: 990 715 815 150 20 3 150 $35 December 1, 2019 [7] Mount Sima ...
Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park is a ski resort in the western United States, located inside Mount Spokane State Park in Spokane County, Washington, about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Spokane via State Route 206. The base elevation is at 3,818 feet (1,164 m) with the peak at 5,889 feet (1,795 m), yielding a vertical drop of 2,071 feet ...
A barn on the property served as the first ski lodge or "ski barn". The ski train service was briefly discontinued in 1943 due to logistical needs of the Second World War. [4] In 1948, the resort signed a 999-year lease for the parts of the Niagara Escarpment the ski clubs controlled, in exchange for granting the clubs increased shares in the ...
The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", [1] "stick of wood" or "ski". [2] In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were fara á skíðum (to travel, move fast on skis), renna (to move swiftly) and skríða á skíðum (to stride on skis). [3]
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A ski jumper after landing on a hill equipped for summer events. The ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was first contested in 1925. The team event was introduced in 1982, while the women's event was first held in 2009. The FIS Ski Flying World Championships was first contested in 1972 in Planica. [19]