He under-rotated the flip, driving the front end of the snowmobile into the landing and sending him flying over the handlebars and into the snow head-first.
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To experience the beautiful environment of snow-light skiing first hand, aim to visit the Cascades next year, right around this time.
Ask for a harbour mountain-view room and you can watch seaplanes take off from Coal Harbour or see the first streaks of light hit the snow-capped North Shore mountains as you sip your morning coffee.
It is here, over the tops of the inevitable ducks, that Gokyo Ri first comes into view, its brown rounded form a contrast to the snow-covered, sharp-tipped lines of Cho Oyu beyond.
The first rain of the year, which fell last week, turned the Kukcha river, a snow-fed torrent that rushes through the town, from its normal milky jade to a muddy brown.
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First settled in the 1860s, by pioneers crossing the snow-capped Cascade Mountains, the county today reflects a modern version of that rugged independence.
In Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick enacted a statewide driving ban for the first time since the Blizzard of '78, a ferocious storm that dropped 27 inches of snow, packed hurricane-force winds and claimed dozens of lives.
Last winter, she went snow shoeing with classmates for the first time and she completed a 7-mile walk-run with her family last May.
In 1937 Disney premiered its first animated full-length feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, known as the "Snow Leopard, " was the first person from Ghana to qualify for the Winter Olympics.
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In early February a classic snow-machine race, the 2, 000-mile Iron Dog, was cancelled for the first time in its 20-year history.
If you want to talk about the weather, our number is 1-800-989-8255, 1-800-989-8255, 1-800-989-TALK. Getting ready to talk about the weather, it is - we did, as I say, back east we got our first taste of snow this - last night.
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