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This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:16:44 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort shows a swimming pool at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, roughly an hour north of Kimberley in British Columbia. The resort can be found along the Powder Highway, a collection of authentic rural Canadian ski resorts and one of the last uncovered winter destinations in North America. (AP Photo/Fairmont Hot Springs Resort)

This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:16:27 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort shows a view of the Standford mountains above the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, roughly an hour north of Kimberley in British Columbia. The resort can be found along the Powder Highway, a collection of authentic rural Canadian ski resorts and one of the last uncovered winter destinations in North America. (AP Photo/Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Dani Tschudin)

This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:16:21 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort shows a view of mountains near the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, roughly an hour north of Kimberley in British Columbia. The resort can be found along the Powder Highway, a collection of authentic rural Canadian ski resorts and one of the last uncovered winter destinations in North America. (AP Photo/Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Ben Waller)

This undated photo provided by Tourism British Columbia shows ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:13:48 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo provided by Tourism British Columbia shows the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort in Whistler. (AP Photo/Tourism British Columbia, Randy Lincks)

This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:59:37 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort shows a partially frozen waterfall near the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, roughly an hour north of Kimberley in British Columbia. The resort can be found along the Powder Highway, a collection of authentic rural Canadian ski resorts and one of the last uncovered winter destinations in North America. (AP Photo/Fairmont Hot Springs Resort)

In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo released by Colorado Ski Country ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:35:17 GMT

(AP) - In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo released by Colorado Ski Country USA, a snowboarder kicks up a trail of powder during opening day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Silverthorne, Colo. (AP Photo/Colorado Ski Country USA, Jack Dempsey, File)

In this Nov. 17, 2007 file photo two skiers ride a ski lift ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:05:07 GMT

(AP) - In this Nov. 17, 2007 file photo two skiers ride a ski lift on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at the Portes du Soleil area in the ski resort of Champery in Les Crosets, Switzerland. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron, File)

A snowboarder is seen on a mountain in Chatel, France on Tuesday ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:03:52 GMT

(AP) - A snowboarder is seen on a mountain in Chatel, France on Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008. Whether you're a manic mountain thrill seeker or a mild mannered slider who views skiing as an excuse to enjoy some spectacular scenery, it would be hard not to find what you're looking for in the 'Portes du Soleil'. (AP Photo/Paul Ames)

The mountains and village of Chatel, France are shown on Wednesday ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:03:42 GMT

(AP) - The mountains and village of Chatel, France are shown on Wednesday Dec. 31, 2008. Whether you're a manic mountain thrill seeker or a mild mannered slider who views skiing as an excuse to enjoy some spectacular scenery, it would be hard not to find what you're looking for in the 'Portes du Soleil'. (AP Photo/Paul Ames)

This February 2008 photo shows the ski slopes at Lake Tahoe's ...

(AP) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:44:28 GMT

(AP) - This February 2008 photo shows the ski slopes at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly resort straddling the Nevada-California border at the south end of Lake Tahoe. At 4,800 acres, Heavenly is California's largest ski resort. (AP Photo/Mike Tyler)

This February 2008 photo shows a view from the M.S. Dixie II ...

(AP) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:44:18 GMT

(AP) - This February 2008 photo shows a view from the M.S. Dixie II and the surrounding sights around Lake Tahoe straddling the Nevada-California border at the south end of the lake. At 4,800 acres, Heavenly is California's largest ski resort. (AP Photo/Mike Tyler)

Aaron Rishel of North Creek, N.Y., snowboards at Gore Mountain ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:25:45 GMT

(AP) - Aaron Rishel of North Creek, N.Y., snowboards at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

A skier is seen on a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:25:12 GMT

(AP) - A skier is seen on a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Skiers stand at the top of a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:24:56 GMT

(AP) - Skiers stand at the top of a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Terry Gottesman of Adirondack, N.Y., gets ready to ski at Gore ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:24:47 GMT

(AP) - Terry Gottesman of Adirondack, N.Y., gets ready to ski at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Skiers head for a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:24:26 GMT

(AP) - Skiers head for a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Sean O'Keeffe of Albany, N.Y., gets ready to snowboard at Gore ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:24:25 GMT

(AP) - Sean O'Keeffe of Albany, N.Y., gets ready to snowboard at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Skiers hit the slopes at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:24:04 GMT

(AP) - Skiers hit the slopes at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

A skier makes his way down a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:23:52 GMT

(AP) - A skier makes his way down a trail at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Skiers head for the slopes after departing a ski gondola at ...

(AP) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:23:39 GMT

(AP) - Skiers head for the slopes after departing a ski gondola at Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Between the slow national economy and gas prices dropping, upstate New York ski areas could see more visitors this year, with more skiers staying closer to home. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Romeo, a black wolf without a pack is shown sitting in the snow ...

(AP) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:38:19 GMT

(AP) - Romeo, a black wolf without a pack is shown sitting in the snow near the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska on March 15, 2008. Romeo baffles area biologists and naturalists with his refusal to find a pack or a mate, choosing instead to return each winter, clearly at ease with humans walking within a few hundred yards. Known as an Alexander Archipelago species of gray or timber wolf, Romeo is as much a part of winter in Juneau as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. (AP Photo/Steve Quinn)

Romeo, a black wolf without a pack is shown patrolling the Mendenhall ...

(AP) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:38:07 GMT

(AP) - Romeo, a black wolf without a pack is shown patrolling the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska on March 16, 2008. Romeo baffles area biologists and naturalists with his refusal to find a pack or a mate, choosing instead to return each winter, clearly at ease with humans walking within a few hundred yards. Known as an Alexander Archipelago species of gray or timber wolf, Romeo is as much a part of winter in Juneau as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. (AP Photo/Steve Quinn)

Romeo, a black wolf without a pack is shown patrolling the Mendenhall ...

(AP) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:38:36 GMT

Don Ross uses a flowboard to surf at the RipZone at Boyne Mountain's ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:41:34 GMT

(AP) - Don Ross uses a flowboard to surf at the RipZone at Boyne Mountain's Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Ross had been snowboarding during the day, and took some time to warm up in the huge facility, which is 88,000 square feet, Michigan's largest indoor park. The facility has 11 different features, three stories high, and pumps 250,000 gallons of water at 86 degrees Fahrenheit. (AP Photo/John L. Russell)

A lone skier rides a six-place lift at Boyne Mountain at Boyne ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:37:34 GMT

(AP) - A lone skier rides a six-place lift at Boyne Mountain at Boyne Falls, Mich. on Thursday, December 4, 2008. The slopes are open early this winter due to daily snowfall, sometimes heavy, adding to the skiable base, and allowing skiers and snowboarders to enjoy their sports earlier than the past few years. (AP Photo/John L. Russell)

Don Dakoske and his daughter Abigail, 8, ride a six-place ski ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:36:30 GMT

(AP) - Don Dakoske and his daughter Abigail, 8, ride a six-place ski lift at Boyne Mountain on Thursday, December 4, 2008. The two, from nearby East Jordan, Mich. spent the day skiing and snowboarding on the slopes. (AP Photo/John L. Russell)

This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows a skier ...

(AP) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:32:06 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows a skier dropping off of a cornice from the summit at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort near Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Mt. Bachelor, Inc.)

This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows the ...

(AP) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:30:21 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows the Pine Marten Lodge at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort near Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Mt. Bachelor, Inc.)

This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows a skier ...

(AP) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:28:24 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows a skier at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort near Bend, Ore. on the Cirque, with pinnacles shown in the background. (AP Photo/Mt. Bachelor, Inc.)

This Feb. 19, 2008 photo released by Big Sky Resort shows a ...

(AP) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:07:19 GMT

(AP) - This Feb. 19, 2008 photo released by Big Sky Resort shows a skier at Big Sky Resort in southwestern Montana. (AP Photo/Scott Spiker)

This Feb. 18, 2008 photo released by Brian Schott shows a skier ...

(AP) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:06:51 GMT

(AP) - This Feb. 18, 2008 photo released by Brian Schott shows a skier moving through the signature snow ghosts of Hellroaring Basin at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana with ski tracks on Hellroaring Peak in the distance. Whitefish Mountain Resort is located west of Glacier National Park in the Flathead National Forest. (AP Photo/Brian Schott)

This Feb. 20, 2008 photo released by Brian Schott shows a skier ...

(AP) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:06:36 GMT

(AP) - This Feb. 20, 2008 photo released by Brian Schott shows a skier near the summit of Big Mountain at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana gliding by the signature snow ghosts with the peaks of Glacier National Park in the background. (AP Photo/Brian Schott)

This undated photo released by Big Sky Resort shows a skier ...

(AP) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:06:24 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Big Sky Resort shows a skier on the slopes of Big Sky Resort in southwest Montana. (AP Photo/Scott Spiker)

This undated file photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows ...

(AP) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:32:41 GMT

(AP) - This undated file photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows a skier on the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Grand Targhee, Wyo. (AP Photo/Grand Targhee Resort, File)

This Dec. 22, 2007 file photo from Beaver Creek Resort shows ...

(AP) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:32:21 GMT

(AP) - This Dec. 22, 2007 file photo from Beaver Creek Resort shows Chris Anthony enjoying fresh powder on Stone Creek Chutes at Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/ Jack Affleck, File)

This undated file photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows ...

(AP) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:32:10 GMT

(AP) - This undated file photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows skiers on the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Grand Targhee, Wyo. (AP Photo/Grand Targhee Resort, File)

This undated file photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows ...

(AP) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:31:56 GMT

(AP) - This undated file photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows a skier on the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Grand Targhee, Wyo. (AP Photo/Gabe Rogel, File)

In this Jan. 18, 2003 file photo, the railway linking Bourg ...

(AP) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:23:25 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 18, 2003 file photo, the railway linking Bourg St. Maurice to Les Arcs ski resorts is shown Jan. 18, 2003 in the Savoie region, southeastern France. (AP Photo/Patrick Gardin, File)

Les Arcs 2000, the highest station of the Les Arcs ski resort ...

(AP) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:23:14 GMT

(AP) - Les Arcs 2000, the highest station of the Les Arcs ski resort in Savoie, France is shown on March 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)

The village of Les Arcs 1950, opened by developer Intrawest ...

(AP) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:23:04 GMT

(AP) - The village of Les Arcs 1950, opened by developer Intrawest in 2003 is shown at the Les Arcs ski resort in Savoie, France on March 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)

The sun sets behind the mountains near the ski resort of Les ...

(AP) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:19:15 GMT

(AP) - The sun sets behind the mountains near the ski resort of Les Arcs in Savoie, France on March 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)

In this Nov. 19, 2006 file photo, skiers take a lift up as another ...

(AP) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:00:46 GMT

(AP) - In this Nov. 19, 2006 file photo, skiers take a lift up as another skier takes the slope down at Alta Ski Resort in Alta, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

The ski lift and summer alpine slide ride at Mt. Hood Adventure ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:35:09 GMT

(AP) - The ski lift and summer alpine slide ride at Mt. Hood Adventure Park is shown at Skibowl in Government Camp, Ore. on Aug. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Beth Harpaz)

This undated photo released by the Squaw Valley Ski Corp. shows ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:58:50 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by the Squaw Valley Ski Corp. shows skiers relaxing at the Squaw valley USA resort in Olympic Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/ Nathan Kendall/SVSC)

This undated photo provided by Tourism Whistler shows a skier ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:07:05 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo provided by Tourism Whistler shows a skier on the slopes in Whistler, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Eric Berger)

A room at the Broadway Hotel in Philipsburg, Mont. with an old-fashioned ...

(AP) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:02:45 GMT

(AP) - A room at the Broadway Hotel in Philipsburg, Mont. with an old-fashioned sled and skis on the walls is shown in this Nov. 2007 photo. Philipsburg is just off of Montana's oldest state road, Highway 1, a 55-mile stretch known as the Pintlar Scenic Loop for the mountain range that surrounds it. (AP Photo/Jim Jenner)

This undated photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows a ...

(AP) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:01:03 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows a skier on the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Grand Targhee, Wyo. (AP Photo/Gabe Rogel)

This undated photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows skiers ...

(AP) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:00:55 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows skiers on the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Grand Targhee, Wyo. (AP Photo/Grand Targhee Resort)

This undated photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows a ...

(AP) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:00:49 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows a skier on the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Grand Targhee, Wyo. (AP Photo/Grand Targhee Resort)

This undated photo released by Beaver Creek Resort shows the ...

(AP) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:05:24 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Beaver Creek Resort shows the Buckaroo Express Gondola in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Affleck, Beaver Creek Resort)