CALIFORNIA SKIERS CAN ENJOY COOL SEASON ON THE SLOPES.Byline: Gary A. Warner Orange County Register Mother Nature has a peculiar way of doling out pain and pleasure. A disaster in one place can be a blessing for another. So it is this winter with the enormous storms that recently lashed California. The same systems that flooded towns, devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. farmlands and ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (yōsĕm`ĭtē), 761,266 acres (308,205 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir. Located in the Sierra Nevada, it is a glacier-scoured area of great beauty; Mt. have dumped several feet of snow on California mountains, turning them into winter wonderlands. The storms have been especially welcome news for the state's 20 biggest resorts in three major ski areas. Big Bear/Lake Arrowhead: The snow-capped Snow´-capped` a. 1. Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains s>. Adj. 1. peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (10,630 ft/3,240 m) and Mt. San Gorgonio (11,485 ft/3,501 m). are beckoning skiers. Wrightwood and Mount Baldy Mount Baldy or Baldy Mountain may refer to:
Snow Summit and Bear Mountain offer something for everyone. For those whose eyes glaze over glaze over Verb to become dull through boredom or inattention: the listener's eyes glaze over Verb 1. at the thought of double-barrel half pipes, volcanoes, tabletops and spines, hits and jumps up to 20 feet high, both resorts have snowboard parks. Bear Mountain was rated first among Southern California ski resorts by Ski magazine in its 1996 resort survey. One of the high points there for advanced skiers and snowboarders alike are Bow, Deer and Goldmine canyons. These areas are for off-trail natural-terrain skiing and snowboarding. The trees are naturally spaced, and snow can accumulate to good depths. It's left just as nature intended. For those who aren't quite at the black-diamond level the Clementine Clementine forty-niner’s drowned daughter; “lost and gone forever.” [Am. Music: Leach, 236] See : Grief Triple Chair and the Goldmine Double Chair lead to some of the mountain's less advanced runs. Snow Summit is noted for the variety of its long, wide runs for intermediate skiers and snowboarders. Some to try: Log Chute, Miracle Mile, and Westridge. The Wall and Olympic are steep runs for the more advanced skier or snowboarder, while Summit Run is the longest run of gentle low intermediate pitch in Southern California. Mammoth: It's big, it's fun and it's far away. For Southern California skiers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a challenge, Mammoth is the answer. Mammoth is one of the biggest and busiest resorts in the country. And because of its high elevation, its ski season is among the latest in the United States - the resort often doesn't close until July. Beginners can try out Sesame Street, while experts head for the bumping rides on Dave's Run and Cornice cornice (kôr`nĭs), molded or decorated projection that forms the crowning feature at the top of a building wall or other architectural element; specifically, the uppermost of the three principal members of the classic entablature, hence by Bowl. Powder fiends love Scotty's. Families looking to beat the crowds often ski at nearby June Mountain. The Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau, (800) 367-6572, can offer help with lodgings and transportation. Lake Tahoe: Fifteen ski areas ringing a beautiful alpine lake, with top-rated restaurants and casinos nearby. For some skiers, Tahoe has it all. Skiing magazine, for one, is in love with the place. It rates Squaw Valley the top resort for expert skiers. ``For sheer volume of jump-able cliffs, narrow chutes, and steep ridges, Squaw has few rivals. ... Squaw locals put the capital `E' in Extreme,'' the magazine said. Nearby Kirkwood also made the top 10, with its 2,300 skiable acres and a 2,000-foot vertical drop. The Wall and the Cornice are the top runs for experts. Northstar rated in the top five family-friendly ski resorts in the United States. ``With its small, navigable NAVIGABLE. Capable of being navigated. 2. In law, the term navigable is applied to the sea, to arms of the sea, and to rivers in which the tide flows and reflows. 5 Taunt. R. 705; S. C. Eng. Com. Law Rep. 240; 5 Pick. R. 199; Ang. Tide Wat. 62; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. village, Northstar is the most compact and family-friendly of the major Tahoe resorts ... (with) oodles of easy runs, plus challenging back-side terrain and a mogul park,'' the magazine said. Heavenly Valley made the top five nationally in Skiing's list of best U.S. resorts for intermediate skiers. Covering 4,800 acres with 25 lifts, it's one of the largest ski resorts in the country. ``This South Tahoe giant's long, long intermediate thoroughfares give cruisers some of the best views in ski-dom,'' the magazine said. The season usually runs through the end of April. The South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is a good source of information on lodgings, (916) 541-5255. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Kirkwood in Lake Tahoe and several other California ski resorts are reporting stellar conditions for skiers and snowboarders. |
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