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Originally Posted by pramjockey
Whoo! The expansion of an existing ski resort means exactly what?
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Ski resorts affected by climate change, they're flourishing.
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Originally Posted by pramjockey
There are more polar bears in one limited geographic region.
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Isn't more polar bears what Environ
mentalists want?
In the meantime, there is still too much snow to ski at the World Championships.
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Start of ski worlds delayed for third day
Feb 5, 2007
• Women's super-G at ski worlds postponed
• Alpine skiing-Still no race at weather-hit world champs
• Start of Ski Worlds Delayed for 3rd Day
• Subzero chill turns East, Midwest into ice rink
ARE, Sweden (AP) -The start of the Alpine Skiing World Championships was postponed for a third day Monday due to strong winds and poor visibility. The men's super-G, which had already been postponed from Saturday, was moved to Tuesday.
Swedish skier Patrik Jaerbyn said he believed the course was unsafe to race. "It's lethally dangerous to ski the way it is now,'' Jaerbyn said. "It's too windy and the surface is in too bad a shape.'' Heavy snowfall has also battered the course for the last few days.
"There was an incredible amount of snow to move,'' race director Guenther Hujara said. "There was up to six meters (20 feet) of snow which was wind-shifted.
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