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		<title>Book the best ski packages (or just win a bunch of stuff) at the new SkiResorts.com!</title>
		<link>http://www.bloobyrd.com/2009/11/book-the-best-ski-packages-or-just-win-a-bunch-of-stuff-at-the-new-skiresorts-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey fellow Bloobyrds.  It&#8217;s been a long while since I posted anything new and although that&#8217;s been in large part due to the fact that snow is just beginning to fall again, the major reason is that I&#8217;ve been occupied by my new full-time gig.  That&#8217;s right&#8230;somebody thought well enough of this little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Final Three Still Standing</title>
		<link>http://www.bloobyrd.com/2009/05/the-final-three-still-standin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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Many of you are already probably aware of this, but last year the list of skier-only resorts in the US shrunk by just a little bit.  After 52 years of operation, Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico finally opened its lifts to snowboarders in March of 2008.  The decision, partly inspired by decreasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SkiPressWorld.com: Snow Report &#8211; Who Is Still Skiing, And Who Is Ready To Start</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 22:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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written by Peter Kray / SkiPressWorld.com
Wednesday, 06 May 2009 09:14
Snowy Southern Hemisphere (Ski Press) &#8211; Skiinfo.com reports that as the long 2008-9 ski season finally winds down in the northern hemisphere, heavy snow in both Australia and New Zealand has led to
the southern hemisphere’s ski season beginning five weeks early last weekend. Meanwhile there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Descents on Iceland&#8217;s Troll Peninsula&#8230;going fast!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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With the current economic distress comes not only fire-sale deals on clothing, cars, and even houses, but also some more interesting items.  Such as a heli-skiing first descent on the Troll Peninsula in northern Ireland.  For serious?!  Yup.  Rabid skiers and snowboarders can finally get in the game and take advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Hollywood Ski/Snowboard Movies: #1 &#8211; Better Off Dead (1985)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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That&#8217;s right&#8230;just one year after playing Anthony Michael Hall&#8217;s geeky underling in &#8220;Sixteen Candles&#8221; and almost FIVE years before Lloyd Dobler showed up in &#8220;Say Anything&#8221;, John Cusack graced us with Lane Meyer, everyone&#8217;s favorite lovesick ski bum.  After losing his girlfriend Beth to the high school ski team captain, Roy Stalin, Lane fights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Hollywood Ski/Snowboard Movies: #2 &#8211; Hot Dog (1984)</title>
		<link>http://www.bloobyrd.com/2009/03/top-10-hollywood-skisnowboard-movies-2-hot-dog-1984/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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Anyone who&#8217;s ever joked about or actually participated in a Chinese Downhill race has &#8220;Hot Dog&#8221; to thank.  Released in January of 1984, it set the stage for other teen sex comedies of its kind like &#8220;Snowballing&#8221; and &#8220;Ski School&#8220;, and became one of the iconic films of the entire decade.
Starring David Naughton (of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Dumping! (Again)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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Well, I can hear the heavy pitter-patter of rain drops outside my window once again which means people at higher elevations are having alot more fun than me.  The Sierras have been getting crushed over the past 24-48 hours with over two feet of snow in most places.  And it should continue coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skiing On A Budget, Part I: Tune Your Own Skis or Snowboard</title>
		<link>http://www.bloobyrd.com/2009/02/skiing-on-a-budget-part-i-tune-your-own-skis-or-snowboard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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Let&#8217;s face it.  Getting to the slopes isn&#8217;t quite as easy as it was, say, 6 months ago.  With the economic crisis as bad as it is, a ski trip is probably one of the first things to get crossed off your list of things to do.  Of course, I could argue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Hollywood Ski/Snowboard Movies: #3 &#8211; Ski School (1991)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Ski school&#8217;s not about learning how to ski!&#8221;
Dave Marshak didn&#8217;t quite know how right he was when he uttered those few words.  This movie is #3 on our countdown for one reason and one reason alone&#8230;it&#8217;s fucking hilarious.  It has no discernible stars to speak of (except for a few guys you&#8217;ll also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Play: Trysil Big Air</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Soldinger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really want to know who at Trysil we can thank for bringing us these awesome FREE online games to waste our time with.  Normally I&#8217;d be stuck navigating some spec of a stick figure with lines for skis to navigate a series of dots and triangles&#8230;er, rocks and trees.  Now, thanks to [...]]]></description>
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