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Highest Rated Ski Resorts by Google

Our management had decided that our site should include "good original content on the most important ski resorts in the States". In our meetings we tried to figure out what does it mean "The most important", and came to the understanding that for us (being a website) it means the one and only Google would be the judge.
It came to me, that in many ways Google is "The Lord" of the internet. It decides which site would flourish and which would be forgotten. It has a set of 10 commandments of what is considered "Positive White Karma" / "Kosher" ways to promote your site in terms of SEO and on the other hand the classification of "Black hat SEO magicians". It has its secret knowledge and many seekers and followers who perform various kinds of meditations and prayers in order to collect hints on that knowledge, and predict their future. And of course the gurus and priests...

Rename Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park turns 97 this week and you might want to put it on your list of summer destinations because the number of glaciers in the park is quickly dwindling.  There were roughly 150 glaciers in the park in 1850, of which about 10% remain.  In an effort to promote awareness the National Environmental Trust from Montana says, “If Congress doesn’t act soon to address global warming, we’re going to have to rename Glacier.”

The campaign isn't for reals but they have a few gem quotes from famous politicians including Al Gore: "This could become the Park Formerly Known as Glacier"

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Related travel guides: Tourist Attractions in Northern Montana • Glacier National Park • Skiing in Glacier National Park and Northern Montana

Recommended Highlights in the region: Glacier National Park Ski Resort - Montana • Blacktail Mountain Ski Resort - Lakeside, Montana • Big Mountain Ski Resort - Whitefish, Montana • Big Sky Ski Resort - Meadow village, Montana

The History of Snowboarding in 2 Minutes

Last month we reported on the best places to catch some early snow - this week we scrounged up a video of the history of snowboarding. Glen Lazzaro put together this great clip of how the sport got its start-

(thanks cityrag)

Top 10 Earliest Places to Get Your Ski On

Turkey Day's come and gone and now it's time to start working off that spare tire. No better place than the slopes to work off some mashed potatoes and gravy but what to do if your neck of the woods isn't flush with powder? Skisnowboard.com has put out there list of the best places to catch some fresh snow before the season really kicks into high gear. Not surprisingly, the majority of these spots are in the western part of the country where real snow tends to fall sooner than in the East.

Here are the top 10 :

Snowboarding in Alaska

Snowboarding in Alaska.

(thanks t a k k)

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Related travel guides: Skiing in Alaska • Skiing in Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks and Kenai, Alaska • Skiing near Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Skagway, and the Alaska Panhandle • Skiing in Seattle, Tacoma, Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Washington and The Cascades • Mount Baker Ski Resort - Glacier, Washington • Skiing in Glacier National Park and Northern Montana and Idaho • Big Mountain Ski Resort - Whitefish, Montana

Amazing UFO Clouds

If you're in California in the near future and have the time to make it to Mt. Shasta there's a chance you might see some of these wicked lenticular clouds that sometimes hover above. These crazy clouds that often look like UFOs are formed along mountain ranges all over the world.

(thanks presurfer)