What's new at ski resorts in the West, Canada

Originally published: January 15, 2013 6:49 PM
Updated: January 18, 2013 10:38 AM
By IRWIN CURTIN. Special to Newsday

Photo credit: Vail/Liam Doran | Skiing in Vail, Colo.

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The biggest on-mountain news in the West this winter is Jackson Hole Mountain Resort's effort to woo intermediate skiers and riders.

Long a magnet for expert and extreme skiers and snowboarders drawn to its deep powder and 4,139 vertical feet of bowls, steeps, chutes, glades and cliffs, the Wyoming resort has taken the edge off. Much of its $8million in capital improvements is concentrated...

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