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Article: Eagle Pass Heliskiing, B.C.(Traveler; Where Now)(Hotel review)
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- October 1, 2007
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 Bonnier Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Christopher Solomon
A new Revelstoke heliski outfit serves up virgin slopes in a 600-square-mile domain.
The chopper thumps up Victor Creek and lands on a ridge somewhere above Revelstoke, British Columbia. Eagle Pass Heliskiing guide Norm Winter exits into the Crayola-blue Monashee morning. Winter--who has the sky-matching blue eyes that all mountain guides seem to share, deep-set in a face that's all angles--skis down to timberline, then stops to dig a snowpit and gauge avalanche conditions. Satisfied, he clicks into his bindings.
"There may be some cliffs down here, so be prepared to stop," he says. And then, with a ...
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Article: CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SEIZES SIGNIFICANT MARIJUANA LOAD, ...
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June 26, 2007 ;
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... ... and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass port of entry seized more than 100 pounds ... seizure. "Our frontline officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry are maintaining their alertness ... said John Salazar, Port Director, Eagle Pass Port of Entry. On June 23, CBP officers ...
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