Best of Vermont skiing Nov 19, 2009
As the only year-round organization of its kind in the state, the program features six full-time staff members located at Pico Mountain, Sugarbush, and Bolton Valley who offer private instruction, group outings, and the use of modern adaptive equipment. Lessons and clinics are available by reservation, and volunteers can fill out an online application or check the list of upcoming training classes. (Boston Globe)
Rest _ and unrest _ on vacation in Honduras Nov 18, 2009
(AP Photo/Ryan Foley) This photo taken June 23, 2009 shows a waterfall at Pico Bonito National Park near La Ceiba, Honduras, a popular destination for hikers ... We walked a mile down the road to Pico Bonito National Park, where we hiked to the top of a picturesque waterfall ... DIVERSIONS: Pico Bonito National Park cost $7 per person to hike the waterfall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Copper Mountain to be sold Nov 18, 2009
Powdr Corp. operates seven winter resorts, including Park City Mountain Resort in Park City; Killington Resort and Pico Resort in Killington, Vt. Mt. Bachelor in Bend, Ore. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Intrawest Selling Colo.'s Copper Mountain to Powdr Nov 18, 2009
Powdr Corp., based in Salt Lake City, owns eight other resorts: Park City and Gorgoza Park in Utah, Killington and Pico Mountain in Vermont, Mount Bachelor in Oregon, Boreal Mountain and Soda Springs in California and Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard in Nevada. Privately owned Intrawest still owns Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. and manages Winter Park Resort in Colorado. (ABC News -- Wire)
Take the scenic routes to ski trips Nov 15, 2009
Ski areas: Magic Mountain (495 Magic Mountain Access Road, Londonderry, 802-824-5645, ), Stratton (Route 30, Bondville, 802-297-4000, ), Mount Snow (39 Mount Snow Road, West Dover, 802-464-2151, ), Bromley (Route 11, Peru, 802-824-5522, ), Killington (4763 Killington Road, Killington, 802-422-3333, ), Pico (73 Alpine Drive, Killington, 802-422-6100, ), Okemo (77 Okemo Ridge Road, Ludlow, 802-228-5222, ), Sugarbush (1840 Sugarbush Access Road, Warren, 802-583-6300, ), Mad River Glen (62 Mad River... (Boston Globe)
HEALTHY EATING: Staying slim requires vigilance Aug 27, 2009
Registered dietitian Allison Beadle says, Tex-Mex is my soul food, so I have to find smart ways to save calories, so I split chicken or beef fajitas with someone else, order pico de gallo to increase veggies, and when I have to have cheese enchiladas, I just try to make sure that Im totally in the moment and aware of what Im eating enjoying the decadent cheesiness as much as humanly possible. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Sizzling sauce: Chefs compete in Cast Iron challenge at Western Montana Fair Aug 12, 2009
I just quickly grilled those up right in the last 10 minutes and laid them over the corn puree, and then on top of that I did an heirloom tomato pico de gallo with some roasted Anaheim chilies. As an intermezzo between the salad and the steak, he made a fruit salad of fresh raspberries and white flesh melons, with a dressing of raspberry chipotle jam. (Missoulian, MT)
Health briefs July 29 Jul 30, 2009
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT: The Cardiovascular Disease Foundation hosts a Volunteer Recruitment event with snacks and coffee from 5-6 p.m. Aug. 13 at 3088 Pio Pico Drive, Carlsbad. Call 760-730-1471 or visit. (North County Times)
Family boasts rich, colorful history Jul 19, 2009
He would tell me the story of Salomon Pico cutting off an ear of an unscrupulous gringo and hanging it on his belt ... Some American gringos took advantage of the situation, causing folks like Salomon Pico and Joaquin Murrieta to administer their own justice ... It was months later that my great-grandfather found out that it was Salomon Pico who met him that day and escorted him down the mountain as a favor to Don Roman. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Scaling glaciers in Colombia Jul 5, 2009
We breached the snow line at 15,000 feet, clambering onto the glacier-laced face of Pico El Toti, high in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Cocuy ... Our second summit, the 17,000-foot Pico El Cncavo, protected by 1,300 vertical feet of glacier, would have me howling in frustration. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Climbing against the clock Jul 5, 2009
We breached the snow line at 15,000 feet, clambering onto the glacier-laced face of Pico El Toti, high in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Cocuy ... Our second summit, the 17,000-foot Pico El Cncavo, protected by 1,300 vertical feet of glacier, would have me howling in frustration ... Scaling glaciers in Colombia Articles We breached the snow line at 15,000 feet, clambering onto the glacier-laced face of Pico El Toti, high in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Cocuy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world travel risks Jul 4, 2009
I was persuaded, though we had some panicky moments when the plane barely scraped over the highest mountain in the Caribbean, Pico Duarte. Three days later, the same plane and its French pilot crashed on takeoff from Port-au-Prince. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Free nutrition workshop in Carlsbad May 21, 2009
CARLSBAD ---- "Metabolic Syndrome: What Is It and How to Reduce Your Risk" is a free nutrition workshop offered from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday by the Cardiovascular Disease Foundation at 3088 Pio Pico Drive. Reserve to 760-730-1471. (North County Times)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers April 19 / Apr 20, 2009
HANDLE WITH CARE, Jodi Picoult ... THE OPEN ROAD, Pico Iyer (Vintage; 288 pages; $14. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Great outdoors Mar 20, 2009
This luxury Lodge at Pico Bonito in La Cieba, Honduras, on 200 acres at the edge of the Pico Bonito National Park has 22 elegantly furnished cabins with verandas and hammocks ... Lodge at Pico Bonito, La Ceiba Price: Doubles, $240$325 This luxury lodge on 200 acres at the edge of the Pico Bonito National Park has 22 elegantly furnished cabins with verandas and hammocks. (MSNBC -- Travel)
I Can Digg It Feb 8, 2009
In MrBabyMan's hands, an obtuse "We're not the bad guys: Google Earth boss"becomes something : "Google Earth: Don't blame us for terrorist attacks." On Monday he found a showing a dog named Pico leaping to catch a rubber chicken, the whole scene set against the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge. MrBabyMan's headline explains it all in 56 characters: "Golden Gate + Dog + Rubber Chicken = Pure Awesome (PIC)." As of this writing, that link had. (Slate)
