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Welcome back to the weather channel. no, this is not the new york state thruway in buffalo. this is louisiana. look at this. almost a whiteout. theres one truck there, theyre heading westbound towards shreveport with the blinkers and doing, what, 15 miles an hour. theres hardly anybody out, which is good, because these roads are snow-packed, snow covered. as you can imagine at this latitude, this far south, they just dont have that many plows.

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Petra Vlhová wins her first medal at the world championship The Slovak skier placed second in the Alpine Combined. Slovakias Petra Vlhová shows her silver medal for the womens combined race, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. (Source: AP/TASR) Font size:A Slovak skier Petra Vlhová won her first medal at the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. She placed second in the womens Alpine Combined held on February 15, losing 0.86 second...

This weeks "Explore with Lenore" takes you gliding through the snow on cross-country skis at Underwood Park.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): ___ 4:20 p.m.

The Latest: Bad back forces Ligety to move up retirement February 13, 2021 GMT ___ 6:30 p.m. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety has had to move up his retirement by six days due to a bad back. Ligety announced this week that the giant slalom at the skiing world championships would be the final race of his career. But he writes on Instagram that on Friday he “woke up to the worst sciatic pain of my life.” He adds that a scan revealed his back is “herniated to the point it’s not safe to...

Skiing and sledding part of Acadiana winter weather activities Matthew Blanchard / Terry Darbonne / KATC and last updated 2021-02-15 16:02:22-05 Its not often that Acadiana sees significant amounts of winter weather. And area residents are always quick to take advantage of the fun when snow and ice accumulate on roads and lawns. On Monday, with temperatures below freezing and ice everywhere, Acadiana got creative. Eunice City Marshal Terry Darbonne donned his homemade skis and hit the "slopes" ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — No woman came close to matching Mikaela Shiffrin on Monday. Not many men, either, for that matter. The American skier dominated the combined race at the world...

How to Ski More Sustainably: Travel published Cover photo by Sofia Sjöberg Its generally not that easy to reduce your carbon footprint and travel is an especially difficult area for skiers. Most people need to travel to go skiing to some degree, be it a drive to the hill or even a flight to some more distant destination. Some places have better infrastructure for travel in “greener” ways but we likely all use a lot of our carbon budget getting around. Yet there are some obvious red...

Young Montgomery native first from state to make U.S. Ski team Young Montgomery native first from state to make U.S. Ski team By Bethany Davis | February 15, 2021 at 7:28 AM CST - Updated February 22 at 11:16 AM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A 19-year-old from the Montgomery area is making history and a name for herself in the sport of aerial skiing. Dani Loeb was born and raised in the Pintlala/Montgomery area. Young Montgomery native first from state to make U.S. Ski team. (Source: WSFA 12 ...