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Matee Ullah Khan and members of his ski school at the Malam Jabba ski area in Pakistan's Swat Valley.

Pakistan’s only ski school is back in business, in the ‘Switzerland of Pakistan’

Sports

Pakistan has some of the most famous mountains in the world — the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, Karakorum. But there isn’t much in the way of skiing, unless you’re a daredevil. But that may be changing.

Andrea's snow selfie

It’s a day of wild winter weather for PRI’s The World

Environment

Skiers and snowboarders converge on the slopes of central Afghanistan

Sports

Skiers and snowboarders converge on the slopes of central Afghanistan

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Jet Skis: Aquatic Motorbikes

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Technology Note

Living on Earth’s Cynthia Graber reports on a way to use electricity to put the brakes on at the ski slopes.

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Ski Resort Expansion

Stephanie Pindyck reports on how expansion in the ski industry to accommodate the new wave of extreme sports is putting pressure on the environment in and around public lands.

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US Coach Tyler Shepherd on ski cross’ olympic debut

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s long been a popular extreme action sport at the Winter X Games. Now ski cross will be included as a new sport at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. U.S. ski cross coach, Tyler Shepherd, says the sport is dangerous, but fun.

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Geo answer — new Olympic Sport

Sports

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Cypress Mountain ski area in West Vancouver, British Colombia. It’s where the ski cross competition will take place during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with 20 year old Canadian Ski Cross Team member Julia Murray about the newest Olympic sport that combines downhill and freestyle technique.

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