Skiing News May 2006

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TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
	"Adventure Rabbi" Preaches From Mountaintops
	Those who look at rabbis or any religious figure for that matter as overly serious people who do not have time for fun, then Colorado's Rabbi Jamie Korngold may just make you change your mind. In a feature written by Melissa Trujillo of the Associated Press, she writes about Korngold and her unusual style of preaching to her congregation. The self-proclaimed "Adventure Rabbi" can preside Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
	US Gov't Issues Report on Global Warming
	Bad news for winter sports enthusiasts and mountaineers. The United States' Department of Energy (DOE) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently published the findings of their research, which according to the authors call, "an unprecedented picture of climate change." The research conducted by Steven J. Ghan and Timothy Shippert of the PNNL made full-century forecast Read Full Story
MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
	Swedish Skier & Climber Olsson's Body Found
	Swedish mountaineer and skier Tomas Olsson’s body was finally discovered some 6,700 meters on Mount Everest last May 20 at 9:30 pm Beijing time, according to various reports. Olsson completed the ascent to the summit with his teammate Norwegian Tormod Granheim last May 16. From the summit, Olsson and Granheim were planning to ski down the world’s tallest mountain. But at about 8,500 mete Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
	Utah Is In Another Record Ski Season
	Utah is once again on its way to having another record ski season, according to www.utah.com, the state’s official tourism site. This year’s skiing season has brought in more skiers than the past year, making it another record-breaking season for Utah’s skiing industry for three straight years already. Quoting a report from Utah’s kutv.com, the tourism site said that, “In the 2005-2006 se Read Full Story
MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
	Corey Engen, 90
	Skiing legend Corey Engen died in Provo, Utah last May 9 at the age of 90. Reports said that his death was due to complications from pneumonia. Engen, ski-jumper and a cross-country skier was the captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Corey, who was born Kaare in his native Norway, followed his two older brothers to the United Stat Read Full Story