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	Snow
		Snow consists of particles of ICE that have grown large enough in the atmosphere to fall to the ground.
		Snow cover is the term used to describe the accumulation of snow on the ground resulting from solid precipitation.
		The structure and dimensions of snow cover are highly variable in both space and time, depending on a host of factors such as the location of storm tracks bringing winter snowfall, weather conditions between storms, wind action (involved in the redistributing, compaction and sublimation of snow), surface topography and vegetation cover.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0010749 (1394 words)

	snow
		Snow looked least able to make the trip, certainly belied his appearance, for he led these men over mountain and valley, through forest and creek, with the agility of a deer; and, according to the guide, the company traveled 65 miles before they lay down to rest late that night.
		Snow recalled in his memories, one of the first instructions in his training was in picket duty.(Nowadays we call it guard duty.) Private Jack Snow was one of the first of the Tennesseans selected for picket not to let anyone pass without the [?] hours a figure approached out of the darkness.
		Snow came up to where the dead body of the General lay beside the road, the soldiers were cutting off pieces of his clothes, especially his buckskin jacket, for souvenirs.
	home.cinci.rr.com /secondtennessee/snow.html (20543 words)

	Snow Surveying Comes of Age in the West \| NRCS
		Snow course measurements were correlated with streamflow data collected by the U. Geological Survey and used in succeeding years to predict streamflow from the snow course measurements.
		Early snow survey supervisors realized there were many factors which could influence total runoff as well as distribution, but were not taken into account in the percentage method.
		Snow survey supervisors made forecasts for the Columbia River Basin (5), Rio Grande River basin (4), Oregon (4), Utah (1), Nevada (2), California (4) by the California Division of Water Resources, Colorado River Basin (4), Missouri and Arkansas River Basin (4), Montana (3), Arizona (3), and British Columbia (4) by the British Columbia Government.
	www.nrcs.usda.gov /about/history/articles/SnowSurveying_West.html (4111 words)

	Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting
		Snow accumulates in winter, and with warming of spring and early summer it melts, producing streamflow.
		The information collected by the telemetry system and snow surveyors is translated into water supply forecasts that NRCS State offices issue monthly from January to June in cooperation with the National Weather Service.
		Snow depth is measured by pushing the tube down through the snowpack to the ground surface and extracting a core.
	www.nationalatlas.gov /articles/climate/a_snow.html (3276 words)

	A few acres of snow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents de neige") is one of several quotations from Voltaire, the 18th-century writer, which are representative of his sneering evaluation of Canada's, and by extension New France's, lack of economic value and strategic importance to 18th-century France.
		Thus, it is immaterial to ponder if by "a few acres" Voltaire had in mind one of the areas in dispute in 1754, such as the Ohio valley (in itself hardly an insignificant patch of land) or the Acadian border.
		Quelques arpents de neige (A few acres of snow) is the title of a 1972 movie by Denis Héroux.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A_few_acres_of_snow (2803 words)

	Frequently asked questions at CCE - Snow-Fleas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At any time in the winter, whenever a few days of mild weather occur, the surface of the snow, often, over whole acres of woodland, may be sprinkled more or less thickly with these minute fleas, looking at first sight, as though gunpowder had been there scattered.
		Hollows and holes in the snow, out of which the insects are unable to throw themselves readily, are often fl with multitudes which here become imprisoned.
		This is one of the few insects that occur in the adult stage during the wintertime.
	www.entomology.cornell.edu /Extension/DiagnosticLab/IDLFS/SnowFleas/SnowFleas.html (349 words)

	Snow Valley Mountain Resort
		The weather at Snow Valley is sunny over 300 days a year – it’s one of the sunniest spots in the United States.
		Snow Valley’s base elevation is 6,800 feet and the peak is at 7.841 feet above sea level.
		Snow Valley’s Ski and Snowboard School enjoys the reputation of being among the finest schools in the state of California.
	www.snow-valley.com /corp_info.html (861 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Few the Man in Spokane
		Few, 44, knew early he wanted to be a coach.
		Few's voracious appetite today for the nuances of fly fishing was fed by simpler times, like when he was a kid, walking with his brother and father through sagebrush in the Cascades.
		Few was going to marry a striking student of Basque descent at Gonzaga, Marcy Laca, whom he'd met when she worked monitoring the entrance to the school's athletic facility.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002859771_few12.html (2077 words)

	Snow puts damper on fire danger \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Snow Summit usually opens around Thanksgiving, but this year skiers and snowboarders will hit the slopes today, the earliest opening in about 30 years.
		No one was expecting the early blanket of snow dropped by a big Alaska storm, but there were few complaints.
		Throughout the year, they have raced to thin deadwood and brush from the mountains, where at least a third of the trees have died from drought and bark beetle infestation.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041030/news_1n30snow.html (352 words)

	Creative Acres
		A few like Vanny come to her through people who know her or have heard about the shelter.
		When she does accept a new animal she's very careful about keeping it isolated for a few weeks to ensure that it doesn't have anything contagious that might infect the rest of the sanctuary's residents.
		The majority of the large amount of physical labor involved comes from herself and her few regular volunteers and quite a few more occasional ones.
	www.creativeacres.org /article06.html (1250 words)

	Delmar Waterfowl Club - Delaware Snow Goose Hunting
		Snow geese are without a doubt the toughest waterfowl to hunt.
		We have a collection of contiguous farms, over 2,800 acres located on the East Side of Route 1 in Kent County Delaware, running roughly 4 miles long in a north/south direction from the city Dover to the town of Little Creek.
		Therefore, we expect a significant concentration of snow geese to remain from October 15th to March 15th.
	www.delmarwaterfowl.com /snows.htm (804 words)

	Wesley Retirement Services: Wesley Acres, community, Iowa
		Whether you are seeking a more carefree, active retirement lifestyle or requiring care for a loved one with specialized needs, Wesley Acres is the choice.
		Deposit all worries of maintenance, lawn care and snow removal to someone else and enjoy your time for active living at its finest.
		Wesley Acres incorporates the latest and most innovative trends in caring for those with dementia or Alzheimer’s.
	www.wesleyservices.org /aspx/communities/wesley_acres.aspx (710 words)

	USATODAY.com - Snow blankets mountains hit by fires last year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Snow Summit usually opens around Thanksgiving, but this year skiers and snowboarders will hit the slopes a day before Halloween, the earliest opening in about 30 years.
		Throughout the year, they have raced desperately to thin deadwood and brush from the mountains, where at least a third of the trees have died from drought and bark beetle infestation.
		Tony Ives, a rescue crew leader at Snow Summit, stood at the top of a peak and pointed down the mountain to an area where thousands of trees had been removed.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2004-10-31-big-bear-snow_x.htm (831 words)

	Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort: OnTheSnow Overview of Arizona Snowbowl Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Snowbowl draws big crowds from the Phoenix area, some three hours away, when the snow is good.
		With 50 acres and two lifts devoted to beginners, Snowbowl is an excellent resort for novices.
		Lack of snowmaking and poor natural snowfall the past few years have hurt the area.
	www.onthesnow.com /AZ/21 (434 words)

	Bridgton Blues, Refunder's Hotline
		The Kirkes were true to their word and allowed the few remaining families to farm their land in safety, but the French were happy to see Champlain return a few years later with the news that Quebec was to be released back to him by order of the English king.
		“Normal” was life on a few acres of land carved from the forest, a few dozen people to rely on, a couple of stout buildings.
		It was during this turmoil that a small number of Frenchmen and their families determined that life in the wild and unfamiliar forests of Canada was preferable to the devastation at home in France.
	www.bridgtonnews.com /c_quebec.html (3149 words)

	Snow King Resort \| Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Snow King Mountain, rising dramatically from the Valley Floor, just six blocks from the famous Jackson Town Square, is the backdrop for the Town of Jackson.
		Founded in 1939, Snow King was the first ski area in Jackson Hole and one of the first in the United States.
		Snow King Ski Area offers one triple and two double chairlifts as well as a surface tow and a Snow Tubing Park.
	www.snowking.com /winter (255 words)

	Creative Acres
		Until a few weeks ago she did this outside of Brighton, on land a developer was eyeing for a mall.
		Now 160 animals roam over 44 acres, a drastic improvement from her previous 12 acres.
		Workers were swarming around trying to complete enclosures and sheds before more snow falls, since many of the animals cannot take cold weather.
	www.creativeacres.org /article05.html (897 words)

	Country Acres Retreat - Home
		Country Acres Retreat is a rustic cabin, nestled in a grove of white pines in Garrett County, Maryland.
		Also available within a few hundred feet, if needed, is a pavilion with picnic tables, chairs, charcoal and gas grills, and a campfire circle of large rocks for relaxation, story-telling, or reminiscing.
		Located at Country Acres Strawberry Farm on Foxtown Road, it is only 10 minutes from the famous Deep Creek Lake and Wisp Ski area.
	countryacresretreat.com (261 words)

	Snow Magazine - The Uk's leading free ski, snowboarding and winter sports lifestyle paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Indoor snow domes are springing up everywhere from Suffolk to Dubai.Are they a great way for lowlying nations like Britain to taste the white stuff at home, or does global warming mean they are the future of snow sports?
		SNOWâs equipment editor, Kevin Wolff,was one of the unlucky few but had the awareness, equipment and luck to survive to write the tale
		A total of 163cm of snow has fallen in November, surpassing the the previous record from 1990.
	www.snowmagazine.com (389 words)

	A few acres of snow biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "Quelques arpents de neige") is a quotation from Voltaire popularly understood to be a sneering evaluation of New France's — and, by extension, Canada's — lack of mercantile value and strategic importance to France.
		Thus, a few acres of snow near Canada could not refer to New France as a whole or even to Canada, but only to Acadia, the only other North American territory under dispute between England and France at the time.
		Thus, Voltaire could not have dismissed New France as merely a few acres of snow, as the territory was too vast and too diverse in climate to fit that description.
	www.biography.ms /A_few_acres_of_snow.html (503 words)

	Snow On The Mountain
		KR and I were gone for a few days farther down south in NC.
		A few years ago KR and his dad were Christmas tree farmers.
		When we have drifting snow she likes to plunge her whole head in the snow.
	gilligansisland.blogster.com /snow_on_mountain.html (463 words)

	People's Republic of Canada - Uncyclopedia
		The country existed through means of a temporal warp, a piece of string and a bucket of hot curry from the beginning of time.
		It continued its existence peacefully until Garfield conquered all but a few acres of snow.
		While competitors have wondered at the legitimacy of this and have often hired rabid mercenary monkeys to attempt to conquer the region, the death stare of the head of Lord Byron, taken after his death in a duel with Oscar Wilde, keeps all invaders from making it into the country.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/People's_Republic_of_Canada (308 words)

	Amish Acres Historic Farm & Heritage Resort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He first entered 80 acres, and when he settled on it there were but two settlers within a mile.
		She was the first woman school bus driver in Indiana and I rode on her bus for many years - one of the few bus riding students to ever be the last one on and the first one off.
		Most of Amish Acres management team has been associated with the farm for ten to fifteen years, many starting their carriers as high school and college students.
	amishacres.com /aa_history/amish_acres_history/amish_acres_history.htm (3712 words)

	What about snow?
		Skis could be considered in place of runners on relatively flat, packed snow [sort of a “Ski-doo lite” J].
		If the snow cover is patchy, the vehicle’s maneuverability and narrow width will permit dodging around the slow areas … in fact, this would probably add to the fun!
		With more snow, trails would have to be cleared.
	webpages.charter.net /rcgilmore/WhataboutSnow.htm (457 words)

	LAKE TAHOE / Prayers answered -- snow in Sierra / Ski season starts late, but spirits still run high
		After an unseasonably balmy November and a few disappointing weeks of rain, Tahoe got a brief dusting of snow late last week -- enough for many resorts to open for the season, albeit with only a lift or two operating, steep discounts on tickets and hefty assistance from snow machines.
		Crowds were light, Interstate 80 was free of traffic and snow drifts, skies were bright blue, and the temperature hovered in the mid-20s.
		The snow was still enough for the 250 skiers at Royal Gorge who donned cross-country gear and hit the trails -- about a quarter of the crowd the resort usually sees on a busy weekend.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/04/SNOW.TMP (809 words)

	Poultney Valley Snowmobile Devils
		Last years lack of snow was very disappointing, but we are optimistic for this coming season.
		Thanks to all who helped on the various fund raisers over the last few years we are I a position to do this.
		Unless you ski, snow shoe, ice fish, or snowmobile you will find winters in Vermont to be quite long.
	www.poultneysnowdevils.com (293 words)

	hist231.out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thorner, Thomas, ed., "a few acres of snow": Documents in Canadian History
		British Columbia Society (Reading: "a few acres of snow", Part 13, Documents A,B,C,D).
		The Maritime Colonies - The Golden Age (Reading: "a few acres of snow", Part 8, Document A, Part 10 Document C) Read the two CHA booklets, Waite on the Charlottetown Conference and Whitleaw on the Quebec Conference, for the lectures on Confederation.
	hist.ucalgary.ca /courses/F2000/339L01.htm (1388 words)

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		I say this not only as someone who wore the uniform at Fort Ti for a few summers, but also as someone whose interest in the war and period goes far beyond a summer job or an afternoon on a gaming table.
		As a native of upstate New York, I was raised on this war and its legends.
		My bookshelves are stocked with histories of the period and, even more enjoyable, some great fiction that I have read and reread over the years by a number of famous writers, not the least of which are Kenneth Roberts, and, of course, James Fennimore Cooper.
	www.wargamer.com /reviews/wilderness_war/page3.asp (783 words)

	Chronically Canadian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dismissed 250 years ago by the powdered-wigged wit Voltaire as a "few acres of snow," Canada has shrugged off the insulting truth to become a relative powerhouse in snow-related sports like skating, skiing and hockey.
		With all but the west coast blanketed in Voltaire’s detested precipitation for at least half the year, heading outdoors and making the most of the Earth’s hibernal tilt was the Canadian thing to do.
		After another year of undefeated competitions, Williams began a long, sordid slide in life that led him to blow his brains out in a bathtub in 1982.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2000/09_2000/09152000pb.htm (836 words)

	Amazon.ca: \"A Few Acres of Snow": The Saga of the French and Indian Wars: Books: Robert Leckie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Historian Robert Leckie is renowned for his combative prose and pugnacious opinions concerning the major triumphs and tragedies of the U.S. armed forces, and fans will not be disappointed in A Few Acres of Snow, in which he tackles Britain's conquest of North America.
		A Few Acres of Snow also rejects recent scholarship on the French-Indian Wars by Richard White and Robert Merrill, which has revised traditional Native American roles from that of bloodthirsty savages to active participants in the Northwest Territory's political economy.
		Leckie's account often reads like a cantankerous, politically incorrect throwback to an era of historical writing where the Iroquois spent most of their time torturing Jesuits and roasting babies while the European civilizations, corrupt and flawed as they were, ultimately claimed an unruly empire.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0471246905 (1848 words)

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