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 The Six Million Dollar Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The show was very popular during its run and introduced many pop culture elements of the 1970s, such as the show's opening catch phrase and the slow motion action sequences and the accompanying "electronic" sound effects.
This tunnel was for many years a popular part of the Universal Studios Tour, and tourists still pass through the tunnel today on the tour, though as of 2003 it had been redesigned to resemble the entrance to The Mummy's Tomb (look for the rotating wall).
When the mannequin's arm broke, it was discovered that it was in fact the mummified remains of a man. Researchers discovered that the body was that of one Elmer McCurdy, an outlaw who had died in a gunfight in 1911.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man   (2110 words)

  
 Usa
Dollar Mountain, owned and operated by the Sun Valley Company, consists of four chairlifts and moving carpets lifts, servicing terrain in the beginner to high intermediate skill classes.
The Bald Mountain ski trails are skewed toward the higher ski skill levels, while the Dollar Mountain trails are skewed toward the low skier skill levels.
This development included the replacement of the Dollar Mountain Cabin with the new Dollar Mountain Daylodge, formalizing the parking, regrading of the Quarter Dollar slope, installation of new beginner carpet lifts, and the installation of a tube lift and hill.
www.ropeways.net /newsline/usa11.htm   (2160 words)

  
 Travel: Ski resorts ease up on the extreme
Dollar is a respectable 6,638 feet in elevation, with ski runs on two sides.
Dollar is easier and less crowded, with a safer learning environment.
Dollar Cabin, at the base, is where the kids' ski school and adult beginning and intermediate lessons meet, and where Sun Valley's free ski shuttles pull into the parking area.
www.sptimes.com /2002/03/17/news_pf/Travel/Ski_resorts_ease_up_o.shtml   (1086 words)

  
 Ski Sun Valley - Travel Store
Dollar Mountain is a excellent training mountain with smooth open slopes.
At the base of Dollar sits the boroughs of Sun Valley Village and Elkhorn.
One mile across the flat valley floor is Bald Mountain or Baldy.
classic.mountainzone.com /travel/spec/sv.htm   (771 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Sun Valley at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dollar Mountain is the beginner mountain 5 miles from Baldy mountain.
This is the only mountain where there are free telephones at the tables to enable you to call your hotel or make reservations for dinner while having lunch served to you.
Dollar Mountain would be great outside of Cleveland but it is difficult to have your family skiing at two different mountains depending on their skills.
www.epinions.com /content_29175025284   (1074 words)

  
 SKIING NOTE
But the real draw is the mountain's wide open face, plus its unobstructed, gentle runs that make it an ideal setting for families and for novice skiers alike.
The mountain, which is popular with the locals, offers four chair lifts, 13 runs, and a total vertical rise of 1,526 feet to its summit elevation of 6,638.
Kids at Dollar have their own ski school section set aside, both within Dollar Cabin Lodge -- the mountain's day facility -- and the base area, where a special play area helps pre-schoolers acclimate to skis.
www.canoe.ca /StatsGEN/BC-GEN-LGNS-DLRMOUNTPS-R.html   (479 words)

  
 Sun Valley Snow Ski Snowboard Resort, Idaho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The resort features two mountains, Dollar and Baldy, which is considered by many to be one of the best skiing mountains in the US.
Dollar, on the other hand, is a beginner's paradise with gentle, sunny slopes, groomed to perfection.
Dollar Mountain caters to the needs of beginners with 13 runs and 628 feet of supportive, nurturing vertical rise.
www.ultimateskiguide.com /sunvalley.htm   (597 words)

  
 Telluride Real Estate News and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Town of Mountain Village is preparing to construct the $18M dollar Mountain Village Family Adventure Sports Facility, to provide additional recreational and entertainment activities with in the Village Center of our resort community.
The total dollar volume for the three and-a-half month period (May 1 thru August 15) was $169 million, and has already surpassed last year’s figure of $158 million for the entire summer (May 1 thru August 31).
At the close of the second quarter, year-to-date total dollar volumes were at $348 million, a 12% increase from 2004 ($311 million) and a 27% increase from 2000 ($274 million).
www.tdsmith.com /blog   (3211 words)

  
 The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Mountain Biking Injuries
Mountain bikes now account for more than half of US bicycle sales and are owned by at least 25 million Americans (1).
Although the physiologic characteristics of elite mountain bikers are similar to those of elite road cyclists (3), the differences in equipment, terrain, and competition make the two activities distinct.
The mountain bicycle has evolved far from the road bicycle, and many models are now constructed of exotic materials shaped in new geometries that have departed considerably from the standard double-triangle steel bike design.
www.physsportsmed.com /issues/1998/03mar/kronisch.htm   (2478 words)

  
 October 2002 Engineer Update
The mountain seems to be a typical example of nature and its beauty.
This pollution led to the decay of 2,000 acres on the mountain.
With about half of the mountain restored, the residents of Palmerton say they are grateful for the work the Corps and other agencies have done.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/oct02/story10.htm   (888 words)

  
 MTB Bikes, News, Team | 2004 Haro Bicycles
Mountain bikes are about one thing, and one thing only—performance.
You can use a mountain bike to get in touch with your soul, or get away, or even do something as practical as making a grocery run.
Every Haro mountain bike is a performance machine, packed with all the rugged speed potential we could cram between a pair of wheels.
www.harobikes.com /2004/mtb.html   (259 words)

  
 The Times-News Online: Twin Falls, ID
Quarter Dollar lift and Quarter Dollar run will be open on Dollar Mountain through the weekend, along with the 120-foot Quarter Dollar moving carpet.
Dollar Mountain lift tickets cost $24 for adults and $20 for children -- they’re $19 for adults with a discount card.
The snowpack at the bottom of the mountain dwindled to 3 inches at one time but resort officials were able to build it back up to 9 inches with the help of their state-of-the-art snowguns.
www.magicvalley.com /articles/2005/11/27/news_localstate/news_local_state.5.txt   (1379 words)

  
 OTHGI | Sun Valley, Idaho
Dollar Mountain is the area for beginners and less adventuresome skiers.
“The mountain spoils you,” one well-traveled OTHGI skier contends, “with its gorgeous base lodges, best service anywhere, the best on-mountain food, and bowls that outdo Vail’s.” Here they make snow as well or better than any mountain in the world, and they take excellent care of what they have.
Dollar Mountain may be the ideal place for novices to be tutored by Sun Valley’s famous instructors, but Mt. Baldy is the star.
www.othgi.com /catalog02/trip09.html   (317 words)

  
 ss result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Your instructor will monitor your skill improvement to ensure you will continue to be a part of a clinic that responds to your progress.
Beginners and low intermediate skiers will join fun groups on the gentle, treeless terrain of Dollar Mountain and quickly progress to Baldy's College or Seattle Ridge.
Dollar Mountain clinics are tailored to the needs of 4 to 12-year olds.
www.ski.com /RESORTS/ss_result.cfm?resort=Sun+Valley   (555 words)

  
 Sun Valley Ski Resort Jobs
Two mountains are part of the Sun Valley resort area: Bald Mountain, with a vertical drop of 3,400 feet, and smaller Dollar Mountain, with 628 vertical feet.
The mountains are within two miles of each other and offer a combination of 1,275 total acres of skiable terrain.
Dollar Mountain is a "teacher" mountain, small and gentle with no trees.
www.jobmonkey.com /ski/html/sun_valley.html   (863 words)

  
 Oregon - Eight Dollar Mountain
The varied elevations and aspects of Eight Dollar Mountain support outstanding examples of several serpentine soil communities and the heaviest concentration of rare plants in Oregon, including Waldo gentian, large-flowered rush-lily, western senecio, Oregon willow-herb and Howell's mariposa-lily.
In addition to the Conservancy's property, public land holdings on Eight Dollar Mountain include the USFS, BLM and Oregon Division of State Lands¾4,400 acres in all.
The entire mountain ecosystem is managed cooperatively by the Conservancy and those agencies to protect its exceptional natural values.
nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/oregon/preserves/art6800.html   (298 words)

  
 Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners Ltd. - Ski Area Design|Ski Resort Design|Landscape|Resort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Concurrent with the mountain planning was an analysis of all lands owned by Sun Valley Co. and the development in Ketchum, the program staging through the River Run and Warm Springs portals.
Ecosign has noted the changing needs of skiers and snowboarders and other mountain enthusiasts and reprogrammed Mount Baldy and Dollar Mountain to keep pace with demographic changes in the marketplace and the desires of today’s skiers and snowboarders.
Ecosign has also advised the Sun Valley Co. of the tremendous potential to make one of North America’s premier children and beginner areas on Dollar Mountain and plans are currently under development to achieve this goal.
www.ecosign.com /Sun_Valley.htm   (327 words)

  
 Idaho Mountain Express: Last Day for double Baldy discount - Dollar Mountain opens Friday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The company wants to get the word out about the great snow conditions on the mountain, as attested to by this skier over the weekend.
The resort owner also has announced the Friday opening of Dollar Mountain.
The opening of the new Dollar Mountain half pipe will be delayed pending arrival of new grooming equipment, Sibbach added.
www.mtexpress.com /1998/12-16-98/tickets.htm   (336 words)

  
 Skiing for beginners
By vacation's end, though not yet at the same level, the couple rode lifts and enjoyed skiing the mountain together – and future ski trips were in the picture.
The west side of the mountain is good for novice skiers; it also has easy links to more difficult terrain.
Beginners and new intermediates start on the gentlest treeless terrain of Dollar Mountain and progress to other runs, perhaps even to the challenges of Bald Mountain.
www.sunset.com /sunset/Premium/Travel/2002/01-Jan/SkiBeginners0102/SkiBeginners0102.html   (791 words)

  
 Dollar Mountain - Elkhorn, ID, 83354 - Citysearch
Perfect for beginners of any age, this accessible mountain in the shadow of Baldy isn't only bunny slopes; there are enough intermediate runs to keep more experienced skiers entertained.
For beginners or rusty intermediate skiers, a warm up on Dollar is the only way to go before tackling Baldy's 3,400 vertical feet.
The mountain is open from late November to late April.
boise.citysearch.com /profile/41300707   (247 words)

  
 Million Dollar Impressions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Everything about this mountain retreat is inviting the guest into a world of welcome, warmth, elegance and peace.
As the winter snow and ice highlight the home and yard a warm water radiant heat system melts the snow and ice in the gently curved drive and walkways and warms the spacious 6 car garage and it's contents on the coldest of winter nights.
As it slowly ages the copper color gradually turns from native copper red to a light natural mineral green as it oxidizes in the clean mountain air and slowly blends into the background of green leaves and native grasses.
www.usmdi.net /amenities.asp   (931 words)

  
 Ketchum Vacation Rentals Condominium 2BR, Mountains, Warm Springs / Ketchum, Idaho USA
From the living room of the unit, there are views of the slopes on the lower part of the mountain.
Dollar Mountain has an elevation of 6, 638 ft., and has 13 runs, mostly aimed at beginners.
Among the mountains are over 300 mountain lakes, all suitable for fishing, some even for boating and sailing.
www.a1vacations.com /svalley/1   (1412 words)

  
 Colorado CO Mountain Land for Sale: La Veta Westcliffe Gardner Walsenburg Trinidad
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We have Colorado Mountain Land bordering San Isabel National Forest and BLM, with views of the Sangre de Cristo and Spanish Peaks.
Own Colorado Mountain Land near skiing and golf, mountain passes, rivers, lakes and quaint towns such as Cuchara Gardner Westcliffe Trinidad and La Veta.
www.cjsmtnparadise.com   (426 words)

  
 United States: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rainfall decreases markedly from the humid forests of the Eastern Great Plains to the semiarid shortgrass prairies on the High Plains abutting the Rocky Mountains.
Arid deserts, including the Mojave (A desert area in southern California), extend through the lowlands and valleys of the American Southwest from westernmost Texas to California and northward throughout much of Nevada (A state in the western United States).
Rain forests line the windward mountains of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon to Alaska.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_states.htm   (3612 words)

  
 Wood River Journal - Hailey, Idaho
During the presentation, Huffman admitted the concept of gondolas cars whisking skiers from two new hotels in Sun Valley Village to stations at the beginner ski slopes of Dollar Mountain and the new hotel at the River Run side of Bald Mountain was his favorite project in the Master Plan.
A rendering by Ruscitto/Latham/Blanton for a new ski lodge at Dollar Mountain was included in the presentation last week.
In time for Christmas, Dollar Cabin will be replaced by Dollar Mountain Lodge, a 24,000-square-foot mountain lodge resembling those at Warm Springs, Seattle Ridge and River Run.
www.wrjournal.com /articles/2004/04/21/news/local/bstory.txt   (944 words)

  
 Bus Schedule
The Baldy Mountain Ski Bus departs from the Baldy Mountain Ski Bus Loop/Turnaround.
The Dollar/Condominium Bus departs from the Dollar Mountain Bus Turnaround near the Sun Valley Inn Pool.
The bus route is as follows: Dollar Mountain Bus Turnaround near the Sun Valley Inn Pool - to - Dollar Meadows Condominiums - to Dollar Mountain Cabin.
www.timmckee.com /ski-bus.htm   (246 words)

  
 Stone Mountain Memorial Half Dollar
One of the more common U. commemorative coins, the Stone Mountain half dollar was a by-product of a much larger undertaking—the carving of monumental figures of Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and Jefferson Davis into the side of a sheer cliff.
In 1916, sculptor Gutzon Borglum was commissioned by the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association to carve a large bust of General Robert E. Lee into the mountain’s broad northeast face.
The Confederate Memorial project was finally revived in 1963 by the State of Georgia, which purchased the mountain and surrounding area from its private owners and completed the carving seven years later.
www.coinsite.com /content/Commemoratives/StoneMountain.asp   (1511 words)

  
 Idaho Mountain Express: Ski days wane
From the looks of Dollar Mountain’s dirt-mottled slopes, it’s apparent that spring has arrived in Sun Valley.
Skiers on Dollar Mountain Tuesday had to avoid the slope’s fringes, which were mottled with spring dirt.
Dollar is scheduled to close when skiers leave Saturday.
www.mtexpress.com /2001/01-03-28/01-03-28mtnclosures.htm   (518 words)

  
 Stone Mountain Half Dollar
The inscription "Stone Mountain" with the date "1925" at the lower left.
Stone Mountain First Day Cover issued by the USA Postal Service.
Text: First Day of Issue - Jefferson Davis - Robert E. Lee - Stonewall Jackson - Stone Mountain Memorial - It took three sculptors, 55 years and an act of Congress to carve Georgia's Massive Civil War Tableau on Stone Mt. Envelope: 3 5/8" x 6 1/2".
www.commem.com /prod31a4.htm   (253 words)

  
 Sun Valley Ketchum Idaho CVB : Hotels, Resorts, Skiing and Vacations
After spending many winters at Dollar Mountain, Sun Valley’s beginner mountain, watching her numerous grandchildren learn to ski, Carol Holding decided it was time for the rustic but cramped cabin at the base of Dollar to be replaced with something a bit more in keeping with the exquisite day lodges found elsewhere at Sun Valley.
As an owner of the resort along with her husband Earl Holding, Carol was able to bring her dream to fruition, and the new 26,000 square foot Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge opened in December 2004.
Other improvements to the mountain include a tubing hill with a magic carpet, and a pint-sized terrain park for tots to practice their tricks.
www.visitsunvalley.com /articles/index.cfm?action=View&ArticleID=43   (540 words)

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