1.   Meanwhile, Seidl, the stockbroker, was quietly praising the Alpine slopes.

2.   Most of the vineyards are tiny, and most of them cling like mountain goats to south-facing Alpine slopes.

3.   No longer considered the renegades they once were, snowboarders today coexist with skiers in relative harmony on the same Alpine slopes.

4.   Tim and Brenda Grier have no nearby alpine slopes, but they do see a lot of cross-country skiers at their Forest Lakes Touring Center and Cabins.

5.   To my mind, a perfect winter Sunday this side of the Alpine slopes combines cross-country skiing, Bloody Marys and Mozart, not necessarily in equal amounts.

6.   With just seven medals tallied through Wednesday, the final act takes place on the alpine slopes.

7.   Avalanches swept down Alpine slopes at the height of the ski season Monday, killing three skiers in Italy and three in Switzerland.

8.   But the setting, just a ski lift away from prime Alpine slopes, underscored that business can be combined with pleasure.

9.   But the setting just a ski lift away from prime Alpine slopes underscored that business can be combined with pleasure.

10.   Countless avalanches have been roaring down alpine slopes, stranding thousands of tourists in the worst snow chaos in the European Alps in years.