11.   Snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport, according to Karen Righthand of the Atlas Snow-Shoe Company.

12.   Snowshoeing is now the fastest growing winter sport, particularly popular with aging baby boomers.

13.   Snowshoeing was the most popular winter sport in the heyday of the old Woodstock Inn and is coming back into fashion again.

14.   Speaking of the basketball, it is a winter sport played at the Summer Olympics.

15.   Snowboarding remains the fastest-growing winter sport, and the growth has not been just among juveniles and Gen Xers.

16.   Sports cable network ESPN likes to think of its first-ever Winter X Games as the perfect chance to legitimize the world of winter extreme sports.

17.   The Alpine region lives increasingly on tourism revenue, and the question of how safe its winter sport facilities are has been cast into stark relief.

18.   The break delayed the end of the playoffs probably to mid-June, not an ideal time to conclude a winter sport.

19.   The Alpine country lives increasingly on tourism revenue, and the question of how safe its winter sport facilities are has been cast into stark relief.

20.   This maneuverability and adaptability is part of why snowshoeing is a fast-growing winter sport.