31.   In the end, weather proved the big headache as snow, rain and wind caused havoc with the Alpine ski races.

32.   International Ski Federation officials are blaming operators of the Lake Louise ski hill for their cancellation of two World Cup ski races.

33.   It is not the first time that unpredictable weather has affected ski races in this Spanish resort.

34.   Josef Strobl of Austria had the fastest time Thursday in a training session for a World Cup downhill ski race this weekend.

35.   Last February, World Cup ski races at Snowbasin were canceled because a three-day blizzard buried the course.

36.   Lodwick was never really challenged in the ski race, increasing his lead in the first two kilometers and then cruising home.

37.   Michael Schumacher slid off a gate and nearly fell, in an unsteady start at a media ski race Friday.

38.   Reeve, who has participated in the celebrity ski races before his injury, now attends the event to raise money for spinal cord research.

39.   Record warm weather and a lack of snow forced cancelation Tuesday of three Alpine ski World Cup races scheduled in the United States this season.

40.   The Austrian news agency APA said discos and bars stayed open around the clock and a special nighttime ski race was organized to keep up spirits.