Has the Les Otten Saga Ended (looking into the latest ASC news as well as remarks about the other conglomerates); Vancouver's Bid for the 2010 Olympics; Forest Service Insider Named Chief (Appointment of Dale Bosworth); Newest Enviro Thing: 'programmatic EIS' (unhappy with the Forest Service, enviros push for a comprehensive study of how ski expansions affect the forest system); Bass Starts Traininf for Everest (Again); Insurance Coverage for Ski Injuries at Risk (proposed loopholes for personal coverage); Snowbird Socks it to S.O.C. (prevailing in a court case brought by Save Our Canyons against expansion plans and a structure on Hidden Peak).