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Late Jan & Feb best.</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>2007-08 season - First ski early in Dec 2007 - Final ski on Mar 10th  - February was best.</b></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="12888b00.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="12565b00.jpg" border=0 width="101" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div>  <A NAME="fred"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#9933CC" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I><B>This website is dedicated to my skiing pals,</b></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Fred Shaffer and George Cook</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cross Country Ski Touring Laurel Highlan"><U><B>HOME</b></U></A><B>    </b></FONT><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurel Hill SP Kooser SP Hidden Valley"><U><B>Hidden Valley,</b></U></A><B>    </b><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurel Hill SP Kooser SP Hidden Valley"><U><B>Laurel Hill & Kooser SP</b></U></A><B>    </b><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="North Woods"><U><B>North Woods</b></U></A><B>    </b><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roaring Run"><U><B>Roaring Run</b></U></A><B>    </b><A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bear Run Ohiopyle SP"><U><B>Bear Run - Ohiopyle SP</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurel Ridge"><U><B>Laurel Ridge</b></U></A><B>    </b><A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurel Mountain"><U><B>Laurel Mountain</b></U></A><B>    </b><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Area Map"><U><B>Area Map</b></U></A><B>    </b><A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Links"><U><B>Other XC Ski Links</b></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>