And so, as I pondered and worried and accomplished nothing, the winter blew in with a wild snow that scoured the streets and roared through my meagre shelter like the vengeful God of the Old Testament.

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Prior to taking the Minnesota Wild job, Snow spent a year and a half in baseball covering the Red Sox for the Boston Globe, an experience that opened his eyes to a new world.

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Riding the musical slopes with Jeff Beck is as exhilarating and fun as facing down a wild ride from the top of a snow-covered summit with someone who knows just how far to push things.

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"We have four foot snow drifts on our lane and it's wild outside, " Mr Newbold said.

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As a couple, the Muries would explore some of the most remote areas of the Alaskan wilderness, defying snow, clouds of mosquitoes in the summer, wild animals and physical toil.

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Waves surged, and snow, driven by shifting winds, hit the ships at wild angles.

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Snow spent four seasons as Director of Hockey Operations for the Minnesota Wild before being let go in 2010, but still maintains a residence just a mile from the Xcel Energy Center in St.

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