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Snowbird
Snowbird is a common name for the dark-eyed junco (''Junco hyemalis''). Snowbird may also refer to: Places * Snowbird, Utah, an unincorporated area and associated ski resort * Snowbird Lake, a lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada *Snowbird Glacier, a hanging alpine glacier in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska *Snowbird Mountain, a crest on the Appalachian Trail east of Del Rio, Tennessee People * Snowbird (person), someone from Canada or the northern United States who spends winter in warmer climates of the southern United States Arts, entertainment, and media Films *'' The Snowbird'', a 1916 silent movie Fictional characters * Snowbird (comics), a Marvel Comics character Music *Snowbird (band), a band featuring Simon Raymonde and Stephanie Dosen * "Snowbird" (song), recorded by Anne Murray in 1970 *"Snowbird", a song by Janis Ian from her 1969 album '' Who Really Cares'' *"Snowbirds and Townies", a song from the album ''The Moon Is Down'' by Further Seems Forever * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbirds
The Snowbirds, officially known as 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (french: 431e Escadron de démonstration aérienne, links=no), are the military aerobatics flight demonstration team of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The team is based at 15 Wing Moose Jaw near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Snowbirds' official purpose is to "demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and teamwork of Canadian Forces personnel".Dempsey 2002, p. 567. The team also provides a public relations and recruiting role, and serves as an aerial ambassador for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Snowbirds are the first Canadian air demonstration team to be designated as a squadron. The show team flies 11 CT-114 Tutors: nine for aerobatic performances, including two solo aircraft, and two spares, flown by the team coordinators. Additionally, 13 are maintained in storage. Approximately 80 Canadian Forces personnel work with the squadron full-time; 24 personnel are in the show team that travels during the show season. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird, Utah
Snowbird is an unincorporated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971. History The development of Little Cottonwood Canyon and the town of Alta dates to the 19th Century. A U.S. Army soldier first prospected for silver there in 1869. Mining became a large local industry, and Little Cottonwood Canyon became one of the largest producers of silver ore in the Wasatch Mountains. Known as the Emma Mine (the origin of the name of the Big Emma ski run in Snowbird's Gad Valley), the soldier's find eventually produced more than $3.8 million in silver. At its peak, 8,000 people lived and worked in the narrow canyon, which held two smelters, 138 homes, hotels, boarding houses, stores and a railroad. The entire town was later destroyed by a series of avalanches. The resort is a multi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird (comics)
Snowbird (Narya) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by John Byrne, the character made her first appearance in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (1979). Publication history Snowbird first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (1979) and was created by John Byrne. Byrne later revealed that, unlike most of the Alpha Flight lineup, she was a "fan character" who he created years before he began professional work in comics. Fictional character biography Several thousand years before Snowbird's birth, the immensely powerful and malevolent Arctic spirit Tundra sealed the Northern gods — including the Inuit goddess Nelvanna — within a mystical barrier in another dimension, rendering them incapable of defending the mortal realm of Earth. Through clever persuasion and trickery, Nelvanna bargained with Tundra to strip her of her godly powers so that she could pass through the barrier to find and mate with a male human of Earth. Nelvanna appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird Airlines
Snowbird Airlines was a Finnish charter airline based at Helsinki Airport. The airline was founded in 2013 and was owned by Snowbird Airlines Oy (Ltd) while a separate company Lumilintu Oy (Ltd) operated marketing. The airline's planned to start operating flights in mid-2014 were thwarted by tour operators cancelling agreements as well as a dispute with the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA). Snowbird made its first flight, operated by Smartlynx Estonia, on October 2, 2014. However, operations were suspended in December 2014. History Snowbird's background is in the bankruptcy of Air Finland in 2012. Several senior employees of Air Finland, including Snowbird CEO Marja Aalto, went on to found Snowbird in 2013 in order to cater for the Finnish charter airline market that was left unsupplied after the bankruptcy. Despite foreign charter companies operating in Finland, provincial airports were found to be costly destinations for tour operators relying on foreign a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird Glacier
__NOTOC__ Snowbird Glacier is a hanging alpine glacier in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska. Location and terrain Snowbird Glacier is located near the southwestern corner of the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska. It sits in a high alpine bowl surrounded by largely unnamed rugged granite peaks, glaciers, and canyons. Snowbird Glacier is located in a high alpine zone characterized by rock, ice, and minimal vegetation. Human activity and recreation During the winter and spring, Snowbird Glacier is often visited by backcountry skiers and snowmachiners. During the summer and fall, the glacier is frequented by hikers and backpackers. The glacier lies on the popular Bomber Traverse in the Talkeetna Mountains, which connects several remote mountain huts. During winter months, adjacent peaks and snowfields may be subject to avalanches. Snowbird Glacier is generally considered safe to travel on during summer months without technical gear, though light crampons or Yaktrax will significantly i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird (sailboat)
The Snowbird is an American sailboat that was initially designed by Willis Reid as a one design racer and first built in 1921. The boat was re-designed by Edson B. Schock in the 1940s and it became a popular junior class. The boat was used as a one design competition class for sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Design The Snowbird is a racing sailing dinghy, with early versions built with wooden hulls and later ones with fiberglass hulls, with wood trim. It has a single sail catboat rig, a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The fiberglass version displaces . The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof. For the 1932 Olympics boats were borrowed from local owners. The rig was modified, with a taller mast and a shorter boom and a new sail design, which was it tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird (song)
"Snowbird" is a song by the Canadian lyricist Gene MacLellan. Though it has been recorded by many performers, it is best known through Anne Murray's 1969 recording, which—after appearing as an album track in mid-1969—was released as a single in mid-1970. It was a No. 2 hit on Canada's pop chart and went to No. 1 on both the Canadian adult contemporary and country charts. The song reached No. 8 on the U.S. pop singles chart, spent six weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and became a surprise Top 10 U.S. country hit as well. It was certified as a gold single by the RIAA, the first American Gold record ever awarded to a Canadian solo female artist. The song peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2003 it was an inaugural song inductee of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Anne Murray and Gene MacLellan had met while both were regulars on the CBC television series ''Singalong Jubilee'' and Murray recorded two of MacLellan's compositions, "Snowbird" and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UTIAS Snowbird
The Snowbird is a human-powered ornithopter that was built as a project of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). Snowbird was the first human-powered ornithopter to fly straight and level. Design and development Background There have been several attempts throughout history of humans attempting to fly like a bird, under their own power. Leonardo da Vinci is frequently credited with creating the first design for a human-powered ornithopter in 1485. Since that time, many people have tried to make human-powered flight like a bird happen. In 1991, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) awarded a “Diplôme d’Honneur” for the first remotely operated engine-powered ornithopter, which was developed by Professor James DeLaurier and UTIAS. In 2006, the UTIAS Ornithopter No.1 flew. It required the assistance of a jet engine to take off, and its flapping wings were driven by an 18 kW (24 HP) gasoline engine. Ornithopter Project The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird (person)
A snowbird is a person who migrates from the colder northern parts of North America to warmer southern locales, typically during the winter. The southern locales include the Sun Belt and Hawaii in the United States, as well as Mexico and the Caribbean. Snowbirds used to primarily be retired or older, but are increasingly of all ages. Conversely, a sunbird is one who leaves warmer locales in the summer, migrating to cooler locales such as higher elevations or more northerly regions. Profile Snowbirds are typically retirees who wish to avoid the snow and cold temperatures of northern winter, but maintain ties with family and friends by staying there the rest of the year. In recent years, younger people with jobs tied to seasonal tourists often migrate southward, following the tourist season, to southern resorts. Some are also business owners who have a second home in a warmer location or whose business can be easily moved from place to place. Many families in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird (band)
Snowbird is a British/American band consisting of instrumentalist Simon Raymonde ( Cocteau Twins) and vocalist Stephanie Dosen. Dosen, originally a member of the 1990s techno band Virus, sang live with Massive Attack in 2008 and later collaborated with The Chemical Brothers. Dosen and Raymonde first worked together on her second solo album, ''A Lily for the Spectre'', released by Bella Union in 2007. The duo's debut album as Snowbird, ''Moon'', was released on 27 January 2014 on Bella Union. Career as Snowbird Snowbird debuted with a concert in June 2009 at Union Chapel, Islington. The band's recorded a cover of Pink Floyd's "Goodbye Blue Sky" that year, which appeared on ''The Wall Re-Built!'' compilation, a tribute to ''The Wall'' given away free with the December 2009 issue of Mojo. It was followed by a version of the British nursery rhyme "The North Wind Doth Blow" on 2010 compilation ''Sing Me to Sleep, Indie Lullabies''. In winter 2013, Snowbird announced the upcoming re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird (album)
''Snowbird'' is a compilation album by Anne Murray issued in 1970 on Capitol Records. The album was released as the first Anne Murray album available in the United States and consists of songs previously included on '' This Way Is My Way'' and ''Honey, Wheat and Laughter''. The photo and graphic design of the album cover are a reworking of the artwork on ''Honey, Wheat and Laughter.'' The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 41 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. Track listing #"Snowbird" #" Fire and Rain" #"Rain" #"Break My Mind" #"Bidin' My Time" #"Put Your Hand in the Hand "Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album '' Honey, Wheat and Laughter''. It became a hit single for the Canadian band Ocean, release ..." #"Running" #"Musical Friends" #" Get Together" #"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" References {{Authority control Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbird Tectonic Zone
The Snowbird Tectonic Zone (STZ) is a geological structure in the western Canadian Shield which forms a geophysical boundary between the Hearne Craton and the south-west arm of the Rae Craton. It is enigmatic and has been interpreted as a Proterozoic suture or escape structure, or an Archaean suture reactivated during either the Archaean or Palaeoproterozic. It stretches from the Canadian Cordillera north-east to Hudson Bay, diagonally crossing Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. It truncates the Taltson Magmatic Zone in Alberta, which suggests an age younger than 1.95 Ga. In the Baker Basin (near Baker Lake, northern STZ) it is overlapped by lamprophyre dykes and volcanics, suggesting a minimum age of 1.85 Ga; however, a younger age (1.84–1.78 Ga) can be inferred from convergence across the STZ in Alberta. interpreted it as part of the Hudsonian orogeny, a collisional event in which microcontinents were accreted to Laurent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
