Wednesday Travel Ticker: Fair-weather fans in Indy
The Indianapolis Airport Authority says
more than 500 corporate jets have made reservations there this week ahead of Sunday"s Super Bowl game in the city, with more at surrounding airports. Last year more than 600 private jets landed near Dallas for the Super Bowl, and that topped the 2010 record of about 400 flights . . . . Super Bowl visitors have scored on the weather front. On Tuesday,
Indianapolis temps topped 60 degrees, about 30 degrees warmer than would be expected this time of year. Later in the week is less promising. "There"s a potential storm Saturday and Sunday, but exactly how it"s going to take shape, we"re still not sure about," says AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Michael Pigott. However, Indianapolis" Lucas Oil Stadium has a retractable roof. . . .
The number of hikers allowed on Half Dome could be severely restricted by 2013 if an environmental assessment of the Yosemite wilderness area is approved. Up to 1,200 people a day have been making the trek, but rangers say crowds make the climb unsafe, and that 300 per day is a more manageable number . . . . Paradise Point Resort & Spa, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, recently launched its own
water-taxi service to SeaWorld. For more information, click here . . . .
All North Lake Tahoe downhill and cross-country resorts are now operating. Spooner Lake Cross Country, just outside Incline Village, opened Friday . . . Squaw Valley, Dynafit and Tahoe City-based Alpenglow Sports will host
California’s first-ever European-inspired Nachtspektakel, a traditional ski touring event, on Saturday evening. The tour is followed by food and drinks. Cost is $40. For info, click here. . . . San Diego Surfrider will
install cameras on beaches to catch any changes in waves that may result from a major rehabilitation project for beaches from Oceanside to Imperial Beach. the Union-Tribune has reported . . . . Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has completed
a 21-day construction project on its longest runway that updated lighting, repaired pavement and markings and improved taxi-ways . . . .
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