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| Try Something Different: Adventure In Paradiski | 05/01/2010 6:37 |
| The giant French Paradiski area that encompasses 20 resort villages which are part of the resorts of les Arcs, la Plagne and Peisey Vallandry, is encouraging skiers and boarders to think outside the snowbox in 2010 and consider trying one of the numerous adrenalin-pumping, side-splitting and quirky sports they offer besides downhill skiing and boarding. Not [...] | |
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| WWF Warn ?Ski Area Plans Threaten Europe?s Last Untouched Forests? | 05/01/2010 6:34 |
| The WWF has published a lengthy document at: www.panda.org/?184562/Ski-area-plans-threaten-Europes-last-untouched- detailing their belief that plans for new skiing areas in the region around the Carpathian Mountains and the Balkans threaten to harm major protected areas that house some of Europe?s last remaining untouched wilderness. The document highlights proposed new ski areas and existing resort ski areas expansions [...] | |
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| New Year?s Day Pigs Race Again In Klosters | 05/01/2010 6:31 |
| The now annual race between ten lucky piglets rang in the New Year at the famous Swiss resort of Klosters, the favourite of Prince Charles. ?The nippy little animals are intended to bring good luck in live form at the change of the year.? Explained a spokesperson for the resort. The grand New Year reception traditionally [...] | |
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| New iPhone App Guide To 1,000+ Ski Areas Launched | 05/01/2010 6:29 |
| A new guide to mountain resorts worldwide has been published on the iPhone. The PeakLocation app, published by the team behind the popular PeakLocation.com website, is a guide to both where to go skiing and becomes a companion while you?re there. The PeakLocation app provides a vast amount of high quality information on winter and summer [...] | |
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| Turkey Announces 40 New Ski Areas | 05/01/2010 6:27 |
| The number of ski areas in the world may be increasing rather than decreasing with hundreds of new centres having opened in Eastern Europe and in Asia over the past decade. The latest country to announce a big increase in their ski area count is Turkey, where government ministers announced plans to open up [...] | |
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| Weekly Snow Report on 23 December: No Need To Dream ?Just Go Skiing (? or Boarding?). | 24/12/2009 15:36 |
| * Snow and low temperatures in the Alps * Eastern European resorts open en masse after low temperatures and fresh snow. * Great snow across Canada * Heavy snow on each side of the US * More snow and a new chairlift opens today in Spain * Fresh snow in Scandinavia and Scotland. * Good conditions in Belgium. Most of the world?s [...] | |
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| New Luxury Hotels For Kitzbuhel | 21/12/2009 3:35 |
| Kitzbühel?s first member hotel in the ?Leading Hotel of the World? group has opened its doors for the first time this week. The new five star isn?t actually in the famous village, but is located in the neighbouring village of Jochberg. Named the Royal Spa Kitzbühel it offers its guests, ?…a modern and luxurious stay [...] | |
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| New Six Seat chairlift for Isola 2000 | 21/12/2009 3:32 |
| Isola 2000 in the southern French Alps is opening a new six-seat chairlift this winter, thanks to investment from the local Alpes-Maritimes Council. The new lift, named ?La Valette,? is 1,905m long and rises 500 vertical metres. The lift improves people management on the slopes, reducing bottle necks, and providing a more comfortable uplift. The ?skier flow? on [...] | |
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| Off Piste for All Courses in Chamonix | 17/12/2009 10:55 |
| As skiers become more adventurous, the demand for courses offering the chance to improve off-piste skills rises. Every week of this winter season, adventure holiday specialists offer off piste ski courses in the French resort of Chamonix. Skiers with little experience of skiing off piste can join an ?Aspirers Powder Practice? week, while those with [...] | |
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| Longest High Speed Quad In Canadian Rockies Officially Opened | 17/12/2009 10:52 |
| Marmot Basin Ski and Snowboard Resort in Alberta, Canada has celebrated the official opening of the Canadian Rockies Express, the longest high-speed quad chairlift ever built in the Canadian Rockies. As guests from throughout the mountain community and across Alberta enjoyed record early-season snowfalls, Chairman John Day said the spectacular new lift transforms Marmot Basin into [...] | |
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