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| Snow Reaches 4 Metres Deep In The Alps | 13/01, 11:09 |
| * Chamonix Snow Tally Reaches 4m.
* Rain at 2010 Olympic Venue closes slopes.
* 2km long snow slope opens in The Netherlands, ride up provided by free six-seat chairlift..
* Good conditions in the Alps .
* Good conditions in North America.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is currently reporting the deepest snow in Europe with a four [...] |
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| New Chairlift for Cervinia | 05/01, 6:41 |
| Italy?s Cervinia ski resort, which is connected by piste and lifts to Zermatt in Switzerland, has made a major investment of 11.5 million Euros in a state-of-the-art new chairlift.
The new Pancheron six-seat lift, which has all the latest safety features, departs from the top of Cretaz (close to the arrival station of the chairlift of [...] |
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| Upgrades At Serbia?s Leading Resort | 05/01, 6:38 |
| Serbia?s Mt. Kopaonik ski area has a new four star hotel his winter, the Angela. The hotel has been created by the MK Group from the merged Zve?an and Ras buildings.
The new hotel is part of an 8 million Euro spend by the MK Group on reconstruction and modernisation of the whole tourist complex [...] |
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| Try Something Different: Adventure In Paradiski | 05/01, 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, 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, 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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