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| New Edition of UK?s Only Annual Ski Resort Guidebook Published | 13/10/2009 18:47 |
| The 2010 edition of Where to Ski and Snowboard, now the UK?s only remaining annually printed guide book has been published. The brand new, completely revised 2010 edition contains 600 pages devoted to detailed description and evaluation of over 430 resorts (in around 150 areas) worldwide. This year the book covers Germany for the first time [...] | |
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| Compagnie des Alpes Looks To Add Les 2 Alpes To Its Portfolio | 12/10/2009 16:44 |
| The world?s largest ski resort operator, the Compagnie des Alpes (CDA), is looking to add one of the remaining major French resorts not yet under its ownership to its portfolio. The company has announced it in negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Deux-Alpes Loisirs thanks to exclusive negotiations with a group of shareholders who together [...] | |
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| Ticket Prices Held At 2008-09 Cost In Andorra | 12/10/2009 11:04 |
| The cost of a six day lift ticket at Andorra?s largest ski centre, Grandvalira, is dropping for next season ? albeit by just half a Euro for a six day pass, other tickets will cost the same as last winter 08-09. However the change is significant as the resort?s lift ticket price had increased at a [...] | |
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| New Gondola For Jasna | 12/10/2009 10:59 |
| One of the ski world?s largest summer construction projects this summer is at the leading Slovak resort of Jasna where a major new gondola project is under construction. The new Grand Brhliska gondola is nearly 2km long and rises 320 vertical metres between 1100 and 1420m. It replaces an older four-passengers-per-cabin lift, the new eight [...] | |
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| Private Funicular Opens For Luxury Swiss Ski Hotel | 12/10/2009 10:40 |
| A remarkable new lift for the exclusive use of those fortunate enough to be staying in the Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa, enters full time service this winter. The Tschuggen Express, the futuristic mountain railway belonging to the hotel, is about to begin its first full winter season allowing guests to be up on the slopes [...] | |
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| SuperSki Weeks 2010 Now Online! | 09/10/2009 16:41 |
| Prices for the 2010 ski season start from $750 person (Innsbruck, Austria 6 nights, double occupancy) and include: roundtrip air, 6 or 7 nights hotel accomodation, buffet breakfast, transfer as specified and local taxes and service charges in Europe. | |
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| October Freestyle Training On Kitzsteinhorn Glacier | 08/10/2009 13:03 |
| Kaprun has announced plans to run freestyle camps for children, teens and novices over a three week period from October 17th to November 7thon the resort?s Kitzsteinhorn glacier. The camps will offer expert tuition in the 180° or 360° turn as well as the disciplines of the switch, ridding in deep powder, big air, jumps, grabs, [...] | |
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| 7m Euro Super Chairlift For Saalbach | 08/10/2009 12:49 |
| Saalbach is making one of the biggest ever investments in a chairlift this summer to upgrade the Hasenauerköpfl from a quad chair to a state of the art eight seater chairlift with pull down bubble weather-protection covers. The 7m Euro lift will also have heated seats. The new lift is one of three the resort, [...] | |
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| Les Arcs Launches European Cinema Festival | 08/10/2009 12:46 |
| The first Les Arcs European Film Festival will be staged from December 5th-12th, right at the start of winter, but with ski runs up to 3200 metres and extensive snow making, there should still be plenty of snow to enjoy when you’re not catching a movie. Les Arcs is actually treating itself to a slightly earlier-than-usual [...] | |
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| Tough New Run In The Dolomites | 08/10/2009 12:44 |
| The Ski Center Latemar in the Val di Fiemme/Obereggen district of the Italian Dolomites is one of the few in the world to be debuting a new piste this season. The new ?Torre di Pisa? is described as a technical run and will provide an alternative route down to the existing ?5 Nazioni? slope in the [...] | |
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