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| Avalanche danger in South Africa | 25/08/2006 11:55 |
| South Africa (Ski Press) Half a metre (20 inches) of snow has fallen again on the mountains of the Eastern Cape and in the gullies and cliffs of the Ben McDhui Mountains in one of the country's best winters in living memory for snow fans... | |
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| Snowbird ski tunnel punch through | 25/08/2006 11:52 |
| USA (Ski Press) More than a year after preliminary work began, Snowbird in Utah's new ski tunnel connecting Peruvian Gulch to Mineral Basin was 'punched through' last Wednesday, August. 16th so that light can now be seen at both ends... | |
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| New Challenge for "Scotland's Skiing Gorillas" | 25/08/2006 10:51 |
| Ski writer Patrick Thorne and his 15-year-old son Sam will take to the indoor snow slopes of Glasgow, Scotland, in October to join others in a team effort for Cancer Research UK. Each participant will ski for an estimated four... | |
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| CamelBak donates more 'Better Bottles' | 18/08/2006 12:17 |
| CamelBak International intends to donate 1000 of its new 'Better Bottle' to 'Wheels 4 Life' at the upcoming Eurobike Show in Friedrichshafen. CamelBak sells the new bottles at their Eurobike booth at a €10.00 promotional price and donates the full proceeds to Wheels 4 Life. This non-profit organization aims to provide people in Third World Countries with bikes as an important means of transportation to school or work. | |
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| Moscow Dome moves forward | 18/08/2006 11:33 |
| Russia (Ski Press) More information has been published on the new indoor snow centre for Moscow that is currently under construction at Krasnogorsk German company ThyssenKrupp Hoesch Bausysteme have been contracted by the centre's developpers, Snow Cupol, to produce the... | |
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| Ski Dubai wins twice at prestigious Retail and Leisure Awards in London | 18/08/2006 11:31 |
| UK/Dubai (Ski Press) Mall of the Emirates, home of Ski Dubai and the self-declared "world's first shopping resort", has been officially recognised as one of the leading international retail destinations after it received three of the industry's most prestigious awards.... | |
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| World's biggest artificial ski slope development gets bigger | 18/08/2006 11:29 |
| France (Ski Press) Since the initial announcement made back in January, Briton Engineering's project to redevelop the Nœux-les-Mines artificial ski slope project in northern France is to be expanded to increase the options for skiers and boarders at the top of the hill by providing enhanced "green run" opportunities. This expansion was originally drawn up as the third phase of the project, and was due to be constructed in approximately two years time. However the local authority took a decision to maximise the projects potential and to make the most of the economies of scale by linking the different phases together... | |
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| Korea first for SnowVolution | 18/08/2006 11:23 |
| Korea (Ski Press) The principals of SnowVolution and Ski Trac International have announced the signing of an agreement with a Korean company to develop the SnowVolution system for a location in Korea. SnowVolution and Ski Trac have agreed to jointly... | |
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| Snowdome and second US Legoland for Kansas | 18/08/2006 11:21 |
| USA (Ski Press) A $787m plan for a giant leisure complex including the second Legoland in the US and an indoor ski centre has been submitted to Olathe City Council in Kansas. Dubbed the O-Zone project - short for Olathe... | |
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| Work begins on fifth British snowdome | 18/08/2006 11:20 |
| UK (Ski Press) Reports from Manchester claim that work has begun on the long-delayed Chill Factore and that the complex will open in October 2007. The £31 million development will be built next to the existing large Trafford shopping centre... | |
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