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| "World's largest indoor ski centre" proposed for Turkey | 18/08/2006 11:17 |
| Turkey (Ski Press) The Central Aegean Turkish region of Afyon may become home to "the largest indoor ski-centre in the world" according to reports in Anatolian media. The project is said to have a $400m (US) price tag and to... |
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| IcerAir back in San Francisco, but off the streets | 18/08/2006 11:15 |
| USA (Ski Press) Following the controversial location of the Icer Air event in downtown San Francisco last summer, the organisers have decided to stage the event in a stadium this year, with the event date put back to November. Last... |
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| Work starts on five-star Ritz Carlton at Tahoe | 04/08/2006 12:31 |
| USA (Ski Press) The official groundbreaking ceremony has taken place for Lake Tahoe's first five-star luxury hotel -- the 173-room The Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe at Northstar-at- Tahoe ski resort in North Lake Tahoe. The new $300-million resort project is slated to open in late 2009... |
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| Australia's Mt. Perisher open | 04/08/2006 12:29 |
| Australia (Ski Press) After 25 centimetres (10 inches) of fresh snow in previous two days, Mt. Perisher opened for skiing and snowboarding on Thursday for the first time this season. These lifts will give skiers and snowboarders access to more terrain, including Towers Run which is suitable for intermediate to advanced snow-riders... |
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| Guilty pleas in Vail fire bombing case | 04/08/2006 12:25 |
| Colorado, USA (Ski Press) Six former members of the now disbanded Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front have pleaded guilty to firebombing charges relating to 16 attacks between 1996 and 2001. The groups targets included logging, wild horse roundups,... |
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| Spend the night in a blizzard at --10, indoors | 04/08/2006 12:23 |
| England (Ski Press) Indoor snow centre Xscape, Castleford, has created a new opportunity for snow addicts -- the chance to 'camp out' on the snow slope through the night when temperaturews are brought down to minus 10 and snow is... |
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| Snowboarding champion riding for children in Mongolia | 04/08/2006 12:19 |
| New Zealand (Ski Press) A taste of Mongolia, doorags, and a New Zealand pro-snowboarder riding for underprivileged children: An unusual combination but one you will find on the slopes at this year's Burton NZ Open, August 3-5, at Snow Park... |
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| New ski center under construction in Bulgaria | 04/08/2006 12:17 |
| Bulgaria (Ski Press) Work on a new ski resort has begun this week in Bulgaria. The ski centre is close to the small southern city of Blagoevgrad, 101 km (63miles) south of capital Sofia. Named 'Kartala' the resort will initially... |
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