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| Freeride action at Perisher Blue | 22/06/2006 10:26 |
| Australia (Ski Press) Perisher Blue believes it is the first resort in Australia to offer skiers and snowboarders freeride terrain features this season. The Mini Terrain Park on Front Valley was put in place this week and consists of two boxes - one three metres and one six metres in length... | |
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| Russian indoor ski centres under construction | 22/06/2006 10:24 |
| Russia (Ski Press) Russia will become the latest country to introduce indoor year round skiing when it's first snowdome opens on the outskirts of the city's capital, Moscow, in December. The new 360m slope at Krasnogorsk, just northeast of the... | |
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| Two new quads for Bansko | 22/06/2006 10:21 |
| Bulgaria (Ski Press) Bansko will add two new quads for next winter. The first chair connects "Banderishka polyana" place with the base of the "Todorka" piste and will improve easy ski- and snowboard terrain access for beginners. The second new... | |
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| New lifts, new terrain for Sun Peaks | 22/06/2006 10:19 |
| Canada (Ski Press) In addition to a fast new quad chairlift on Tod Mountain at Sun Peaks in Canada giving faster access to the resort's deepest and driest powder, glade skiing and advanced/expert terrain on the mountain; Sun Peaks has... | |
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| Ski industry down under valued at $1.3 billion by new study | 22/06/2006 10:16 |
| Australia (Ski Press) The combined benefit in additional economic activity generated by Australia's alpine resorts is $1,318 million (Australian), and over 17,000 employment opportunities are generated according to an extensive study conducted by the National Institute of Economic and Industry... | |
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| St Anton builds new "FerrisWheel" gondola | 22/06/2006 10:11 |
| Austria (Ski Press) St Anton in Austria's famous Arlberg region will boast a world first next season when it opens its new Galzigbahn gondola lift. The new lift, which has three times the uplift capaity of the one it replaces,... | |
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| Chile opens | 22/06/2006 10:08 |
| Resorts across Chile opened at the weekend with largely good snow conditions. Ski Portillo opened on Saturday, June 17th with a solid 30-inch (75cm) base. Portillo has already received nearly six feet of snow, as good start on its way... | |
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| No more summer skiing on Marmolada | 22/06/2006 10:00 |
| Italy (Ski Press) Italy's Marmolada glacier will no longer open for summer skiing, the latest in the toll of Europe's glacier ski areas to cease offering summer snow sports. The decision follows this summer's announcement by Alpe d'Huez in France... | |
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| Dodson and Gulini close Revolution Tour with slopestyle wins | 22/06/2006 9:49 |
| USA (Ski Press) With the second straight bluebird competition day at Windells in the books, the Chevrolet Revolution Tour officially closed out the 2006 season Wednesday with Josh Dodson (Bend, OR) and Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, UT) stomping victories... | |
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| Revolution Tour wraps up 2006 pipe season at Windells | 21/06/2006 12:26 |
| USA (Ski Press) Daniel Wakeham and Kate Foster spent three weeks at Windells getting acquainted with what the riders describe as one of the best halfpipes in the world this time of year. The result: victories in the final stop of... | |
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