Ski Resort and Snow News - January 2011
On Yer (Snow) Bike
Published : 28-Jan-2011 08:08
The Humble Velogemel
In these tough economic times, it could be a good opportunity to save money on your ski pass and jump on a (snow) bike instead. Well, probably not, but have you ever ridden on a velogemel?
Probably not (again), but the good news is that you can get on a Velgomel and even represent Britain (in your mind) in the up coming Velogemel World Championships all within the week?
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Snow Forecast Summary - 27th January 2011
Published : 27-Jan-2011 10:01
North America continues to enjoy the best skiing in the hemisphere at present, with significant new snow adding to already impressive depths in British Columbia, Canada and across Colorado in the United States.
The European situation has improved, but remains mixed. Austria has seen the welcome return of significant snowfalls this past week and many Swiss ski areas have also had a bit of a refresh. France has remained largely dry but still cold and, although urgently in need of snow low down, continues to give great skiing above around 1,800 metres. Some Italian resorts have had fresh snow, although those that missed out still generally have good conditions at median levels and above.
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Scotland’s Ski Season Running Ahead of Record-Breaking 2010
Published : 27-Jan-2011 08:42
Glenshee At The Weekend
Figures from Scottish ski centres published today have revealed that business is up 3% on last winter, which was itself the best since 1995-6. Since opening in November or December, CairnGorm, Glenshee, Nevis Range and The Lecht have welcomed 110,284 skiers and boarders, approximately 3% more than at 27th January 2010.
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Motorcycle-style Airbags For Ski Racers
Published : 27-Jan-2011 10:00
Chammy Alcott - seriously injured
Following a number of high profile accidents for ski racers on the slopes, the International Ski Federation (FIS) and Dainese have announced a partnership with the aim of studying "intelligent protection for Alpine Skiing."
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Best Fresh Snow in Eastern Alps And Western North America
Published : 25-Jan-2011 01:40
Steamboat Colorado this week
Inghams tell us there has been a metre of new snow in Kitzbuhel over the weekend, highglighting snowfall in the eastern Alps which has particularly benefitted Austria it seems. Conditions were excellent for the Hahnenkamm last weekend.
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Ex-British Soldier Wins ‘Ultimate Mountain Gig’ in Utah
Published : 24-Jan-2011 02:43
Andy Campbell
An ex-British soldier is one of two winners of a remarkable competition run by Utah ski area Canyons.
Andy Campbell's prize includes flights to Utah, a $40,000 salary for four months work, season pass, superior suite at the Waldorf Astoria, spa treatments, heli-skiing, full equipment and VIP status to events in resort.
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Early Start In The Alps
Published : 23-Jan-2011 06:47
'First tracks' packages are a standard offer at many leading North American resorts, you typically sign up and pay a small fee a day or two before, then get exclusive access to the slopes for 30 or 60 minutes before the ski area opens to, "the general public."
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Trouble In The Land of Sunshine
Published : 22-Jan-2011 08:49
Strange things are afoot at Sunshine ski area near Banff in Alberta, Canada.
The Calgary Herald reports that a spate of sackings of ski area staff, some of whom had worked at the resort for 30 years, led to a mass "call in sick" of employees on Wednesday, leaving the centre only able to operate three lifts and offering refunds to disgruntled customers.
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Visit The Dolomites In 3D From Your PC
Published : 21-Jan-2011 10:22
Anyone heading to the Dolomites this winter might want to view a new 3D map of the vast Dolomiti Superski region before they head out there.
' 3D Dolomiti Superski' is a new application that gives a fairly realistic 3D overview of "the world's widest ski resort" – in fact about a dozen valleys, 50+ village and nearly 1,300km of piste, served by almost 50 lifts.
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80 Years Of "The Hahnenkamm"
Published : 21-Jan-2011 10:04
Kitzbuhel
The biggest annual race in the World Cup calendar looks set to take place as scheduled this weekend, 80 years after its first staging.
The 71st Hahnenkamm, a race first staged in 1931, will take place on the famous Streif slopes above Kitzbuehel, attracting a probable 60,000 fans to the world famous resort, and of course millions more to TV screens worldwide.
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Ischgl On the Tele
Published : 21-Jan-2011 08:32
In a rare public demonstration of an individual ski resort's buying power, Austrian's Ischgl (www.ischgl.com) will be appearing on TV screens over the next three weeks as the resort has splashed out on a 30 second advert which will be appearing on a selection of satellite TV channels.
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Smarter Helmets On The Way
Published : 18-Jan-2011 09:52
The ski and board helmets many of us now wear today are based on 70s design technology, apparently, but that's all about to change thanks to a deal signed today between industry leader Burton's subsidiary R.E.D, and Swedish technology company, MIPS.
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Variable Snow Conditions Across Europe
Published : 17-Jan-2011 05:24
Formigal Today
Snow conditions in Europe this winter continue to be something of a roller coaster ride with periods of good snowfall followed by long periods without or, worse still, 'Springlike' temperatures well above zero leading to a thaw of lying snow at lower altitudes.
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CairnGorm Mountain Wins Gold For Green Again
Published : 16-Jan-2011 08:47
CairnGorm
CairnGorm Mountain has again been given a gold award in the Green Tourism Scheme administered by Visit Scotland.
It's the latest success for the ski area above Aviemore which has achieved a 100% success rate since first entering the contest in 2004.
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Adelboden’s Famous World Cup Downhill Piste Opens for Night Skiing
Published : 14-Jan-2011 02:41
Switzerland's Adelboden staged its annual World Cup races on the Chuenisbärgli last weekend, popularly regarded as one of the world's most challenging race courses, still sticking to the same route it has done for decades.
The 44th AUDI FIS Ski World Cup Adelboden (www.weltcup-adelboden.ch) drew the world's best male downhill skiers to the legendary Chuenisbärgli mountain along with 30,000 excited fans.
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Snow Forecast Summary - 14th January 2011
Published : 14-Jan-2011 09:46
Last Week
Well it's certainly been an "interesting" week as far as the European Alps are concerned. The week started with unseasonally high temperatures and heavy rain in many places, right up to altitudes of 2,000 metres. Although that was to the immediate detriment of the snow pack, the rain quickly turned to snow and the last three days have seen significant snow fall and lower temperatures.
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Fancy A Rave On The Snow?
Published : 13-Jan-2011 02:07
A season of British-backed Festivals hits the Alps and the Pyrenees this Spring with The Big snow Festival in Arinsal followed by the Little World Festival in Meribel. Then the bigger Snowbombing Festival in Mayrhofen, Austria and The BRITS in Laax, Switzerland round off the fun.
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Three Ski Pass Options Save Brits Cash In Utah
Published : 12-Jan-2011 09:42
Canyons
Utah's ski resorts are highlighting three lift pass deals available to international guests which run for most or all of the season. They're generally cheaper than just buying a regular ticket in resort and often have additional benefits too.
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Teens Can "Drop In" To Dolomiti Superski
Published : 12-Jan-2011 09:13
A new series of special one day courses are being offered from this weekend at more than 20 snow parks across the giant Dolomiti Superski region in North Western Italy.
The new "Drop In" days are staged every Wednesday and Saturday and targeted at teens aged 12 to 18.
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New Cinema Film Set To Raise Snow Holiday Profile
Published : 11-Jan-2011 11:44
We can expect a deluge of snowsports newbies on the slopes next month, probably most of them booking packages to St Anton, thanks to the launch of new movie 'Chalet Girl' which was filmed in the top Austrian resort.
In cinemas next month (February 2011) its stars include Bill Nighy playing successful businessman Richard Masden and Brooke Shields playing the scheming mother of the main male love interest.
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Heavy Snow Returns To The Slopes In 10 Countries
Published : 10-Jan-2011 06:35
Copper Mountain
After a quiet week on the world's ski slopes many of the northern hemisphere's top ski areas are reporting heavy snowfall in the past 24 hours.
The snow news is particularly welcome in the French Alps, where conditions below 2,000m were distinctly Springlike at the end of last week with skiers dining outdoors in T shirts at 1,000m altitude resorts and the snow stodgy and sticky.
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Enjoy Tree Skiing? Watch out for the Tree Wells - please!
Published : 10-Jan-2011 10:20
Two fatalities in two weeks at Whitefish ski resort have highlighted a danger often overlooked when skiing amongst the trees.
Deep snow naturally forms "wells" around trees where the snow is much less dense and deep. Unfortunate riders (of skis, snowboards or even snowmobiles) can plunge into these holes and can find escape impossible as surrounding snow collapses on top of them.
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New Alpine Rail Map
Published : 10-Jan-2011 09:30
A boost for low-carbon winter sports holidays
Roger Lascelles Maps is pleased to announce the publication of the first edition of the 'SkiRail Map of the Alps' opening up a new world of relaxing and environmentally-friendly travel options for journeys to Europe's number-one winter sports region.
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VERBIER RIDE 11 - Next Saturday 15th January 2011
Published : 07-Jan-2011 01:41
The Verbier Ride 11 takes place in the La Chaux Snowpark, Verbier, next weekend and is set to be an awesome Big Air event.
Athletes from across Europe will be traveling to Verbier to compete on the massive Big Air kicker being constructed in La Chaux.
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Snow Forecast Summary - 6th January 2011
Published : 06-Jan-2011 11:40
The past week has been relatively quiet, with settled weather almost everywhere and significant new snow just about confined to Norway and Colorado.
European Weather and Snow This Coming Week
The next few days are going to see significant precipitation across The Alps but it is going to be accompanied by relatively mild, even warm, temperatures. This will mean rain to around 2,000 metres in many areas before temperatures fall again. The exact mix of rain and snow will depend, as usual, on local factors although the snow line is likely to descend quite quickly as the weekend ends and should bring snow below 1,500 metres by mid-week. The East of The Alps (Austria) will likely be a few degrees cooler than elsewhere.
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Spring Skiing Offers from Chamonix
Published : 04-Jan-2011 05:24
Here at J2Ski Towers we've long been fans of Spring Skiing, if only for the simple reason that it lengthens the season and postpones the withdrawal symptoms...
The end of each European ski season can often see the higher resorts, like Chamonix, retaining deep snow packs well into April and beyond - yet attracting only a handful of skiers.
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New Programme For Disabled Skiers Launched in Austria
Published : 04-Jan-2011 04:02
One of the first companies in Europe to provide skiing courses in-house enabling people with disabilities to learn to ski alongside their friends and family has launched a new winter ski programme. British owned company Redpoint, who have been running disabled ski programmes for over six years, have also produced a booklet giving advice on the different disciplines and equipment available to disabled skiers.
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New Avalanche Training Park For Chamonix
Published : 04-Jan-2011 04:01
A new ARVA park is opening this winter at the Grands Montets ski area in the Chamonix Valley, above Argentiere.
ARVA parks offer anyone the chance to learn how to act in an avalanche situation and help look for survivors.
Together with the La Chamionarde association, this park built by the Marmottons ski lift and is open to all free of charge. The park is equipped with the latest equipment; the "new generation" training park lets anyone of any ability hone their avalanche rescue skills and, more generally, benefit from effective information to better understand the mountain environment.
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No Reduction In Average US Slope Death Numbers As More Wear Ski Helmets
Published : 04-Jan-2011 03:59
A depressing run of sad stories from the slopes of Europe and North America over the Christmas period has seen at least half a dozen people die in accidents. At least half of those killed were wearing helmets.
In the most horrific accident, at a small ski hill on Wyoming, Hogadon, a 23 year old boarder crashed in to a mother and her five year old daughter at high speed on an icy black run. Both the snowboarder and the little girl, who was wearing a helmet, are dead.
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Sun Peaks Gets More Steep Terrain
Published : 01-Jan-2011 04:28
Although Kicking Horse stole the headlines for new steep runs in British Columbia, and indeed Canada, this winter, a second BC resort, Sun Peaks has also got some new lines to try with more glade runs and some steep chutes.
Sun Peaks is home to some of Canada's steepest and also has a strong competitive ethos, being home to the country's most famous ski racer, Nancy Greene as well as a host of speed skiing competitions.
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