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| Whistler adopts no-go zones Posted on:05-01 at 14:25 |
The Whistler Blackcomb resort is enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for skiers and snowboarders who go into off-limit areas. It has vowed to kick anyone off the mountain and void expensive season passes, if they venture into unmarked areas. The move has come after two men recently died in separate avalanches in a 24-hour period. Both victims had been on runs marked off-limits due to a high avalanche hazard. ... :: Read more
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| World Cup results round-up Posted on:05-01 at 14:15 |
Germany's Maria Riesch won her third slalom win in a row on Sunday, ousting Lindsey Vonn (US) from the top of the overall women's World Cup standings. Vonn, who was fastest in the first run, crashed with a few gates to go. Italy's Nicole Gius was second and Sarka Zahrobska (Czech Republic) was third. Riesch also won last month in La Molina (Spain) and Semmering (Austria). She leads with 607 points, 77 ahead of Vonn.
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| Sixties Revival! Ski for a £1 Mon 5th Jan on CairnGorm Posted on:02-01 at 20:36 |
Cairngorm Mountain is having a Sixties Revival! Everyone can ride the Funicular up and buy a ski ticket for the sixties' price of just ONE POUND on Monday 5th Jan. If anyone can produce a 1960s CairnGorm Season Ticket, present it at the Ticket office on Saturday or Sunday and you can ski/board for free (excludes hire and tuition) ... :: Read more
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| Svindal and Vonn lead year-end prize money rankings Posted on:02-01 at 12:09 |
The current Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup leaders are also leading the year-end prize money rankings. Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal, who leads with 444 World Cup points, has also earned more than 112 000 Swiss francs in the competitions up to now, while Lindsey Vonn (USA), who leads with 530 World Cup points, has earned more than 126 000 ... :: Read more
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| Aspen New Year's Eve bomb threat Posted on:02-01 at 11:53 |
Bombs made of petrol and mobile phone parts, and notes warning of "mass death", were planted in Aspen in a bank-robbery attempt by a man apparently bitter over the Colorado ski resort's transformation into a playground for the rich. The man, James chest Blanning, left four gift-wrapped bombs, turning Aspen’s Year's Eve celebrations into a mass evacuation, police said on Thursday.
Blanning later shot and killed himself ... :: Read more
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| German politician badly hurt and woman killed in skiing collision Posted on:02-01 at 11:29 |
A leading German politician, Dieter Althaus, has been badly hurt and a woman has died after they collided while skiing in central Austria. The accident occurred yesterday at the Riesneralm ski area in Upper Styria. Orthopedic surgeon Christoph Collersbeck has reported that Althaus suffered injuries to the skull and brain, with minor bleeding in the brain, and that he is in an artificially induced coma but that his injuries do not seem to be life-threatening ... :: Read more
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| Three men fined for skiing into closed area in Aspen Posted on:31-12 at 19:20 |
Three men, including two from England, have pleaded guilty to violating the Colorado Skier Safety Act and each has been fined $250. The men were accused of skiing under a rope into a closed area at Aspen Highlands on Sunday. They told the judge they saw no warning signs indicating that it was illegal to ski on the other side of the rope. The men could have been fined up to $1,000 each.
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| Ski holiday with diamond necklace thrown in Posted on:31-12 at 18:44 |
When it comes to over-the-top gifts, Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort’s black diamond ski package may just fit the bill - with a $10,000 black diamond necklace thrown in. Besides the necklace, the package includes seven nights in a three-bedroom, three-bathroom suite, a six-day lift tickets for two kids and two adults, lessons, equipment rentals, a spa package, $1,225 in dining and food credits and other goodies – all for a mere $26,653, plus tax. It goes on sale tomorrow!
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| Scammers Target Chalet Bookings Posted on:29-12 at 17:52 |
Genuine chalets and apartments have been listed on booking/directory sites by scammers without the owner/operator's knowledge. They then field enquiries and take bookings before disappearing with the cash ... :: Read more
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| Whistler being hit by credit crunch Posted on:23-12 at 07:23 |
Spending is down 10 percent in Canada's Whistler ski resort this season compared to last, despite the 2010 Winter Olympics being only a year away. Most cities experience a boom in the year prior to hosting the Olympics, but Whistler is showing it's not immune to the global recession. While part of it is probably due to the lack of snow, officials and businesses in Whistler are also pointing to the global economic downturn. ... :: Read more
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| FIS World Cup round-up Posted on:22-12 at 13:27 |
In the Alpine Word Cup season's fourth giant slalom, Daniel Albrecht (Switzerland) had his second win of the season in Alta Badia (Italy) on Sunday. Ivica Kostelic of Croatia came second and Austrian Hannes Reichelt, third. Today, in the slalom, Kostelic came first, followed by Jeane-Baptiste Grange (France) and Benjamin Raich (Austria) ... :: Read more
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| World Snowboard Day Posted on:20-12 at 13:14 |
It's World Snowboard Day on Sunday 21st. A total of 26 countries and 107 resorts are participating. ... :: Read more
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| Alpine property prices 'avalanche' Posted on:20-12 at 12:09 |
There's always a risk of avalanche during a thaw and in the current financial meltdown, it is not surprising to hear that prices of chalets and apartments in the Alps are on the economic bloodwagon. Euro prices of property in resorts popular with Brits are tumbling. But before you raid your pension fund, the weak exchange rate means Sterling prices are, if anything, higher ... :: Read more
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| Heat loss in hatless is a myth Posted on:18-12 at 17:47 |
Scientists from Indiana University in Indianapolis have debunked the myth that most of our body heat is lost from our heads. They traced the origins of this advice to a US army survival manual from 1970. It strongly recommended covering the head when it is cold, since "40% to 45% of body heat" is lost from the head. According to the scientists, if this were true, humans would be just as cold if they went without trousers. The myth is thought to have arisen through a flawed interpretation of a vaguely scientific experiment by the US military in the 1950s, in which volunteers were dressed in Arctic survival suits but with nothing on their heads and exposed to bitterly cold conditions ... :: Read more
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| Whistler Blackcomb Gondola collapse Posted on:17-12 at 00:05 |
Photograph by : Andy Clark/Reuters One of the support towers of a gondola in Whstler collapsed today stranding over 50 skiers and boarders on the coldest day so far this season. Fortunately there were only a handful of minor injuries but first hand reports suggest many were understandably well shaken by the experience ... :: Read more
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| Saboteur smashes window of ski rental shop in Les Deux Alpes Posted on:16-12 at 15:11 |
Ski Republic, the British-owned discount ski rental company, has again experienced a sabotage attack at one of its shops. A vandal has smashed the window of its shop in Les Deux Alpes with petanque balls after it launched a two-for-the-price-of-one offer on ski accessories.
The company claims it is the latest in a line of attacks by French rivals since launching last year with its low-cost model. Slashed tyres on company-branded vehicles, glued locks, and even an attempted arson attack are among the incidences reported by Ski Republic to the French police. ... :: Read more
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| Alpine world Cup results round-up Posted on:15-12 at 10:10 |
Tanja Poutiainen (Finland) had her eighth career Alpine World Cup win and third in giant slalom, at La Molina (Spain) on Saturday. It was also her fourth podium spot of the season. Italy's Manuela Moelgg came second, and Nicole Hosp (Austria) was third.
In Sunday's slalom, Maria Riesch (Germany) had her first World Cup slalom win in over 4 years. Lindsey Vonn (US) came second and reclaimed the lead in the overall standings. Kathrin Zettle (Austria) came third.
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| Women dies in avalanche while skiing in-bounds Posted on:15-12 at 09:39 |
A woman died after being buried by an avalanche in the High Baldy area near Snowbird (US). The victim, 27-year-old Heather Gross, who was an experienced skier, was in-bounds when this avalanche occurred. Search and rescue crews were able to reach her, but not until she had been buried for more than an hour. She died at the hospital. ... :: Read more
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| Innsbruck is host city for 1st Winter Youth Olympic Gasmes 2012 Posted on:13-12 at 12:00 |
The final decision was made yesterday - Innsbruck is to be the Host City for the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012. The eagerly awaited result about who is going to host the games was announced by IOC President Jacques Rogge. Innsbruck beat fellow finalist Kuopio as well as to the other candidate cities Harbin and Lillehammer ... :: Read more
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| Star skier busted for dope in school car park while filming movie Posted on:13-12 at 10:53 |
Tanner Hall, dubbed by ESPN as "the most influential skier of his generation", has been arrested for possession of marijuana outside a school in Boulder, Colorado. Hall was performing ski stunts, along with a group of other freeskiers, for a new movie ... :: Read more
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