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| CairnGorm Mountain debt written off by Highland Council Posted on:09-05 at 09:36 |
Highland Council wrote off a £1 million loan to Cairngorm Mountain yesterday after fears that the company was close to folding. Members of the Council agreed to forego the loan and sell it for £1 to Highlands and Islands Enterprise, which could now take over CairnGorm Mountain Ltd.
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| SnOasis gets the go ahead Posted on:08-05 at 10:38 |
Following government approval today, work on SnOasis can begin. Located in a disused quarry in Suffolk, the indoor winter sports resort will cost an estimated £350 million and cover 350 acres.
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| First ever World Cup Title for a British skier Posted on:07-05 at 16:12 |
Last month, Britain’s Marc Poncin became the overall World Cup winner in the Speed Skiing Production category and consequently brought home Britain's first ever winner's crystal globe. He had done well throughout the season, winning 43 of the 46 races held in the Production Category. What’s more, he beat some big names along the way: the 4th fastest speed skier in history, Jonothan Moret (Switzerland); and the current World Champion, Marcus Munzer (Germany) ... :: Read more |
| Ski Cross hits UK’s indoor slopes this summer Posted on:06-05 at 20:11 |
| This summer will see an exciting new event hit the indoor slopes of the UK – Ski Cross. In partnership with SNO!zone, Hype Events is running the first ever Ski Cross British Series in the indoor slopes in Milton Keynes, Castleford and Scotland. The centres will host 5 events, which will run once a month from May to September. ... :: Read more |
| Cairngorm’s season lasts more than 5 months Posted on:06-05 at 17:10 |
Even with the hot weather yesterday, the Cairngorm ski resort was still open at the weekend, more than 5 months after opening on 4th December. This makes it the longest season seen in the region in recent years. Two major runs were still in use and, with no wind on top of the mountain, conditions were described as "very warm". ... :: Read more |
| Snow blankets southern New Zealand resorts Posted on:04-05 at 17:15 |
New Zealand's Southern Alps are blanketed in snow. At the Remarkables, about 20cm of snow has fallen, while 10cm of snow has fallen at Coronet Peak and Mt. Hutt. Coronet Peak is scheduled to open on Saturday June 7, Mt. Hutt on June 14 and The Remarkables on June 21.
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| Austrian street buried by avalanche Posted on:22-04 at 15:36 |
| An avalanche has buried a street just outside Soelden ski resort in Austria. Luckily, no one was buried in the slide, which was as much as 4m deep in parts and was spread over a 100m stretch of road. Police have issued a statement saying that no people or vehicles were caught in the avalanche ... :: Read more |
| Jackson Hole has most snow for 42 winters Posted on:18-04 at 08:34 |
| Total snowfall has been more than 1,524 centimetres at one of the measuring stations at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. It's the first time in 42 winters that a measuring station there has recorded so much snow. Bob Comey from the Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center says snowfall this winter has been one of the top five seasons in terms of snowfall. ... :: Read more |
| 2008 British Snowboard and Freeski Tour Posted on:17-04 at 21:48 |
The 2008 British Snowboard and Freeski Tour returns this summer, with six new dates and a new venue. New to the British Snow Tour, Halifax Ski and Snowboarding Centre will join the list of existing and successfully tested venues: Chatham, Norfolk, Castleford, Milton Keynes and Glasgow. There will also still be a dedicated schools tour program, which will visit over 6,000 kids and give away 1,000 lessons.
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| Australian ski lift prices highest in world Posted on:16-04 at 21:44 |
| Australian ski lift prices are now the highest in the world, according to an annual survey by the Australian Alpine Club. Adult day ski lift prices at five major Australian alpine resorts were benchmarked against eleven resorts in seven other developed countries. The survey did not try to compare other factors such as terrain, snow-depths or ski lift capacities. ... :: Read more |
| Snowboarding amputee from Oxford wins medals at US competition Posted on:15-04 at 20:08 |
Amputee Carl Murphy has won two medals in the disabled section of the US Snowboarding Association Nationals wearing a unique carbon fibre prosthetic limb. The prototype limb is the only one of its kind in the world and was made by New Zealand based Lab Technologies. 28-year-old New Zealand-born Murphy has just returned to his home in Oxford from Copper Mountain ski resort in Colorado, where he won a bronze medal in the adaptive slalom event and a silver in the adaptive giant slalom. ... :: Read more |
| Snowboarder crushed by piste basher in Valais, Switzerland Posted on:14-04 at 19:07 |
| In a tragic accident, a snowboarder died after being crushed by a piste basher late on Saturday afternoon in Les Collons in the canton of Valais. The 23-year-old was knocked over by the vehicle. The driver, who failed to realise that he had hit anyone, crushed the young woman with his next manoeuvre ... :: Read more |
| Freeskiing World Tour overall winners Posted on:14-04 at 18:53 |
The Freeskiing World Tour finished on Saturday at Alyeska Resort (Alaska). Kent Hyden of Alta (US) won the men’s title with a total of 36.63 points. Crystal-Rose Lee of Whistler (Canada) was first in the women’s event, with a total of 32.25 points.
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| Scotland’s ski resorts have best season for 10 years Posted on:13-04 at 09:00 |
| Scotland's five ski resorts are reporting the best season for a decade. And, with heavy snowfalls at Easter and more last week, the season is expected to extend until the end of this month and possibly into mid-May ... :: Read more |
| Another pro skier dies while freeskiing Posted on:13-04 at 08:46 |
Another professional rider, John Nicoletta, has died after a fall. Apparently, he lost control after a 20-foot cliff drop and was propelled into an exposed rocky area. The tragedy happened at a US Freeskiing Series competition in Alyeska (Alaska) on Friday. The 27-year-old from Aspen is the third pro rider to die this season. Extreme skier Billy Poole died from injuries sustained in a cliff jump during a film shoot in Utah in January. Wallace Westfeldt was killed a week ago from a jump during a commercial shoot in a backcountry area behind Aspen Highlands ... :: Read more |
| Bumper season for French ski resorts Posted on:11-04 at 23:02 |
| According to a recent study by Protourism 2007-2008 is shaping up to smash records for French ski resorts. Ski lift turnover for the season should reach 1.2 billion euros, smashing the previous record of 1.04 billion set in 2005-2006 and wiping out memories of the nightmare 2007 season ... :: Read more |
| US congressmen join women’s ski jump row Posted on:11-04 at 22:30 |
Two congressmen want the US Olympic Committee to try to get the IOC to reverse its decision to keep women's ski jumping out of the 2010 Vancouver Games. They are questioning why women's ski jumping, a sport in which 83 women, representing 14 countries, competed in worldwide competition on three continents during the 2006/2007 season - is excluded from the Olympic Games, when sports with far fewer competitors, such as women's bobsled, luge and skeleton, have already been adopted as Olympic events.
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| New world record set for highest jump on quarterpipe Posted on:11-04 at 22:25 |
Skier Simon Dumont set a new world record today, when he jumped 35 feet above the world's tallest quarterpipe. The record was set in Dumont’s home town of Maine, on a quarterpipe 38 feet tall and 78 feet wide. It was custom-built by Snow Park Technologies, and an FIS representative appointed by the Guinness Book of World Records was there to document the moment ... :: Read more |
| Skiing at Whistler for 2 more months Posted on:11-04 at 22:04 |
| As many North American ski resorts start closing for the season, Whistler Blackcomb starts spring skiing. Whistler Mountain is open for skiing and boarding until April 20th, then spring skiing continues on Blackcomb Mountain from April 21st until June 8th. The current snow base is still about 265cm ... :: Read more |
| FIS pleased with progress at Val d’Isere for 2009 World Championship Posted on:10-04 at 00:10 |
| The Secretary General of the FIS, Sarah Lewis, is happy with the progress that 2009 World Championship hosts Val d'Isere have been making. After she had cross-examined all the departments of the Organising Committee this week, she congratulated them on their achievements. ... :: Read more |
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