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The chances are, if you're here, that you rather like snow  Maybe you're planning your first ever ski holiday or maybe u spend all Summer planning ski holidays (and all Winter sniffing out an extra little bargain ski-trip too  ) The members of snowHeads, between them, must have skied and snowboarded just about everywhere. From solo skiers short of a ski buddy this season to organisers of ski-parties of all sizes, from absolute beginners to instructors and even ex-olympians, every snowHead has a question and everyone has an answer for someone.
From "What's the best ski insurance package?" to "Where's the best powder?" and from "How I survived the snowtrain" to "Ryanair ate my hampster", whether you ski, snowboard, blade or just build snowmen (just?!), someone at snowHeads knows something that can help you and the chances are you'll know something that can help someone else too.
So, although there's lots you can read as a guest, the only way to get the best from snowHeads is to register and login. This allows you to view more of the forums, see who's taking part in the discussion and post your own questions and comments.
Basically, it opens snowHeads up to you, turning snowHeads.com 'that skiing web site' into snowHeads the Ski Club     
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| Lack of snow not stopping skiers in Australian resorts Posted on:29-07 at 16:46 |
Australia's ski resorts in Victoria have been short on snow this season, and none has opened all the lifts yet. There's only about 30cm of natural snow at the main resorts, and up to 100cm of man-made snow. But that hasn't kept visitors away. So far, there have been 300,000 visitors, which is about 30 per cent more than the 10 year average for this time of year ... :: Read more
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| Recharge your mobile from the energy your generate while skiing Posted on:26-07 at 16:58 |
A new device, the nPower PEG by Temont Electronic , means that you can recharge your phone, MP3 player or other hand-held devices using the energy you generate while skiing. The device is small enough to put in a backpack. As you move, it captures and stores your kinetic energy ... :: Read more
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| Farmers could scupper Munich 2018 Olympic bid Posted on:26-07 at 16:46 |
German farmers could have the fate of Munich's 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid in their hands. The farmers say they are prepared to reject contracts opening their land to a possible 2018 Winter Olympic bid. Located near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the intended host venue of the Alpine ski competitions, the farmers have overwhelming denied the local Olympic commitee efforts to transform their farm lands into an Olympic venue.
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| Mt Ruapehu ski areas have busiest week in 57-years Posted on:21-07 at 13:33 |
The seven days from July 10 to July 17 were the busiest period in the 57-year history of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, the parent company of Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas on New Zealand's Mt. Ruapehu. The good snow and run of fine weather meant that 56,000 skiers visited during the week. ... :: Read more
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| snowHeads Service interuption. Posted on:15-07 at 23:47 |
snowHeads will be unavailable for a short time soon after midnight tonight as we complete a move to a new server which will be our temporary home while we upgrade the hardware of our main machine.
In theory we should be back on line within half an hour but u never know  ... :: Read more
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| Miller looks set for another season Posted on:14-07 at 16:43 |
Bode Miller's return for another season seems all but assured. He has apparently signed and submitted his contract to be a member of the US Ski Team.
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| $65 million for new ski resorts in Russia Posted on:07-07 at 12:47 |
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin this week announced plans for new ski resorts stretching from the Black to the Caspian seas. He said that $65 million will be allocated this year to build a network of ski resorts in the North Caucasus ... :: Read more
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| Skiing and fresh snow around the Alps Posted on:23-06 at 16:27 |
There have been low temperatures and snow on glaciers throughout the Alps in the past few days. In Austria, the Hintertux glacier had 10cm of fresh snow on 20 June, and has a 195cm base ... :: Read more
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| New technology to give Olympic hope to injured service men Posted on:20-06 at 16:21 |
Thanks to skis built using military technology, two British servicemen who lost their legs in explosions in Iraq and Afghanistan are hoping for glory at the next Winter Paralympic Games. Sergeant Mick Brennan and Lance Corporal Pete Dunning had never skied before they were severely injured in the bomb blasts. Now, despite their injuries, the pair are in the running to be selected to represent Britain at the next Winter Paralympics.
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| A first for Cairngorm Mountain Posted on:20-06 at 16:15 |
Cairngorm Mountain is to run two tow lifts in midsummer for the first time ever. Previously, at this time of year, people have been able to ski in the Cairngorms but only if they trekked to where the snow was. This year, tows are to be made available to skiers at the resort just days ahead of midsummer.
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| Portillo postpones opening of resort Posted on:16-06 at 12:05 |
Low snowfall has forced officials at Chile's Ski Portillo to delay opening by a week. Opening is now scheduled for Jun 26th. Portillo has received about a meter of snowfall so far this year, and snow depth at the Hotel Portillo is presently reported as 40 cm.
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| New research suggests Alpine resorts at risk from extreme flooding Posted on:16-06 at 12:02 |
Extreme flooding threatens the future of ski resorts in the Alps, according to scientists at Exeter University. New research suggests that there is an increased risk of flooding in the European Alpine regions due to climate change because they are warming up faster than lower-lying region.
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| Lindsey Vonn gets her eyes fixed Posted on:15-06 at 17:13 |
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Gold medallist, Lindsey Vonn, has had laser eye surgery ... :: Read more
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| FIS approves World Cup for women's ski jumpers Posted on:10-06 at 10:57 |
It’s a giant leap for elite women's ski jumpers. At the FIS Congress in Antalya (Turkey) last week, voting members unanimously agreed to sanction a women's ski-jumping World Cup circuit for the 2011-12 season. Hopefully, this will boost an ever-stronger bid for inclusion of the event in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
It was also unanimously agreed to ask the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include men's and women's halfpipe skiing in the 2014 Winter Olympics. ... :: Read more
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| Snow down under and skiing on the way Posted on:10-06 at 10:55 |
Snow is falling in the Victorian Alps, and the forecast is for about 20cm in two days. This is great news, as the ski season officially opens this weekend. ... :: Read more
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| Midsummer skiing in the Cairngorms? Posted on:04-06 at 20:53 |
There's hope that skiing could take place at the CairnGorm Mountain resort at midsummer for the first time in living memory. Skiing will be available this weekend for the first time since 1992, but it could continue until after 24 June. ... :: Read more
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| US get 2015 world championships Posted on:04-06 at 20:49 |
The Colorado resorts of Beaver Creek and Vail have been chosen to host the 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships. They were awarded the championships ahead of rival bids from Switzerland and Italy ... :: Read more
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| FIS tells Russian Ski Association to clean up its act Posted on:03-06 at 21:23 |
The FIS Council has decided to sanction the Russian Ski Association in response to the high number of doping cases and lack of adherence to the FIS Anti-Doping Rules in Russia. And, if the Russians do not clean up their act, they risk having their athletes barred from the 2014 Winter Olympics on home soil in Sochi. ... :: Read more
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| New World Snowboarding Championships announced Posted on:24-05 at 14:41 |
TTR Pro Snowboarding announced today the creation of the World Snowboarding Championships. The event will be held every 4 years and will feature men's and women's halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines. The first event is planned for the 2011/2012 season.
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| Still skiing in Scotland Posted on:23-05 at 16:15 |
This could have been one of the longest skiing seasons on record in Cairngorm. And it's still going on. People are out skiing today in shorts and t-shirts, and the temperatures are in the low 20s. It's still possible to ski down to the mid-mountain level ... :: Read more
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| SNOWHEADS SNOWCOMPETITION - did you win? |
As a special treat this autumn, we ran a prize draw, with some pretty yummy prizes to be won – even if we do say so ourselves! All these prizes have been provided by enthusiastic members of the snowHeads community for us to give away to lucky snowHeads:
A fully catered week for two people in Austria ElleJ's trip report can be found Read more
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| Face West |
Facewest Ski Equipment are well known providers of outdoor, adventure kit. Not where U would go looking for a fur collared Prada ski ... :: Read more
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