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1100m indoor/outdoor hybrid slope opening August 26th 2011 in Druskininkai, Lithuania

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Look, it's nearly finished Smile

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Yes.
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Mr Technique, it doesn't look much like the video.... rolling eyes Laughing
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I found some mainstream press attention, but it's dubious.

http://www.fisalpine.com/news/new-indoor-snow-centre-with-outdoor-slopes-too-under-construction-lithuania,842.html

Quote:
The Snow Arena is being built in forest land 500 metres from the village of Druskininkai, in the spectacular Mizar spectacular mountain forest.


Not only a grammar typo, but also there aren't any mountains for about a thousand miles. "Mizarai" is just a little village, there's nothing around there that you could describe as a "spectacular mountain forest" so that's an odd choice of phrasing. I think someone must have done a mechanical translation of something and got the wrong end of the stick.

also

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...the only currently existing downhill slope [in Lithuania] at Anykščiai.


...which is materially false. LT has about 10 (albeit extremely modest) areas where downhill skiing goes on: see http://www.slalom.lv/
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I'm going to continue tediously blogging about this, even though nobody else gives a toss.

Construction is a funny thing isn't it. You push mud around for two years with apparently zero progress, and then all of a sudden things are nearly finished.

They're doing the interior already. Snow machines have been installed!



I also found an aerial photo of the site NehNeh

http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=693938&cy=5991198&proj=32634&mpp=1&pic=img&prov=dg49&stac=7386&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1
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ME AGAIN!

Pricing just announced:

Adults:
2 hours - 29 LTL
3 hours - 35 LTL
4 hours - 38 LTL
All day - 48 LTL

Exchange rate is currently about 25p.

See, this is what it ought to cost to ski on half a km of man made snow all day - twelve quid. I dunno how the extortionate places in Britain get away with their rates really. It must be because skiers on the whole are a load of blingy haw-hawing nouveau riche toffs with considerably more money than sense!
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Mr Technique, you should be appointed the snowHeads Ambassador to the Snow Arena. We expect a full trip report in due course.
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Mr Technique, loving the updates... it's starting to look better thank Tamworth already! Wink
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They missed a trick not getting it ready for this Winter though. A Summer opening won't have the wow factor, with the outside track closed for business.
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Mr Technique, yes agreed, although the above shot with real snow on looks great! How many outdoor days is realistic in that part of Lithuania? (not an area I know too much about!)
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MoodyFFS wrote:
Mr Technique, yes agreed, although the above shot with real snow on looks great! How many outdoor days is realistic in that part of Lithuania? (not an area I know too much about!)


LT's a cold place for its altitude/latitude - only the same lat as top of Scotland, and completely flat, is about -20 at night at the moment - but its Winter season is like Europe really. Snow from November/December through til March/April.
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I wonder if anyone's broken into the site and skinned up it in the middle of the night yet Toofy Grin
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Nice images of the facility taken from the town of Druskininkai.





(As you can see, Winter has pretty much given way to Spring in LT, though there are still patches of snow around)

And some interesting decor in the works Smile

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"Mountain height - 66 m, the slope - up to 25 percent."

(Google translation of the website)

Here are some up to date plans and stuff.

Some of those mockups are hilariously bad.

Also there's no point having a cock-measuring competition about which is better due to having a bend or not. I don't suppose two snowdomes as far apart as Lithuania and Dubai are in any competition with each other.


The guy in the blue is always on his back bottom!
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They're planning to fire up the snow cannons this month. They need to run them for 6 weeks or so. 24,000 sqm at 50cm minimum depth. Thassa lotta snow.

Tentative opening in June. Cool

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What date for the sH bash there then? Toofy Grin
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What date for the sH bash there then? Toofy Grin


Are you organizing it then? Toofy Grin
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cathy, Iski, sounds like a plan Very Happy
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Iski, holidayloverxx, Laughing Laughing sounding good, fellow weekenders Toofy Grin
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cathy, "Druskininkai is the largest resort in Lithuania famous for its mineral water springs having unique healing properties and peat therapeutic mud." - something extra to do

130 kilometres from Vilnius though.....
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Sounds good! Looking forward to the reportMr Technique, .
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cathy, "Druskininkai is the largest resort in Lithuania famous for its mineral water springs having unique healing properties and peat therapeutic mud." - something extra to do

130 kilometres from Vilnius though.....


It is, and about the same from Kaunas (where Ryanair fly to).

It's becoming rather well known locally as a 'wellness' centre. I've heard it referred to as the 'Dubai of Eastern Europe' -due to the amount of development that's going on with the local leisure industry, hotels being built etc Smile
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holidayloverxx, ooooh - sounding nice for a summer break Very Happy Now if only we knew someone who was used to driving on Lithuanian roads ...... Toofy Grin
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Mr Technique, I'm picturing it now! Toofy Grin



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Mr Technique, I'm picturing it now! Toofy Grin
Damn, coffee over keyboard moment! Laughing
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When are we going then?
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That Cliff video... the 2nd guy from the left... How old is Lee Mack again?
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cathy, Laughing Laughing But hopefully you wouldn't get any skis dropped on your head this time!
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Iski, indeed! Helmets should be worn at all times on buses Madeye-Smiley but preferably not with your goggles on them Evil or Very Mad Those lenses were new this year and they got scratched.

rob@rar - ah, you can picture it too Toofy Grin

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When are we going then?

How about once it's up and running and then we set a date? I'd definitely be up for it, personally I may not be able to commit financially to it just yet Very Happy
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PS - of course if anyone wants to set a date that's fine! I realised that sounded a bit dictatorial Toofy Grin
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holidayloverxx, Iski, cathy, is this going to be a girlie trip then? Cool

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