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Tiffindell Ski Resort in the Eastern Cape is to go under the hammer on May 12th in Johannesburg. The company that is to auction the resort is apparently snowed under with enquiries from local and foreign buyers....The resort has a beginner’s slope and the main ski slope is served by a ski lift. It also includes a main lodge, various chalets that can accommodate up to 142 guests, a bar, a shop, a ski school and facilities for hiring ski equipment.
Source: http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Property/SA-ski-resort-to-go-under-the-hammer-20110331
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just out of interest the auction blurb says that it is the only ski resort in South Africa. There are, I think 2, ski resorts / areas in Lesotho, which Tiffindell is on the RSA side of the border of, and although it is a separate country from South Africa is completely inside it. The only such country in the world I believe. Also has the highest minimum height, 1400m, of any country. I think one of their resorts now has snow making facilities because the snow is not that reliable.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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But there won't be snow in Africa. Bono said so!
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The Lesotho resort is called Afriski , www.afriski.net, and is about 5h drive from Johannesburg.
Tiffendel is in the Eastern Cape and at least 9h drive from Johannesburg or 13h from Cape Town.
AFAIK Tiffendel went under about two years ago, and hope they can reopen it...
snowmaking is essential ( both in Lesotho and Eastern Cape/ Tiffendel as unfortunately natural snow is not enough.
Both resorts great places to learn or train, but rather limited for someone who can ski.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| The only such country in the world I believe. |
Not quite, there's also The Vatican City and San Marino, both in Italy
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nbt,
Fair comment, that is a shame because Lesotho use that "fact" quite a lot. Is it possible that San Marino and The Vatican City do not actually qualify as full blown countries ? Principalities maybe ? I had thought about this before and considered Andorra, surrounded by 2 different countries, Lichtenstein (same), Monaco (sea on one side). I must admit I considered San Marino but for some reason assumed it was on the coast.....
lizski, My only reason for knowing, a little, about Lesotho is that my kids school is twinned with a school there.
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| skitow wrote: |
| Also has the highest minimum height, 1400m, of any country. |
That's a coincidence ... I read this just this morning in the South African Airlines on-board magazine, and was going to post it under the "things I learned today" thread!
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Afriski is at 3000m, and top of slope 3300m They do summer high altitude training there.
Very tiring walking uphill there!
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