Ski Resort and Snow News - September 2010
World's First Heli-Ski Show - London, October 26th 2010
Published : 29-Sep-2010 11:50
WORLDS FIRST EVER PRESTIGIOUS HELI-SKI SHOW – COMES TO LONDON
Winter sports company,Total Heliski, are hosting London's first ever dedicated heli-ski and cat-ski Show as an evening event at a fitting five star venue overlooking the London Heliport on October 26.
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Berries Predict Another Epic Winter For Scottish Ski Hills
Published : 29-Sep-2010 11:33
CairnGorm Mountain's head of ski patrol Colin Matthew is predicting another bumper year for snowsports at the resort this winter following the record-breaking season in 2009-10 when massive falls of snow encouraged 145,000 skiers to visit the resort. While there has been much meteorological speculation about jet streams and cyclical patterns of severe winters, Matthew's prediction is based on something much less scientific – the berries in his own garden a few miles below the resort.
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Arapahoe Basin Adds New Lift
Published : 29-Sep-2010 11:30
During the summer, A-Basin Ski Area began construction on Black Mountain Express, a new detachable quad chairlift that is scheduled to be up and running for the 2010-11 ski season, which could start within the next month there.
The new $4 million lift will replace the Exhibition fixed grip triple chair located in the base area which was installed in 1978. Black Mountain Express will have a capacity of 2,000 people per hour, a length of 2,877 feet and have a vertical rise of 719 feet. The ride time will be just under three minutes, half the time of the current lift ride from base area to mid-mountain.
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California Helmet Law Passed, But Won’t Become Law
Published : 29-Sep-2010 10:57
A proposed law requiring under 18s on California's ski slopes to wear helmets has been passed by governor Arnold Schwarzenegger according to website www.firsttracksonline.com
However it transpires the new law was tied to a second proposed new law, requiring California's ski resorts to take additional steps to improve safety standards, including improved signage and padding of safety hazards etc which Governor Schwarzenegger said placed too many burdens on the state's ski areas and rejected. So the helmet law will not become law without the other succeeding.
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New Product Aims To Block Intrusive Lift Ticket Technology
Published : 29-Sep-2010 10:55
A new product designed to block resorts from accessing personal data which it is possible for them to collect through ever more hi-tec lift tickets has been launched in Colorado.
The 'Ski Pass Defender' is a simple plastic folder that fits over credit-card sized lift tickets to stop them being read while you're skiing, but is designed to be easily opened for scanning when used to actually get on a lift.
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Spectacular New Mega-Lift For Mayrhofen Is World First
Published : 29-Sep-2010 10:52
Mayrhofen will unveil the world's first lift combining eight seater chairs with 10 passenger gondola cabins on one lift line.
The new lift on the Austrian resort's main Penken mountain, dubbed a 'combi-lift' (Kombibahn) combines the advantages of a gondola and a chair lift, says the resort.
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Breckenridge Announces Bigger And Better Park
Published : 21-Sep-2010 08:24
Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado has announced that its Freeway Terrain Park on Peak 8 will now include a 22-foot (seven metre) high superpipe. This is the first major facelift for Breckenridge's Freeway Terrain Park since its inception in 1999.
"Breckenridge has been known for having the best park and pipe for as long as I can remember," says 2010 Dew Tour Cup Champion and Breckenridge Team Rider, JJ Thomas. "And now with a 22-foot halfpipe on site, it's going to be amazing."
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New Runs For Madonna di Campiglio
Published : 21-Sep-2010 11:13
Italy's Madonna di Campiglio has announced two new trails will open this winter along with the new Tulot lift.
The new runs are opening during the resort's centenary celebrations of winter sports and ahead of the completion of a new lift-link to the neighbouring resort of Pinzolo for the 2011-12 season, creating a new 150km ski area.
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Ski Free In Davos Klosters
Published : 19-Sep-2010 09:45
Guests arriving in Davos Klosters (yes, it's now just one place we're told…) will receive free lift tickets during the first three weeks of the season up to Christmas week when they book in to one of the areas 40 or so participating hotels this winter.
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Ski Scotland Issues All Area Pass With Hope Of Another Epic Winter
Published : 19-Sep-2010 09:27
ski-scotland is again selling all-area season passes for the coming winter and they are now available online and already eager skiers and snowboarders are snapping them up.
"We expected demand to be great for our 2011 all-area passes, given the superb snow which Scotland enjoyed over the last very long winter season", said Chair of ski-scotland Heather Negus.
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Vail Ski Resort goes all Hi Tech
Published : 19-Sep-2010 03:52
Vail Resorts Launch Ground Breaking Technology Service for Guests on Their Slopes
In the ever accelerating move towards the use of technology on the slopes, heavy hitter Vail has announced its new Epic Mix service, a new online and mobile application which allows skiers and snowboarders to digitally capture their ski experience and the company promises that (if you opt in),
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Sugarloaf To Become Biggest In The East
Published : 06-Sep-2010 11:20
Sugarloaf mountain in Maine, USA, has announced a three year expansion plan that will dramatically increase the amount of terrain it offers and make it the largest since ski area on the Eastern side of the country, eclipsing long-term 'biggest-in-the-East' resort, Killington.
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Improvements for Les Gets
Published : 05-Sep-2010 11:01
Les Gets, the peaceful resort in the giant Franco-Swiss Portes du Soleil, with its 12 linked ski-resorts and 650km of ski-slopes suitable for all skiing levels is making a lot of improvements for the coming winter.
The Chavannes gondola is having a total facelift for the winter 2010/11 following a 4.5 million Euro investment. Still sporting its historic red paint, the new six-person bubbles allow for speedier travel and shorter queues, if any, as capacity has been increased from 900 to 1600 people per hour. Access to the lift is easier, particularly for beginners as it is now all on one level.
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Earthquake triggers avalanches at Mt Hutt, New Zealand
Published : 04-Sep-2010 11:30
The New Zealand Herald is reporting a number of avalanches in the ski area of Mount Hutt, triggered by the earthquake off the South Island.
There was no danger to skiers or boarders, however, who suffered only the relatively minor inconvenience of late-opening lifts due to power problems.
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Big Snowfalls In Northern And Southern Hemispheres
Published : 02-Sep-2010 07:47
'Winter 10-11' May Start Next Week
(at least 30cm/a foot of new snow on three continents in two hemispheres!)
*Huge snowfalls on glaciers in Austria and Italy
* More heavy snow in Australia, August snowfall total passes 2 metres – 25 year record.
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Get Fit to Ski or risk a Heart Attack
Published : 01-Sep-2010 12:47
A report on the Telegraph website highlights the risk of not preparing for your ski holiday...
Research by Innsbruck University, studying 1500 patients admitted to hospital with heart symptoms during the past five ski seasons, has uncovered the following thought-provoking statistics :-
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