Ski Resort and Snow News - November 2012
Scottish Ski Season Starts Saturday
Published : 30-Nov-2012 08:33
CairnGorm Mountain (www.cairngormmountain.org) above Aviemore has just announced that Scotland's 2012-13 ski season will kick off tomorrow, Saturday 1st December, when skiing and boarding will be available on the upper part of the mountain. The Lecht is also opening.
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Snow Centre Offers Twelve Hour Pass For £5 An Hour
Published : 30-Nov-2012 09:03
Anyone looking to get some snow time on the indoor snow slopes of North London can buy a limited edition indoor ski pass valid at The Snow Centre (0845 258 9000; www.thesnowcentre.com) at Hemel Hempstead valid for a special price of £60 for 12 hours, or £5 an hour.
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GoPro Launch Hero 3
Published : 30-Nov-2012 08:57
GoPro (gopro.com), manufacturers of those cool Hero cams that clip on helmets (and anywhere else you'd like) to shoot action footage of your time on the slopes have released a new version of the cool gizmo in a variety of models ranging from a £199.99 entry level White model to the sexy Hero3 Black edition weighing in at £359.99.
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Book Your 2013-14 Ski Holiday Now!
Published : 29-Nov-2012 05:19
It may still only be November, and the first charter flights may not yet have taken off to the increasingly snowy Alpine slopes for the start of winter 2012-13 next month, but the country's largest ski holiday tour operator Crystal (0871 231 2256; www.crystalski.co.uk) have already released their first holiday packages for winter 2013-14.
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FIS Seeks To Increase Ski Cross Safety
Published : 29-Nov-2012 04:37
Pic courtesy of Manuguf
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has created a Ski Cross Working Group composed of experts with a wide range of experience in Ski Cross, Alpine Skiing and Snowboard Cross, with the aim of enhancing safety in Ski Cross racing, widely regarded as the most exciting ski sport on the international calendar at present, under the chairmanship of FIS Council Member Michel Vion.
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J2Ski Snow Report - November 29th 2012
Published : 29-Nov-2012 03:49
The J2Ski Snow Report - Week Ending November 30th, 2012
Revelstoke opening day, 2012
After last weeks snowy forecast, which has certainly delivered, it looks as if The Alps are in for a couple of cold, clear days... after which it's going to snow again. And again.
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After Two Years Chemmy Races Again This Weekend
Published : 26-Nov-2012 12:10
Chemmy pic courtsey Colmar
Chemmy Alcott will return to World Cup ski racing at the weekend at the same resort where she suffered near career-ending injuries two years ago in December 2010.
Chemmy's return to World Cup ski racing as she begins her campaign to race at the Sochi Winter Olympics in just over 15 months' time will be in two Ladies Downhill races and one Super-G on Friday 30th November, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December at The Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup in Alberta, Canada.
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Skiset introduces Chemmy Alcott as new virtual guide
Published : 22-Nov-2012 04:19
Skiset, the world's largest ski and snowboard rental network, and preferred Ski Hire provider to J2Ski, has launched a series of virtual guides on their website - www.skiset.co.uk - hosted by British ski racer, Chemmy Alcott. Chemmy guides customers through this season's range of ski and snowboard rental equipment to showcase the products and aid the selection process. This is the first time a ski rental company has created bespoke videos on individual products and demonstrates Skiset's commitment to providing customers with the very best equipment possible.
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J2Ski Snow Report - November 22nd 2012
Published : 22-Nov-2012 12:43
The J2Ski Snow Report - Week Ending November 24th, 2012
Although they've pushed it back a few days since we mentioned it last week, the European weather models have converged nicely on a forecast switch to cold as this coming weekend ends.
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Grandvalira First in Pyrenees To Offer 200km Of Piste
Published : 21-Nov-2012 02:31
The Grandvalira ski resort in Andorra (grandvalira.com) reports it is the first ski are in the Pyrenees to offer more than 200km of lift-linked piste.
The last published data from the area claimed a total of 193km of piste for the giant ski areas that draws together the inter-linked ski areas formerly known by their base village names including Soldeu E Tarter and pas de la Casa.
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New World’s Largest Indoor Snow Centre Proposed For Denmark
Published : 17-Nov-2012 12:32
A new indoor ski area has been proposed for the city of Randers in Denmark which would be the world's biggest yet and boast a futuristic design.
The structure would be made up of three overlapping arcs containing the slopes. From above they resemble the six lines of a typeface snowflake.
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Val Thorens Prepares For Launch
Published : 16-Nov-2012 10:50
With the exception of a brief half-term opening by Les 2 Alpes, Tignes has been the only French ski area open for snowsports for nearly two months.
That finally ends in a little over a week when Val Thorens, Europe's highest ski resort, is scheduled to open on 24 November 2012.
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J2Ski Snow Report - November 15th 2012
Published : 15-Nov-2012 12:51
The J2Ski Snow Report - Week Ending November 17th, 2012
Not a great deal to report in the European forecast this week; clear skies and above average temperatures prevail at present, with the outlook similar for the next week or so.
The forecast models are hinting strongly that the last week of November will see a switch back to cold, so we'll bring you more on that next week!
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Snowbird to open early - tomorrow!
Published : 14-Nov-2012 08:50
50-Inch Storm Kicks Off Snowbird Season with early opening
The storm that left one to two feet of snow in Salt Lake City deposited 50 inches of snow at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort between Friday and Sunday, allowing the resort to open early, on Thursday, Nov. 15.
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Fancy A Co’liday?
Published : 14-Nov-2012 11:55
Co'lidays are, apparently, the all new way to use social media to enjoy a jopint holiday and save some money.
The idea has been launched by French resort Les Menuires using Facebook as a way for people to hook-up and consider sharing driving, accommodation and skiing (the 3 Valleys new 2012-13 pass offers substantial discounts when three people, who need not be related, buy the same pass for the same duration together).
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Ski and Snowboard Show reveals visitor growth and 2013 dates
Published : 14-Nov-2012 11:19
VOS Media, organisers of the Ski and Snowboard Show, which closed last Sunday, today released initial attendance figures that reveal a growth in visitor numbers and participation across all areas of the show. The show was situated in a half term dateline for the first time since 2007 and this, combined with the onsite offering, resulted in a large increase in family visitors to the show and a provisional 12% growth in visitors overall. This means that the UK's biggest Ski and Snowboard Show has reversed a 2 year decline in attendance despite tough market conditions for niche consumer events. Provisional attendance figures show a total attendance across the 5 days of 34,672 visitors.
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Greenpeace Calls For Cuts In PFCs in Skiwear
Published : 13-Nov-2012 01:34
Greenpeace has released a report condemning the widespread use of PFCs or 'perfluorinated compounds' in the outdoor sports industry. The campaigning environmental charity carried out detailed scientific tests on a selection of more than a dozen leading brands and found all contained PFCs, including some claiming environmental credentials and some more than 10 times as much as others.
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Lake Louise Claims North America’s Longest Vertical
Published : 12-Nov-2012 10:38
With resorts like Revelstoke and Whistler with bigger lift-served verticals yet to open, Lake Louise (skilouise.com) in Alberta, Canada which oppened latt weekend is currently claiming to have the biggest lift served vertical open anywhere in North America.
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Autumn Ski Camps in Cervinia
Published : 11-Nov-2012 05:40
Good skiers with free time and the available funds over the next few weeks can sign up for separate ski camps being offered by two of the UK's best known skiers being staged in the Italian resort of Cervinia, which opened for the 2012-13 season last month.
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Plane Versus Train To The Alps: The Movie
Published : 10-Nov-2012 08:15
It's another of those eternal questions in ski travel, ski or board? fondue or raclette? hat or helmet? ...and of course plane or train?
Fans of rail travel to the mountains have long argued that you can get from central London to some of the best known areas in the Alps as quickly by rail as you can flying, and with a lot less stress.
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Big Name Resorts Opening For 2012-13 With Fresh Snow
Published : 09-Nov-2012 08:26
A number of the world's leading resorts on both sides of the Atlantic have opened in the past 36 hours, in most cases reporting excellent early conditions and in some cases opening early because of all the snow.
Mammoth in California opened yesterday (November 8th) and Breckenridge in Colorado – the most popular destination for Brits heading to the US opens today, as do Lake Louise, Sunshine and Marmot Basin in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta to the north.
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Dawn Of the £1000 Ski Jacket
Published : 08-Nov-2012 01:48
The famous French skiwear brand Killy has been relaunched using, the company says, the latest in state-of-the-art technology. Something a bit like Back to the Future 2.
The company's Zeus jacket has a futuristic price tag of £1000 (RRP) but maintains the long standing colour rule of classy items – it's only available in black!
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New Study of UK Ski Travel Industry Published
Published : 08-Nov-2012 10:34
Another snowsports participation study has been published, this time from the Ski Club of Great Britain.
The Club's annual 'Snowsports Analysis' had similar findings to the Crystal Ski industry report published in July – both reporting the rate of decline in sales of ski holidays had slowed to almost flat-lining.
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Will it snow in December?
Published : 08-Nov-2012 10:31
It's that time of year when we all start getting nervous if the webcams from our favourite resorts are not yet white... and here at J2Ski Towers we receive quite a few emails like this...
A Skier wrote:While I completely appreciate that this may not be possible to answer I was wondering if you knew ... what the snow fall is likely to be like in St Mortiz over December?
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J2Ski Snow Report - November 8th 2012
Published : 08-Nov-2012 07:54
Week Ending November 10th, 2012
The week ahead
In an Alpine forecast rather similar to last week (which brought some decent snowfall - see below), temperatures are about to dip and snow is about to fall.
This week, the main event looks like being on Saturday or Sunday (or both!) depending on location, with accumulations exceeding 30cm in places. The snow line should reach around 1,200 metres by Sunday night. Temperatures will moderate as we move into next week and look likely to stay a few degrees above the seasonal average for the rest of the week.
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New Study Finds 2014 Olympic Venue Most Expensive
Published : 04-Nov-2012 09:51
Sochi
A new study scanner by Skyscanner (skyscanner.net), a leading global travel search site for millions of flights on over a thousand airlines, has found that Russia's new 2014 Olympic ski resort; Sochi, is the most expensive ski destination for Brits this winter.
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World Record Snow Chain Fitting
Published : 02-Nov-2012 10:51
Snow chains and car ski rack specialists Thule (thule.com) are keen to show just how easy it is to fit their snow chains and so decided to go for a world speed chain fitting record (yes, there is one).
The venue was the Lecco Ice Sports Complex in Italy and the kit included 24 Citroen C4 Aircross cars positioned on the ice in three rows of eight. Thule Easy-fit snow chains were positioned one meter from each wheel and, on the starting signal from Guinness World Record judge Lorenzo Veltri, a team of 12 people tried to fit as many snow chains as possible in 60 seconds.
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Ski Insurance Company Makes Helmet Wearing Obligatory
Published : 02-Nov-2012 10:38
Travel Insurance company Essential Travel (essentialtravel.co.uk) has taken the on-going debate on helmet use to a new level by insisting that anyone taking out a ski travel insurance policy with them wear a helmet on the slopes, "skiers who do not wear a helmet will risk invalidating their policy," says a company statement.
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J2Ski Snow Report - November 1st 2012
Published : 01-Nov-2012 10:10
Falling temperatures and fresh snows on both sides of the Atlantic, with plenty more in the short-range forecasts, are reinforcing the feeling that the new ski season is getting under way.
Whilst it will be a little milder in The Alps over the weekend, temperatures will fall below the season averages by Monday. At the same time, a succession of weather fronts will cross the region bringing snow to just about everywhere. The snowfalls predicted for the 4th and 5th, in particular, look pretty significant for the Northern and Eastern Alps and local accumulations could exceed 50cm in places! The snow line should fall toward 1,000 metres by the beginning of next week.
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