Ski Resort and Snow News - February 2013
G Link To Integrate Austrian Ski Area
Published : 28-Feb-2013 05:09
Two of the main ski mountains in Austria's giant Ski amadé region will be connected by a futuristic new cable car next winter.
The spectacular "G-Link" (http://www.g-link.at/en) in Wagrain will connect two ski mountains above Wagrain, the Grafenberg and Griessenkareck.
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3 Generations Packages in Gstaad
Published : 28-Feb-2013 05:05
Gstaad is offering a spring promotion on accommodation targeted a families where children parents and grand children would all like to holiday together.
Although not especially aimed at the snowsports market the package is available from 21st March and runs right through to the end of June, so could be used on a ski holiday.
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J2Ski Snow Report - February 28th 2013
Published : 28-Feb-2013 10:44
Week Ending March 2nd, 2013
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The last week of February has seen more fresh snow, with major falls in Austria, Italy and Switzerland. The French Pyrenees also saw yet more snow, whilst elsewhere in France clearer weather has been more common.
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Big Bands At the Caprices Festival
Published : 27-Feb-2013 03:44
March marks the start of music festivals season in the Alps with several dozen events, at least, being organised over the next eight weeks.
You can catch Bryan Ferry in Zermatt, Deep Purple in Ischgl and Kasabian in Mayrhofen among many more.
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Alain Baxter Sets Cracking Pace at BASI Eurotest
Published : 27-Feb-2013 10:28
Under blue skies and in perfect racing conditions skiing legend Alain Baxter was one of four BASI (British Association of Snowsport Instructors) pace-setters who hurtled down the famous White Lady piste at CairnGorm Mountain (www.cairngormmountain.org) on Tuesday to set the time for aspiring top level ski instructors to emulate.
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Sheffield Ski Village “Unlikely to Ever Reopen”
Published : 26-Feb-2013 06:28
(indoor snow centres are attracting business from dry slopes)
Sheffield Ski Village, once Europe's largest artificial-surface snow centre, will probably never re-open according to its owner.
Buildings at the complex were destroyed by a series or arson attacks last spring and subsequently the large area has become a magnet for criminals seeking metal and any other items it is possible to sell, as well as a constant run of destruction by vandals.
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The Expanding Arlberg
Published : 26-Feb-2013 01:41
The famous and historic Arlberg region will grow to 340km, placing it in the world's top five largest ski areas, when it expands for next winter 2013-14.
The new terrain, adding 62km of runs to the existing 278km, will come courtesy of a gondola connection to the neighbouring ski area of Warth/Schrocken from the Lech side of the Arlberg.
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Tour Ops look North For 2013-14
Published : 25-Feb-2013 05:27
(Hemsedal)
The new destination choices are starting to come in for winter 2013-14 from the big tour operators and there seems to be a distinct tendency towards Scandinavian ski areas so far.
Crystal have announced that a number of resorts in Norway are 'new' for them, while Inghams have just announced they're going to be offering Pyhä (pronounced Poo-ha) in Finnish Lapland. In most cases the 'new' option for 20130-14 are resorts previously operated by the operators, or other operators, then dropped and now re-introduced.
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Ski Safari Through Deep Snow In Baqueira Beret
Published : 22-Feb-2013 08:26
All 33 lifts and 120km of pistes are open at Baqueira Beret in the Spanish Pyrenees. Last to open were The Tuc de la Llança 1 and 2 and the Argulles chairlifts which opened after the epic task of digging out 4m deep snow from support towers after more than 4 meters of snowfall in the Bonaigua area.
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J2Ski Snow Report - February 21st 2013
Published : 21-Feb-2013 10:00
Week Ending February 23rd, 2013
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This week saw a welcome return of snow to Austria (not that it had been absent long), with a respite for France and easing snowfalls for The Pyrenees.
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Need For Speed
Published : 21-Feb-2013 06:14
80 Skiers from 15 nations descended (literally) on the resort of Vars in the Southern French Alps for the 2013 FIS Speed Ski World Cup. The Chambrieres piste there is renowned for being the steepest and if not one of the fastest in the world. It is a truly frightening piste for the faint hearted, but one that every speed skier wants to conquer.
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Women Race In Afghan Ski Challenge
Published : 20-Feb-2013 09:53
The Afghan Ski Challenge, a now annual race staged by the high mountain village of Bamiyan, 230 kilometres northwest of Kabul and 2500m above sea level, returns for its third staging on March 1st.
The race, sponsored by Arc'teryx who help provide skiwear for poorly equipped locals, brings together local and international athletes in a ski touring race to promote tourism in the war-torn area.
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ESF Seeks To Distance Itself From British Ski Hosts Ban
Published : 19-Feb-2013 10:51
The national French Ski School, the ESF, has sought to distance itself from a French court decision to ban British Tour Operators from offering free ski hosting services to their clients.
"Following today's court ruling in France with legal action brought against UK tour operator, Le Ski, Simon Atkinson, Director, ESF has issued the following statement: ESF has incorrectly been cited as being the organisation for taking the Le Ski to court for its own protectionism. It should be stressed that ESF has not brought the action in the French courts, but the Public Ministry's (French Administration) did so in pursuing action against Le Ski for non-compliance with French regulations, after a Border Police Patrol Control found them to be contravening French law," said a statement released by the ESF via a UK PR company.
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The Return of The White Thrill
Published : 17-Feb-2013 07:40
(The White Thrill CREDIT St Anton am Arlberg Tourist Board and Photographer Josef Mallaun).
"The White Thrill" will be happening again in two months time to close St Anton's 2013 ski season.
The remarkable mass-start race sees 500 participants race the nine kilometres down to the valley and as well as rapidly reaching its maximum participants number quota each year, it attracts thousands of people for the spectacle.
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Ligety Skis in to Record Books
Published : 16-Feb-2013 04:59
(Pic Credit: Alain GROSCLAUDE/AGENCE ZOOM)
Ski racer Ted Ligety has become the first man in 45 years to win three gold medals at an Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Ligety's third victory at the Shladming championships came in the giant slalom which he won by nearly a second from the silver placed racer from the home nation.
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J2Ski Snow Report - February 14th 2013
Published : 14-Feb-2013 04:25
Week Ending February 16th, 2013
Conditions across The Alps and Pyrenees continue to be very good just about everywhere, with impressive bases and regular top-ups of fresh snow through the last week.
The forecast for the next seven days is more settled than of late, but with temperatures remaining around or below February averages. Snow conditions are likely to remain good, with a fair amount of sunshine and clear skies throughout the week.
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Ski Area Re-Opens After Three Years Thanks To Superstorm
Published : 10-Feb-2013 07:41
The "superstorm" currently bringing blizzard conditions and major disruption to the Eastern United States is being welcomed as good news for the region's ski areas which, local media reports, have been so far enduring a 'lacklustre season.'
Accumulations of nearly 90cm (three feet) have been reported on ski slopes, the biggest so far in Massachusetts where Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton reported 80cm/ 32inches.
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Ski Free in Manchester (Terms and Conditions Apply…)
Published : 07-Feb-2013 12:46
For a short period, Manchester's Chill Factore indoor snow centre has offered a challenge to skiers and boarders who love the exhilaration of the snow - but just don't think that indoor slopes cut it?
The UK's longest real snow slope, Chill Factore, is putting its money where its mouth is, and offering a Money Back Guarantee on lift passes to skiers and boarders who haven't visited before.
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J2Ski Snow Report - February 7th 2013
Published : 07-Feb-2013 11:35
Week Ending February 9th, 2013
As we head toward the mid-way point of the Northern Hemisphere's season, more records are tumbling.
This week the deepest snow in the world is... in The Pyrenees! With depths exceeding 5 metres now being reported, nearly a month of almost continual snow has brought epic conditions to the region.
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Vonn Crashes Out of World Championships
Published : 06-Feb-2013 10:32
Lindsey Vonn will be out of ski race action for the remainder of the season after crashing out of the Super-G at the start of the Alpine Ski World Championships in Schladming, Austria yesterday afternoon.
The American ski superstar who is a four-time Alpine World Cup champion and is the current Olympic Downhill skiing champion was airlifted from the course and was said to have a "complex torn ligament knee injury" by doctors although she is not having immediate surgery.
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Comedians In The Alps This Month
Published : 03-Feb-2013 11:16
Live stand-up comedy with top international comics is coming to Chamonix, Meribel, Verbier and Tignes over the coming few weeks.
Promoters Taking the Piste (takingthepiste.com) are bringing Irish comedy legend Ed Byrne along with Flight of the Concords Arj Barker (US), The Alps favourite Canadian comic - Craig Campbell and Canadian TV comic- Danny Quinn to perform in the French and Swiss Alps from 6th to 11th February.
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Enjoy Year Round Tropical And Snow Holidays
Published : 03-Feb-2013 09:15
For the first time two German indoor holiday resorts are offering a joint ticket. Priced at 99 Euros the pass gives access to both the indoor ski centre Alpincenter Wittenburg near Hamburg (www.alpincenter.com) and the Tropical Islands indoor beach resort near Berlin (www.tropical-islands.de).
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Ski Touring Test
Published : 01-Feb-2013 06:56
A ski touring contest is back in Alta Badia in the Italian Dolomites for the fifth time. The traditional 'Tour de Sas' (www.tourdesas.it) is part of the famous 'Dolomites Cup' circuit and the 'Italy Cup' and will be contested on 17th February in with the start and finish in the village of San Leonardo. The 18.5km route with a 2,358m height difference in ascent takes in several interesting first time sections towards the peak of Lavarella (3,055 m above sea level), running through the Fanes-Senes-Braies Natural Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, and will be contested by up to 150 pairs of male and female skiers seeking a share of a 4,000 Euro prize fund with the event streamed live online.
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BASI Qualifications Become Transferable
Published : 01-Feb-2013 06:52
The British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI - www.basi.org.uk), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary year, recently staged an international reception at the Houses of Parliament attended by Olympic rowing legend and newly appointed BASI President, Sir Steve Redgrave along with distinguished invited guests from other European snowsports organisations, including; Karl Eggen - Switzerland, Luciano Magnani - Italy, and Presidents of Interski, Eric Melmer and Riet Campell of The International Ski Instructors Association as well as representatives from the UK snowsports industry and travel trade.
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