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Ski Resort and Snow News - May 2013

Resorts in Alps and Pyrenees re-Open For June Snowsports

Published : 30-May-2013 03:19

Two resorts, one of them Verbier, have said they'll be re-opening this weekend because of the cold weather in central Europe while the jet steam lingers too far south.

Verbier ran a Facebook campaign promising to re-open ungroomed slopes for snowsports this Saturday, June 2nds, only, if they got 1000 Facebook 'Likes' They quickly got double that and say they'll make a final 'weather dependent' decision shortly.

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North Korea Plans Giant Ski Resort

Published : 28-May-2013 02:26

North Korea is working on creating what could be Asia's largest ski area to date according to reports from the country's news agency.

The country's leader Kim Jong Un was photographed visiting the site of the Masik Pass Skiing Ground where the North Korean Army have been working to create a ski area with 110km of piste as well as hotels, other facilities and even a heli pad.

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Last Blast for US Ski Season, Big Snow in the Alps, Scottish Season Over Despite New Snow

Published : 24-May-2013 02:26

Spring boarding at Mammoth

Seven North American ski areas, six of them in the US, will be open for the country's Memorial Day long-weekend this Saturday to Monday.

For three of them it will be their last weekend of their 2012-13 ski season, while a fourth, Aspen, is re-opening a couple of runs at the top of the mountain for this weekend only, a month after it officially closed for the season.

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France Snow Report - La Clusaz - 24th May 2013 !

Published : 24-May-2013 11:38

The lifts are closed, the tourists long gone... and it's still snowing in La Clusaz...

:shock:

Photo from the very fine people of Snow Chalet, La Clusaz.

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Study Identifies 97 Countries Where Downhill Skiing Possible

Published : 23-May-2013 04:48

A new study has attempted to quantify the number of countries where it is possible to ski.

The study, by ski resort research company Snow24 which has been collating ski resort data since the early 1990s, came up with five separate totals depending on which measurement you choose to use.

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Ellis Brigham at InTheSnow Live

Published : 20-May-2013 12:49

Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports to retail at InTheSnow Live

InTheSnow Live, the new snowsports show taking place from 25-27 October 2013 at the NEC, has today announced that Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports will retail at the national show.

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20 Resorts Still Open As Heavy Snow Falls

Published : 17-May-2013 10:49

However chilly it has been in Britain of late, temperatures have been dropping back to nearly double digit sub-zero on Alpine glaciers, and heavy rain has been falling as heavy snow on ski slopes.

Unfortunately very few ski areas are currently open to give a lift up to anyone planning to pop out to enjoy the fresh mid-May powder. Not many ski areas publish snowfall data at this time of year, but Engelberg's Titlis glacier reports 15cm in the last 24 hours. It's due to close on Monday after a final weekend of skiing, but is currently stormbound. There's also fresh snow at Glacier 3000 near Gstaad which is open another week to the 26th and at year-round Zermatt.

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More Bond at Murren

Published : 16-May-2013 03:23

Fans of James Bond, and of snow sports, will be pleased to hear a large new Bond exhibition is to open this summer at the Schilthorn - Piz Gloria, a revolving restaurant above Murren in the Swiss Jungfrau.

The restaurant is inextricably linked with the Bond story as it was the main location for the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. At the time of filming the restaurant was incomplete and facing financial problems to complete construction, however after filming was completed on the Bond movie, the film company paid enough to allow the restaurant to be completed, and start revolving.

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Last Weekend of French 2012-13 Ski Season

Published : 10-May-2013 01:21

Val Thorens - maybe not now quite so snowy as this, but still open

It's the last weekend of the ski season in France with the two 'still open' resorts, Tignes and Val Thorens, ending their seasons at the end of the day on Sunday.

There's been little or no fresh snow for over a week and temperatures have been reaching double digits above freezing at times, but the snow is still seven to nine feet deep or more on the glaciers (Tignes 275cm, Val Thorens 220cm ) so there's plenty to slide on. Snow is forecast for Val Thorens tomorrow.

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Vail Season Pass Now Valid in Arlberg as Well as Verbier

Published : 09-May-2013 02:42

The intriguing prospect of a US ski resort season pass offering cheaper skiing in the Alps than if you buy your ticket in Europe has come a step closer (although we're not quite there yet) with the news that the 'Epic Pass' which covers 9 Californian and Colorado ski areas as well as including five days skiing in Verbier in Switzerland, will be extended to also offer five days skiing in the Austrian Arlberg for the coming winter 2013-14.

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Free Ski Holidays Prize For Team Who Win Charity Football Tournament

Published : 08-May-2013 11:31

Disability Snowsport are organising a five-a-side football tournament next autumn, with the prize of a week's ski holiday for the winning team of seven players to enjoy together.

The contest, which will take place at Goals in Wembley, London, on 8 October 2013, is open to anyone who can get a team of seven together, with a maximum of 24 teams allowed to take part.

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New Option for Skiing Pakistan

Published : 06-May-2013 08:48

Pakistan will have a new destination for skiers next winter when a chairlift is installed at Naltar ski area, formerly a preserve of the Pakistan Airforce (PAF).

Pakistan's only commercial ski area open to the public, Malam Jabba, was opened in the late 1990s after around 10 years of on/off construction with a hotel and a chairlift donated by Austria but the Swat Valley where it is located was taken over by the Taliban in 2009 who destroyed the lift and other resort infrastructure.

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J2Ski Monthly Snow Report - May 2013

Published : 01-May-2013 08:31

Where to Ski in May - 2013

http://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/

Hello, and welcome to the first of our monthly updates!

Although we were planning an immediate rest, a few requests and the obsessive dedication of our news editor means we're relenting and putting out this guide to Where to Ski in May?

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French Pyrenees Announce First Ever May Skiing

Published : 01-May-2013 11:47

Following a remarkable 15m of snowfall this winter (that's comparable to the world's snowiest resorts like Mt Baker in Washington State and Niseko in Japan), the French Pyrenees will see its first ever lift operations in May next week when the Pic du Midi lift runs for the use of off piste skiers and snowboarders next week.

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