January 19th 2012
The Burton European Open is one of the biggest events in boarding in Europe each winter, with world class competition mixing in to an excellent party scene in the Swiss resort of Laax – famed for its terrain parks, snowsure glacier skiing, and boarder-friendly nightlife. This year’s competition runs from February 25th – March 3rd.
Continue reading “Top Boarders and Bands Book in For 2012 Burton European Open”
January 18th 2012
(Picture by Jeremy Swanson on behalf of Aspen/Snowmass).
After a month of unusually dry weather with little fresh snow, things are very much back to normal in America’s famous ski state, Colorado, after a huge storm brought more than a foot (30cm) of fresh snow to many resorts in the state over the past 48 hours, and there’s more coming.
Continue reading “Big Snow In Colorado”
January 16th 2012
You may understandably be under the impression that there’s only one Olympics Games in 2012 and indeed that London will become the first city to host three Olympic Games later this year.
Continue reading “Third Innsbruck Winter Olympics Underway”
January 14th 2012
US resorts on the East and West side of the country have been celebrating a return to snowy conditions after an unprecedented six weeks with little natural snowfall.
Continue reading “Heavy Snowfall Returns to USA”
January 13th 2012
The annual World Snow Festival gets underway at the resort of Grindelwald in Switzerland’s spectacular Jungfrau mountains next Monday.
Continue reading “World Snow Festival in Grindelwald”
January 10th 2012
Les Gets in the French Alps is planning to be the first European resort to offer the ‘Big Mountain Battle’ (www.bigmountainbattle.com) with four events beginning on 21st January 2012.
Continue reading “Fun New Ski Race Open To All At Les Gets”
January 9th 2012
Vail is already looking forward to winter 2012-13, it’s fiftieth, and has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art gondola which will be “the first of its kind’ in North America and also the fastest in the country.
The new Leitner-Poma lift will carry 10 passengers in each will heated, wi-fi enabled cabin complete with cushioned seats.
Taking 7.5 minutes to reach the top compared to the current 9 minute ride time of the existing Vista Bahn Express Lift (#16), which it will replace, it will increase capacity on the route by 40% as well as being the fastest gondola of its type in the world.
“We’re incredibly fortunate to be able to continually reinvest in Vail and to offer our guests a truly unique experience as they ride up the mountain,” said Chris Jarnot, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Vail Mountain. “This new gondola will establish a whole new standard for comfort in lifts and – combined with speed and uphill capacity increases – will significantly improve the guest experience at Vail Mountain.”
The alignment of the new gondola will be very similar to the existing Vista Bahn Express Lift (#16) and will allow for easier guest access at the base, a more functional interface with the Look Ma level of Mid-Vail and an easier downloading location from the top.
Half of the lift will be manufactured in the United States at Leitner-Poma’s Grand Junction plant. The cabins and other portions will be constructed in Europe.
Construction of the gondola is proposed to begin immediately following the closing of the mountain in April and will be operational for opening day of the 2012-2013 ski season – Nov. 16, 2012 – just in time to celebrate Vail’s 50th anniversary.
January 8th 2012
Arguably the biggest festival of acoustic music in the Alps is gearing up for its fifth incarnation this Spring at the year round resort of Zermatt in Switzerland.
Continue reading “Amy Macdonald and Newton Faulkner to star at Zermatt Unplugged 2012″
January 6th 2012
Verbier is the latest resort to announce it is over hauling its leisure centre to provide a superb new facility that will open in stages from next winter (2012/13) through to winter 2014/15.
Continue reading “Spectacular New Indoor Sports Centre For Verbier”
January 5th 2012
Whistler has had some of the best snowfall in North America, and indeed the world this winter and is now seeking resort guests to sit in the cabs of trail groomers with the drivers as they flatten up to 1500 acres of prime piste each evening ahead of the next ski day.
Continue reading “Whistler Seeks Trail Groomers”
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