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Enjoy the Austrian Open in Kitzbuhel
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2009The 64th Austrian Open comes to the ski resort of Kitzbuhel between May 16th and 23rd.Usually, the major sporting event - often seen as the precursor to the French Open in Paris - takes place in July.Among the big tennis stars expected at the tournament is the Russian player Nikolai Davydenko, who h...
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Annecy selected as France's candidate to host 2018 Winter Olympics
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2009The picturesque French city of Annecy has been selected as the country's candidate for the Winter Olympics in 2018, it has been announced.According to the Associated Press, Annecy came top in a vote by members of France's Olympic committee with 23 votes, followed by Nice with ten, Grenobles with nin...
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Heavy snow hits Austria
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2009More than 100 powder alarms have been issued in Austria in recent days following heavy snowfall.On Tuesday (February 24th), over 60 such alarms were issued as many of the country's ski resorts received more than 50 centimetres of snow in the space of just 24 hours.In six villages, hundreds of fire b...
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Kylie to perform at Ischgl in May
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2009Those thinking about ski holidays in Ischgl may be interest to learn that pop princess Kylie Minogue will be performing at the ski resort's annual concert in May.Around 20,000 music fans are expected to turn up for the performance which will be held in a natural bowl near the main Silverettabahn gon...
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Andorra offer free ski passes to children
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008Children under the age of 14 will now be offered free ski passes when travelling to Andorra.According to the Ski Club of Great Britain, families booking family ski holidays through certain British and Irish tour operators will be eligible to avail of this great deal.Ordinarily, a five-day pass can c...