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Boris Johnson Announces New £200m Snow Dome at London’s Olympic Park
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2013Set to be one of the largest indoor ski resorts in the world — London’s Stratford-based Olympic Park will house a brand new giant snow dome, costing up to £200m. The project, believed to be funded by Westfield shopping centre developers, is expected to open in 2015 and will boast a...
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Austria's Jewel In Her Skiing Crown
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2013Two of Austria's ski areas, once bitter rivals, have teamed up to create the Ski Jewel — the seventh largest ski area in the Tyrol. Alpbach and Wildschonau — which consists of four villages, Niederau, Oberau, Thierbach and Auffach — have ended local rivalries and formed the 145km S...
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Resort Openings For 2012/13
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2012With the snow arriving in full force and several glaciers already opening their slopes for some early season skiing, most major resorts have finally announced their opening dates for the season. Starting with France, as that's where most of us plucky Brits go skiing, and Tignes is already open &mdas...
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Epic Lift Pass For 2012/13 Now On Sale
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2012Vail resorts have announced that their season pass, the Epic pass, which covers all of their resorts is on sale for next season. You may think it's odd that we're talking about a full season pass, but if you are planning to ski in Colorado or California next winter, then this could be the lift pass ...
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Winter Wonderland Approaches
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011It's only five weeks until Christmas and the weather is finally changing into winter mode. Temperatures are dropping, Whistler is swimming in snow and Europe is again kicking into gear. After a promising start to the winter, the snow has eased off in Europe over the past couple of weeks, but it appe...