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Verbier the choice for cash raising skiing
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2006Any of you heading off on a Verbier ski holiday this ski season will be pleased to hear that a special event to raise money for charity will be taking place on December 16th this year.The 24 Heures Freeride Dominique Perret sees teams of four getting together to test themselves against the slopes an...
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Val d'Isere to get ski school
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2006If you're considering a ski holiday in Val d'Isere this ski season but are worried that your slope skills may have gone a little rusty, fear no more!Progression Ski and Snowboard school will be offering new instruction classes at the resort this ski season, offering any of you on a Val d'Isere ski h...
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Courchevel celebrates women to start ski season
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2006The French ski resort of Courchevel has a unique opening to its new ski season, something that is traditional to mark the start of the winter at the resort.Femmes en Or is an event that celebrates all the women that have made the news in France since the opening of the last winter season, a fantasti...
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US announces freestyle team for new season
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2006The United States has selected its 30-person freestyle team for the 2006-07 season, set to compete in a number of events including the Freestyle World Championships, the US World Cups and the moguls season opener in Tignes.The US team, which consists of 16 women and 14 men, contains nine athletes th...
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St Anton gets cableway innovation
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2006If you're headed out for a ski holiday in St Anton this ski season, you will be greeted by the sight of a quite spectacular new cableway innovation.Based on a Ferris wheel, the new gondola cableway system is a world first, with 28 floor levels gondolas allowing skiers access. The gondolas are then l...
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New cable car system for Zermatt
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2006Ski resort Zermatt has announced that a new cable car will be completed in time for the new ski season, connecting the areas of Furi and Riffelberg.The new eight-seat cable car allows skiers and boarders to travel into the mountains or descend into the valleys from a number of levels, with step free...