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Waste Not, Want Not, When It Comes To Snow
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2011A resort in the US has announced plans to become the world's first resort us 100% waste water in their snowmaking. Arizona Snowbowl in the San Francisco Peaks is planning to use 180 million gallons of recycled and treated waste water according to reports. The resort plans to use the waste water, col...
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Ski Club Gear Up For Their Avalanche Awareness Courses
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2011This autumn the Ski Club of Great Britain have teamed up with Henry's Avalanche Talk, Ellis Brigham, Arc'teryx and North Face to offer a series of avalanche awareness courses. Henry's Avalanche Talk, or HAT, are well known and respected following 20 years of helping off-piste skiers and snowboarders...
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From Russia On Skis
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2011Just in time for the winter 2011/12 season, Igluski can now offer holidays to the soon-to-be Olympic ski area of Sochi (pronounced so-chee), Russia, thanks to Crystal Ski, one of our popular suppliers. The village of Sochi, by the Black Sea, is currently undergoing one of the largest building progra...
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Criticism Grows On FIS Changes To Race Skis
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2011The FIS, the world governing body for ski racing, has come under fire after ordering ski racers to use longer skis with a longer radius. The Ski Racing Supplier Association has accused the FIS of rushing through changes, with incomplete testing. The decision was made to lengthen skis and increase th...
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Ski Train Goes On Sale Today
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2011Tickets for Eurostar's ski train have gone on sale today. The train to the Alps from London St. Pancras to the heart of the Tarantaise Valley is one of the more relaxing ways you can begin your skiing holiday. Picking up the train from St. Pancras, you can be in Moutiers in eight hours, with only a ...
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Park City Working On $7 Million Upgrades
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011Park City will be undergoing $7 million of upgrades this summer that range from new beginner facilities and chairlifts to four new piste bashers and improvements to the snowmaking facilities. "We remain devoted to creating a premier on-mountain experience for all of our guests," said Jenni...