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Finnish Resorts Complete 7 Month Ski Seasons
Published : 06-May-2024 06:44
Levi and Ruka ski resorts in Finland have completed seven-month winter seasons, the longest in Europe for resorts that don't have glaciers.
In total the two areas were each open for 212 days during their 23-24 ski seasons, closing at the end of the ski day yesterday.
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Vail Resorts Complete Purchase of Second Swiss Resort
Published : 05-May-2024 10:52
Vail Resorts have announced that they've completed the purchase of Crans Montana, their second Swiss resort, joining Andermatt on their Epic Pass, global season ticket. The company now own about 50 ski areas in North America, Switzerland and Australia.
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Star Wars Costume Discount in Canada
Published : 04-May-2024 12:18
Skiers or boarders turning up to ride the slopes of a number of still-open Canadian ski resorts can get a discounted lift pass if they arrive in full Star Wars costume.
'May The Forth' is widely regarded as 'Star Wars Day' and at Marmot Basin ski area near Jasper and Sunshine bear Banff, both in Alberta, Canada and among the five areas still open in the country for the 24-25 season, dressing up as a Star Wars character on the snow translates into a lift pass discount.
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Scottish Ski Centre Launches Crowdfunder to “Survive”
Published : 03-May-2024 09:01
Scottish ski area The Lecht has set up a crowd funding page suggesting that without public donations they may not be able to continue operating.
Scottish ski areas had another poor winter for snowfall and The Lecht was one of several that were only able to operate a small snow area that existed only thanks to a so-called "all-weather snowmaking" machine. This allowed it to operate a nursery slope and give beginner lessons. It reports it managed to deliver lessons to over 6,500 children this winter despite the limited terrain available.
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J2Ski Snow Report - May 2nd 2024
Published : 02-May-2024 08:03
Last call for Val d'Isere, France, open until May 5th
Many of the few northern hemisphere ski areas still open, will close this coming weekend, with fresh snow. Meanwhile, some decent early snow fall is reported from the other side of the world.
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