Ski Resort and Snow News - April 2012
Aquariaz Set To Transform Avoriaz
Published : 30-Apr-2012 10:09
French resort Avoriaz is set to complete its latest expansion and transformation next winter with the opening of Aquariaz, the first Centre-Parcs style indoor waster park on a mountain.
The coming of Aquariaz has been trumpeted for more than a year now by Avoriaz owners Pierre and Vacances (P&V) which began life in the (still) stylish pourpose-built centre above Morzine more than 40 years ago.
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Snow Forecast Summary - 27th April 2012
Published : 27-Apr-2012 11:24
As we enter the last few weeks of the season...
Sixty or so ski areas remain in operation and will be open for the next week or two.
Some of Austria's glaciers are still boasting depths exceeding four metres and most of the remaining resorts have had snow this week. Most of France's resorts will shut after this weekend, with Chamonix, Tignes and Val Thorens open for another week. La Clusaz ends its season this weekend having had over a metre of fresh snow in the final week! In Italy only a handful of resorts, including Cervinia, remain open. In Switzerland nearly 20 ski areas remain open and fresh snow has taken the depth up to six metres in Engelberg.
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There’s (Still) Fresh Powder In The Alps!
Published : 25-Apr-2012 04:55
OK most of us are looking ahead to winter 12-13 now, but anyone who can afford to pop over to Europe in the next few weeks will find that most of the diminishing number of ski areas still open can boast substantial fresh snowfalls, again, in the past week.
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Where Will The UK’s Seventh Indoor Snow Centre Be Built?
Published : 23-Apr-2012 08:16
(Pic: The Snow Dome, Hemel Hempstead (C) Washbrooke - Harpenden, Herts, England - Tel: +44 (0) 7991853325 - richard@washbrooke.com - http://www.richardwashbrooke.photoshelter.com)
The chances of the UK's biggest indoor snow slope being built have taken an apparent step backwards with the news that the main person behind the project has been declared bankrupt.
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Wildschonau - Alpbach Lift Connection Underway
Published : 22-Apr-2012 09:09
A new lift connecting the Austrian Alpbachtal ski region with the neighbouring Wildschonau ski region is scheduled to be completed for next winter 2012-13.
Full details of the connection are not yet available but it is known that two eight-passenger gondola lifts, one 1.6km and one 1.8km long are under construction, each capable of carrying 2,400 skiers and boarders per hour.
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Winter 3 In Scotland
Published : 20-Apr-2012 03:48
After a warm February and march it has been cold with lots of rain in the valleys of Scotland, but up on the mountains that means fresh snow and while most on the world's ski areas have been closing for the season, Scotland's ski areas are re-opening for weekends. Well, some of them at least.
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Work On New Lifts Begins As Resorts Close For Season In USA
Published : 18-Apr-2012 01:15
More than 90% of ski areas have closed in North America after what for many has been a winter to forget - unseasonably warm when it should have been cold, and now cold and snowing to rub salt in the wounds at resorts that have already closed!
North Western North America has had a banner season, in contrast to much of the rest of the continent, with resorts in Alberta and BC in Canada posting record, or near-record snowfall tallies.
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China Gets Fully Westernised’ Ski Resort for 2012-13
Published : 14-Apr-2012 02:55
China Gets Fully Westernised' Ski Resort for 2012-13
There's no official word, not even a rumour, but it could be that China is the next new ski destination nation for UK tour operators like Crystal (who offered Sochi in Russia for the first time this season) as the country's first fully Westernized ski resort is signed over for use next season.
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Snow Forecast Summary - 12th April 2012
Published : 12-Apr-2012 11:13
Just as we were preparing to close the lid on this season... it's been snowing (quite heavily) again in The Alps.
Accumulations of up to 50cm have been reported in the past few days, across wide areas of the North, East and Central Alps. Snow has fallen as low as 1,000 metres and Spring has been put on hold. Fresh snow has also been reported from Scandinavia.
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Incoming...
Published : 10-Apr-2012 06:29
Heavy snow overnight and tomorrow; East and Northern/Central Alps in the firing line with snow down to around 1,300m, maybe lower.
...and a load more to come this week... we sent out 5,000 Powder Alarms this morning!
...and the longer range forecasts keep it going... :shock:
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Easter Snow In The Alps
Published : 05-Apr-2012 03:22
There's been increasingly heavy falls of snow over the past 48 hours in the Alps with resorts like Flaine reporting 5cm of fresh snow yesterday and Courmayeur 20cm today, Austrian areas are expected to get it next – particularly those at higher altitudes.
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Scottish Ski Areas Re-Open With Fresh Snow
Published : 04-Apr-2012 03:28
After being forced to close early for the season in late-February when Scotland came within a few fractions of a degree from its warmest ever February, which was then followed by the warmest ever March, a 20 degree drop in temperatures for the start of April and the widely-reported fresh snow has allowed two areas to re-open.
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