Ski Resort and Snow News - June 2012
95th Annual Snow Fun Fest in Banff 2013
Published : 30-Jun-2012 03:25
Canadian skiing is superb, but it can be just a tad cold and dark in mid-winter and ninety-five years ago next season, Banff hosted its first 'Winter Carnival' to try and add a bit of fun to mid-winter.
The event reportedly saw enthusiastic participants hit the ice on the local Bow River for some curling, and strap on their skis and snowshoes for fun in the snow.
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Bulgarian Resort lift Upgrade For 2012-13
Published : 28-Jun-2012 10:32
Bulgarian ski area Pamporovo will invest the equivalent of around £1.5 million ahead of next winter on upgrading its triple chairlift to Studenets.
The lift will undergo a makeover and the resort says will be faster, although it's not known how much faster.
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New Gondolas For Meribel
Published : 27-Jun-2012 03:16
Two new gondola lifts are currently being built at Méribel, France in the heart of the 3 Valleys, ready to open for the coming winter 2012-13.
By the main Méribel village, work on a new Saulire gondola in continuing. Section two of the lift was built last year and now section one is being replaced this summer.
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Two Lifts Go, One Gets Longer and One Bigger At La Plagne
Published : 22-Jun-2012 02:24
The vast resort of La Plagne in France, lift-linked to Les Arcs to form this giant Paradiski area – has announced a lift upgrade which should, they hope, relieve queue-build-ups on a busy route.
Work is focused on Plagne Centre which is being reorganised along its snow front where the resort meets the slopes. Firstly the Becion quad chairlift at will be replaced by a fast six-person lift which should increase speed and capacity on the route, which often gets crowded.
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No Increase In Jungfrau Lift Pass Prices Next Season
Published : 20-Jun-2012 05:19
Switzerland's Jungfrau region (www.jungfrau.ch), which incorporates the ski areas of Grindelwald, Murren and Wengen as well as transport down to Lauterbrunnen and Interlaken below, has announced a lift ticket price freeze for 20120-13.
However skiers buying a lift pass valid for at least six consecutive days will be entitled to a free day pass for skiing at Zermatt, which has Europe's most expensive lift pass, from next winter on.
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2012 Summer Ski Season Starting In France
Published : 14-Jun-2012 05:45
(Les 2 Alpes this week)
The small summer ski area at Val d'Isere opened last weekend and the two big French ski areas with les 2 Alpes due to follow suit this coming weekend, opening on Saturday 16 June and Tignes from June 22nd.
The glaciers are reported to be in good shape for summer 2012 thanks to the heavy snowfall last winter and recent fresh snowfalls and cold temperatures.
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Chemmy Alcott Returns To Ski Race Training
Published : 11-Jun-2012 05:59
Chemmy Alcott (www.chemmyalcott.com), Britain's top downhill skier; prior-to-injury ranked eighth female racer in the world; three-time Olympian; the highest ever ranked British female skier; and (almost) equally importantly exercise and fitness guru for skiers and boarders on J2Ski.com; has returned to ski racing 18 months after a career-threatening fall in Lake Louise, Canada, back in December 2010 left her with a severely broken leg.
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Man City Head To Seefeld
Published : 06-Jun-2012 01:41
After the Dutch Soccer U21 National Team and the Austrian National Team trained in Seefeld over the past week, the Olympiaregion Seefeld will host for the first time England's Premier League Champions Manchester City for a training camp.
The camp will be held from 8th to 20th July with the team accommodated in the five star Hotel Klosterbräu in Seefeld.
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Airlines Launch New Ski Routes
Published : 03-Jun-2012 09:21
Several airlines have announced new routes for winter 2012-13 which are already available to book.
Monarch Airlines will launch 10 new 'ski routes' including flights to Grenoble in France and Friedrichshafen and Munich in southern Germany as well as departures from Leeds Bradford International Airport for the first time.
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