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Ski Resort News More Snowmaking For Lenzerheide Lenzerheide will be able to guarantee more snow cover next winter than in past years, so long as the temperatures are low enough for snowmaking. New equipment has been installed in the Scalottas, Danis and Statz regions, which makes these zones snow-sure from the start of the season. Snow can now be made to [...] |
Ski Resort News Argentinian Ski Resort Makes Helmet Wearing Compulsory For Children The leading Argentinian ski resort of Las Lenas, which opened for its 2009 season this week, is the latest to make safety helmet wearing compulsory for children younger than 12 years of age. The resort has purchased 600 new helmets this year and is offering them for rental. “In Las Lenas guest security is our [...] |
Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010 The Snowleopard Qualifies for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics We were delighted to spot this on the website of the Ghana Ski Team this week… After 4 years of heart ache, sweat and being away from his family, Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has finally qualified for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. Kwame and the Ghana Ski Team would wish to extend their heart felt [...] |
Environment, Ski Resort News Selva Gardena Greenest Italian Community The “Legambiente” organisation in Italy has determined that the Italian ski resort of Selva Gardena is the most environmentally friendly community in the country. In the Italian weekly magazine “Panorama” the organisation notes that the sources of renewable energy in Italy are increasing and that Selva Gardena is in first place with an average of [...] |
Ski Resort News Andorra Tops European Average Lift Ticket Price League An annual study of lift ticket prices charged by more than 500 ski areas in 35 countries worldwide has reported that prices for British guests are well up this season to most international ski destinations. The findings are published as part of the World Lift Ticket Price Report 2009, the eighth annual edition of the [...] |
Avalanche News Four killed in avalanche at Valmeinier Four skiers have been killed by a major avalanche close to the ski resort of Valmeinier early this afternoon. The group was composed of seven high school kids from the Savoie and their guide, they were ski touring above the resort. A total of eight ski tourers have died since the weekend in three incidents. [...] |
Avalanche News Three ski tourers killed by avalanche in North Belledonne Three ski tourers have been killed by an avalanche in the North Belledonne close to Chambery. The skiers were heading for Le Chapotet in the commune of Presle. It is the most serious avalanche accident in France this season. This Ski News Item courtesy of, and © PisteHors |
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