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Ski helmets becoming an issue in Canada
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
After a high profile death resulting from a skiing related head injury stole the headlines last spring, ski helmets and their use are being drawn closer towards the center of attention.Ski helmets were already becoming more and more common at ski resorts across North America when actress Natasha Richardson died ...8 hours ago -
Mongolia’s first ski resort opens today
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Mongolia is reportedly opening it’s first proper ski resort today, located near the capitol Ulanbaatar. SkiRebel.com has learned that Mongolia’s new ‘Sky Resort’ has nine ski runs served by two chairlifts, one of which is just for beginners, and four surface lifts. The lifts and runs are located between 1379m ...1 day ago -
Post 700: How Echo Mountain is Bucking Industry Trends
Highly Obsessed: The Snowboarding and Cycling Blog —
Authority: 114
Hey, it’s post 700! Although we haven’t been as active the past 12 months or so we still plan to stick around. So thanks for coming along! Our 700th post is just a quick link to a recent article on Colorado’s Echo Mountain , a relatively new ski area that’s kicking ass and taking names despite sagging ...2 days ago -
It’s all about ‘electric’ at Austria’s Zell am See-Kaprun resorts
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Austria’s twinned ski resorts of Zell am See and Kaprun have decided to embrace electric transportation with new electric car charging stations and Segway rentals. The resorts already offer guests and locals public service stations to recharge electric vehicles, and the twin towns are planning to offer emission-free ...2 days ago -
Record-breaking early season snow hits Whistler
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Crazy snowfalls have helped Whistler-Blackcomb destroy the previous snowfall record for the month of November.The world-renowned ski resort and co-host for this winter’s Olympics has had a record 418cm (165in) of November snowfall as of last Thursday. The snowfall record dates back to 1979, and the previous record, ...3 days ago -
Targhee to open lower mountain only
JH Underground news, sports and music blog from Jackson Hole, Wyoming —
Authority: 119
Hard to believe this was taken nearly two months ago. Click to enlarge. Despite all the rad photos of early-season turns at Grand Targhee , the resort plans to open only its Shoshone chairlift and Papoose conveyor on Friday. “While we have received over 80 inches of snow since the end of September, a few ...3 days ago -
Gearing up for BRITS 2010
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
The longest established winter festival for UK-based freeskiers and boarders in the Alps is returning to the Swiss resort of Laax in March, with some new additions to the festivities.The week-long BRITS event combines eight British Snowboard and freeski championship events including the Animal Slopestyle, SNO!zone ...5 days ago -
Large Hadron Collider Up and Running-No Black Hole Yet; Mrs. Bixby’s Letter to Lincoln
Symon Sez —
Authority: 132
A Black Hole, the Future Earth? A New Cathedral It’s Back! The Large Hadron Collider is up and running again with no apparent adverse affects. If you recall, the world’s largest supercollider is located along the French-Swiss border. It was much ballyhooed as a key tool in the study of subatomic ...5 days ago -
Ski resort ‘cloud seeding’ being employed in the African desert
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
The government of the sub-Sarahan African nation of Mali claims it has successfully brought rainfall to it’s crops and communities using a technology pioneered by ski resorts.Ski areas like Vail and Beaver Creek in Colorado have been using “cloud seeding” to induce passing clouds to drop snow, and the Mali ...6 days ago -
Montana’s Moonlight files for bankrupcy
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Not long after foreclosure worries surfaced as a result of Moonlight Basin Ranch’s financial troubles has the Montana ski resort had to make it official by filing for bankruptcy. The resort’s operating company Moonlight Basin Ranch L.P. announced yesterday that the company and its subsidiaries filed voluntary ...1 week ago -
Keystone offers a better alternative to holiday shopping
Gadling —
Authority: 708
Filed under: Skiing , North America , United States , Hotels and Accommodations The best travel deals dont happen on Black Friday . Instead of rushing out to the nearest big box store to do battle with the other crazy shoppers, pull the trigger by November 20, and get a trip to Keystone , Colorado. Book your ...1 week ago -
New Samoens six-seater chairlift will be running on opening day
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
The new Chariande Express six seater chairlift is ready to begin operation at the French Grand Massif region resort village of Samoens when the resort opens in early December.According to the resort, the new 2.26km long lift ascends from 1,536m to 2,119m in just six minutes with a passenger capacity of 3,000 people ...1 week ago -
Environmentalist outrage growing over Snowbird owner’s coal mine investment
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Although Snowbird has won awards for its initiatives on environmental protection, the Utah ski resort’s owner is still taking heat for a business investment viewed as less than ‘green’. A small group of protesters gathered in Salt Lake City last week to launch a protest against Snowbird ski resort owner Dick ...1 week ago -
Update: ski area openings
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Many of the world’s major resorts in at least a dozen countries opened for the season this past weekend.In Europe, several major alpine resorts opened their doors. Europe’s highest major resort Val Thorens is the second resort to open in France, joining Tignes which has been open for nearly two months already. In ...1 week ago -
Viva El Nino!
Blue Ridge Outdoors - Outdoor Sports and News —
Authority: 132
The infamous weather system kicked in during the summer, bringing plenty of rain to the Southeast, and giving us one of the wettest summer/falls this region has seen in several years. There were mudslides on the Parkway, flooding in Georgia, and some seriously damp basements in between. Watching the flooding footage ...1 week ago -
Intrawest to sell Copper Mountain to Powdr Corp
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Ski Resort giant Intrawest has decided to part ways with one of it’s premier resorts.Suffering from a heavy debt load, the company announced today that they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to sell their interests in Copper Mountain to Powdr Corp. The transaction is anticipated to close in December ...1 week ago -
Score deals to site of 2010 Olympics now
Gadling —
Authority: 708
Filed under: Skiing , North America , Canada , Hotels and Accommodations , Budget Travel , Travel Deals As excitement for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver builds, most people who havent planned ahead are looking for last minute accommodations for the event and finding rates to be quite pricey. During ...1 week ago -
Snow deals: Dolomites free skiing after four days
blogdolcevita —
Authority: 143
A skiing deal for the Italian ski resort of the Dolomites Superski has some great reductions after booking at least four days skiing and hotel stay. The “Prima Neve” or “First Snow” skiing in Italy promotion includes the “Dolomiti Superski Premiere” deal, valid until December 23. If you book four ...1 week ago -
New chairlift and good snowcover highlight Marmot Basin opening
SKIREBEL Magazine —
Authority: 430
Many ski resorts are enjoying the good early-season snow conditions, and Alberta’s Marmot Basin is no exception with a new chairlift in operation.Located near Jasper in Alberta, Canada, the Rocky Mountain resort had its earliest and one of its most successful opening days ever on the 11th, with over 2,300 ...1 week ago -
Winter in the Alps at the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof
The Informed Traveler —
Authority: 433
Craving an alpine adventure this winter season? For exceptional skiing, it’s hard to beat Zermatt– where three ski areas are easily accessible from the charming, car-free village with the Matterhorn as the dramatic backdrop. The après-ski scene is hopping, and you can bed down at a noble hotel like the Grand ...1 week ago
