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Zermatt, Switzerland, April 26, 2010 - The summer weekender is back

The Summer Weekender is back for its fourth consecutive year from Thursday 15th - Sunday 18th July in Zermatt, Switzerland.

“After three hugely successful years in Tignes, we're having a change of scene this summer and moving the Weekender to Switzerland and the highly desirable resort of Zermatt.” said Emma Morris, Marketing Manager of Natives.co.uk and GONEboarding.

The event was created fo

Laax, Sweden, April 26, 2010 - Laax has reported it has

Laax has reported it received over a million visitors from 38 different countries this winter, making it one of the Swiss resort’s most successful to date.

Britta Kaula, Head of Communication and Marketing of the Weisse Arena Gruppe said “It’s been a really great season in LAAX and as always we are sad to see it end.

Les 2 Alpes, France, April 16, 2010 - Les 2 Aples in France is promoting

Les 2 Alpes in France is promoting its summer glacier slopes as the perfect place for first timers to learn to ski and board.

While summer skiing and boarding is generally seen as the preserve of hardcore skiers and boarders and national team training, Les 2 Alpes sees advantages for first timers,

“Summer skiing is open to everyone.

Cairngorm, Scotland, April 26, 2010 - Scotland's Cairngorm is entering

Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountain is entering its last full week of operations this season, which is widely regarded as having been the best for a generation.

Copper Mountain, Colorado, April 26, 2010 - TUI Ski, the company which owns Britain’s largest ski

Ski Info Reports; TUI Ski, the company which owns Britain’s largest ski tour operator Crystal, as well as other leading brands Thomson, First Choice and Flexiski, has announced the five resorts its customers were the most impressed by in 2009-10.

Copper Mountain in Colorado is the most popular overall, although as the company sends a limited number of clients there, the verdict is not based on the number of passengers.  The company believes Val di Fassa

Whistler Blackcomb, April 20, 2010 - Whistler Blackcomb's Crud To Mud

Whistler Blackcomb’s Crud 2 Mud is a classic “transition season” event mixing the end of the ski and snowboard season with the start of the bike season.

In teams or individually, Crud 2 Mud competitors ski or snowboard from the top of Whistler Mountain to the bottom of the snow line, where bikes and equipment lay waiting.

Snowseekers, Canada, April 20, 2010 - A recent report

A recent report by Morgan Stanley forecasted that by 2014 more people will access the internet via mobile devices than by desktops.

Whistler Blackcomb, Canada, April 19, 2010 - Tabetha Boot has been named

Tabetha Boot has been named Whistler Blackcomb’s interim public relations and communications manager during the maternity leave of Christina Moore.

Boot brings five years of experience in the Whistler Blackcomb public relations team to meet this new challenge.

Cairngorm, Scotland, April 18, 2010 - Last weekend the Vans team

Last weekend the Vans team hit the Scottish mountains for the fourth year to host the legendary ‘Dawn of the Shred’ competition.

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, April 18, 2010 - Lake Wanaka ski fields

Lake Wanaka ski fields in New Zealand take centre stage this summer when several international ski and snowboard events roll in for the southern hemisphere’s winter season.

Young snowboarders and skiers from across the world will descend on Wanaka in August (19-31) for the 2010 FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Junior World Championships.