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Mt Baw Baw, Victoria – 30 of Australia’s best and up and coming snowboarders arrived at Mt Baw Baw

Mt Baw Baw, Victoria – 30 of Australia’s best and up and coming snowboarders arrived at Mt Baw Baw to shred the new stair feature and compete in the 2009 Battle at Baw Baw.
 
The contest had a great atmosphere and riders didn’t hold back on the new feature which consisted of a flat box down on one side a centre rail and a down flat down box.

Ohau in New Zealand has picked up New Zealand’s Snow Sports’ supreme award

Ohau in New Zealand has picked up New Zealand’s Snow Sports’ supreme award for best large ski field service provider in New Zealand, as voted by the public through the www.snow.co.nz website.

The top ski field service award is the second for Ohau Snow Fields, the Neilsons and their field manager Craig Ovenden - they also won in 2004.

The award requires excellence in the areas of Best Staff,

CMH Heli-Skiing has announced a new partnership with K2 Skis

CMH Heli-Skiing has announced a new partnership with K2 Skis with the launch of two ultimate back-country CMH / K2 Ski Demo Trips for ski-gear junkies. The trips are Heli-Skiing from the Monashee Lodge, March 13 – 20, 2010, and Helicopter Assisted Ski Touring from the Adamants Lodge, April 10 – 17, 2010.

Las Lenas, Argentina. Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina has invested in electricity generators

Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina has invested in electricity generators for this current southern hemisphere Winter, allowing the resort to be self sufficient in power production and not reliant on the Argentinian national grid.

The generators are part of a $50 million pesos investment which also includes spending on a magic carpet conveyor lift for children and beginners; additional snow making equipment, web site improvements with online purchasing of services ava

Winterhorn, Switzerland. The Swiss ski area of Winterhorn looks to have been saved from bankruptcy

The Swiss ski area of Winterhorn looks to have been saved from bankruptcy after being put up for sale on an internet auction site.

Claus Dangel, director of the Winterhorn resort, told the Swiss News Agency that a buyer had been found although the deal was not yet fully completed.

The ski area above the village of Hospental in the Ursern Valley of Central Switzerland, close to better known Andermatt, operated two drag lifts and a double chair with 20km of

Mt Hutt, New Zealand. Visitors to Mt Hutt in New Zealand this winter will be rewarded

Visitors to Mt Hutt in New Zealand this winter will be rewarded with some spectacular skiing action as the “Capital of Speed” plays host to several World Cup Teams in training for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

From 20 July through to 20 September Mt Hutt’s International Race Training Arena will be set alight by athletes reaching speeds of up to 120 km/h in the Downhill training course.

Tignes, France. Keen skiers and boarders can try out the new 2010 season equipment

Keen skiers and boarders can try out the new 2010 season equipment before anybody else at an exclusive test camp in Tignes, France.  Ski and board retailer Edge2Edge has teamed up with holiday firm Mountainsun to offer a three-day break during September – December this year to the snow-sure glacier ski resort.

The camps, which cost from only £99 per person, will feature free equipment testing of gear from top manufacturers such as Atomic, Burton, Hea

Perisher, Australia. Australia’s Perisher ski resort is continuing to report a good 2009 snow season

Australia’s Perisher ski resort is continuing to report a good 2009 snow season to date, and has announced a new event this southern hemisphere winter: “The Coca-Cola Tube My Ride”.

On August 1st and 2nd skiers and boarders are invited to take on the PlayStation Slopestyle course on the resort’s Front Valley.

Telenendaz, Swiss Alps. The Tortin-Gentianes cable-car that serves the Mont Fort glacier

The Tortin-Gentianes cable-car that serves the Mont Fort glacier in the Swiss Four Valleys ski area re-opened on Saturday following extensive renovations.

The cable cars cabins have been replaced by new cabins with panoramic views and automatic doors. Other behind-the-scenes improvements mean boarding time will also be reduced

Originally Built in 1981, the Tortin-Gentianes cable-car has been refurbished after 28 years of activity.

Gulmarg in India, the world’s highest major ski area, is facing a “tough battle”

Gulmarg in India, the world’s highest major ski area, is facing a “tough battle” in dealing with non-biodegradable waste such as disgarded plastic water bottles and packaging material according to a report from environmental groups.