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Vancouver, Canada, June 8, 2010 - Endeavor Snowboards has signed Torgeir Berre
Endeavor Snowboards has signed Torgeir Berre, a 22 year old from Elverum, Norway. Berre has turned heads with his street rail prowess but describes himself as an “all rounder” of snowboarding.
Coronet Peak, New Zealand, June 6, 2010 - The New Zealand Ski Season
The New Zealand ski season started today when the first ski resort opened. Coronet Peak ski area, near Queenstown in the South Island, opened this morning.
The sun was shining on the over 1500 people who flocked to the slopes to greet the first day of the season.
Mt Buller, Australia, June 6, 2010 - While most of Mt Bullers small alpine
While most of Mt Buller' small alpine community were
tucked up in bed last night the mountain's small team of snowmakers went
to work creating a bit of winter magic.
The snowmaking guns on the main Bourke Street run fired into action for
the first time this winter making the most of the sub zero temperatures,
clear skies and dry conditions - perfect for creating snow.
Mt Buller was one of the first resorts in the world to use recycled water to make snow an
Perisher, Australia, June 6, 2010 - Perisher's bright start gets Brighter
As part of her new ambassador role, Torah will become the face of Perisher in advertising and promotional campaigns, representing the resort where she first started snowboarding and where she developed as an athlete.
Torah has expressed that given Perisher is her favourite Australian alpine resort, it was easy for her to commit to officially becoming a representative of the place she loves, both here and internationally.New Zealand, June 3, 2010 - A week of consistent snowfall
A week of consistent snowfall in New Zealand’s Mt Cook Mackenzie region has created outstanding conditions for the launch of this year’s ski season.
Last Thursday (27 May), Mt Dobson had its biggest single dump of snow since 1986, reporting between 1m to 1.2m in the carpark alone. With a snow base of 130cm, it’s likely the mountain will open earlier than its scheduled 1 July launch date.
The recent snowfall also bodes well for Round
Coronet Peak, New Zealand, June 3, 2010 - Queenstown's Coronet Peak
Queenstown’s Coronet Peak opens this Saturday (5th June) for the 2010 season.
Natural snowfall and snowmaking at Coronet Peak has produced enough snow to allow the ski area to open but Ski Area Manager Hamish McCrostie says skiing and riding will be limited on the lower slopes of the mountain.
Fredrik Ericsson, June 1, 2010 - Swedish ski mountaineer
Swedish ski mountaineer Fredrik Ericsson has announced he will attempt a complete ski descent of K2 again this summer, a year after his first attempt was curtailed by the death of his partner on the trip, Italian Michele Fait, who fell to his death while skiing down from K2's C2 on the SSE spur.
Ericsson’s latest attempt is the first stage of his dream of becoming the first person to ski the world’s three highest mountains: Mount Everest, K2 and Kangchenj
Dachstein, Austria, June 1, 2010 - The Dachstein Glacier
The Dachstein Glacier in southern Austria has re-opened for snow sports this weekend and unveiled its improved Horsefeathers Superpark for the summer snow season.
The park offers a new three-boxes-line and freestylers can now slide down up to four rails in a line.
USA, June 1, 2010 - Three ski areas
Three ski areas on the East and west Coasts of the US have re-opened for snow sports this weekend just for the US national Memorial Day holiday period.
On the West Coast Donner Summit and Squaw Valley ski areas re-opened due primarily to fresh snow falling last week.
On the east Coast, Stowe in Vermo
Canada, June 1, 2010 - Owners of two of Canada's
Intrawest, the owners of Canada’s two most popular resorts – Whistler on the West Coast and Tremblant on the East, and formerly 10 other resorts in North America and Europe, has sold another, Mountain Creek in New Jersey.
The company had owned Mountain Creek since 1998, it’s the latest resort sold by Intrawest following its disposal of Arc 1950 in les Arcs and a resort development in Flaine, France, as well as Panorama in Canada and Winter Park in C
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