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Following on from the 270-acre Brackett Basin expansion on Burnt Mountain....

Following on from the 270-acre Brackett Basin expansion on Burnt Mountain, Sugarloaf in Maine has a new state-of-the-art quad chairlift in place for next winter, replacing the existing Spillway chairlifts. Built by Doppelmayr, this will be the fastest fixed-grip lift on the market.

Rugged Maine boasts the longest ski season east of the Rockies and Sugarloaf is usually open until May.

Les 2 Alpes closed for summer skiing and boarding at the weekend but
plans to re-open over an 11 day period at the end of October for its annual ski and board testing, competition and festival event.

Nowadays Tignes is the only French resort that tries to stay open from September inwards, with most French resorts opening from the end of November onwards, but Les 2 Alpes has always had a big success with opening ove

The Bahamas may be known as a tropical paradise....

The Bahamas may be known as a tropical paradise, but the country which came within a whisker of sending its first half pipe competitor to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010 was created, American and European scientists have recently reported, that a mega flood or series of mega floods, from beneath the Ice Age Laurentide Ice Sheet is responsible for shaping what are today, the Islands of The Bahamas.

Now a company founded in Canada by Canadians and Bahamians hopes that

After an unexpected big snowfall in late July...

After an unexpected big snowfall in late July, August was a largely warm month across the Alps reports www.skiinfo.co.uk. The number of ski areas open for summer skiing and boarding was its lowest for more than 25 years at only nine, along with Timberline in Oregon.

A new lift at Fernie in British Columbia will increase the famous Canadian resort’s skiable....

A new lift at Fernie in British Columbia will increase the famous Canadian resort’s skiable vertical to 3,550 feet in time for its 50th anniversary season this winter.

The Polar Peak Lift, will add onto the already incredible vertical at Fernie Alpine Resort, now giving the ski resort 3550 vertical feet with 2500 acres of terrain over five Alpine bowls and a reputation for some of the deepest snow in the Rockies.

“With Fernie regularly laden with th

Countdown is on…only two days until the action begins

Countdown is on…only two days until the action begins

WANAKA, New Zealand (August 30, 2011) – Over 100 athletes have converged on Wanaka for The North Face Freeski Open of New Zealand, presented by Volkl, which begins with the slopestyle qualifiers and semi-finals on Thursday, 1 September at Snow Park.

Sunday 28 August, Mt Buller : An impressive line-up of athletes from across Australia and around the world gathered on the Summit at Mt Buller in glorious sunshine yesterday for the iconic James Boag’s ABOM Mogul Challenge.  In it’s 23rd year this prestigious moguls event continues to attract a stellar international line up vying for the $8,000 prize purse.

Wow what stunning weather!  and it looks good for the next couple of days as well, we have seats available for Monday and Tuesday should any of you or your clients feel the need to come out heliskiing with Southern Alps Heliski.  

There is heaps of amazing terrain in the Two Thumbs, Cloudy Peaks and Big Hill ranges with some of the best snow still to be skied.

Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area is set to re-open tomorrow....

Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area is set to re-open tomorrow (Thursday August 18) after New Zealand’s biggest snow storm in 50 years dumped 80cm of fresh dry powder on its slopes.

The mountain was closed for three days as the storm closed the access road and left huge drifts burying parts of the base building and lift stations.

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