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After a month or so of rapidly thawing snow on the glaciers of the Alps...

After a month or so of rapidly thawing snow on the glaciers of the Alps, snow storms descended at the weekend bringing powder conditions.

Saas Fee which re-opened for snowsports two weeks ago had to cancel the The Saas-Fee Ride 11 summer Freeski competition they had planned.

Marmot Lift. For the winter of 2011-2012 JHMR adds the Marmot chairlift – a double chair that will carry skiers and snowboarders 1200 vertical feet from South Pass Traverse, below the existing Thunder Lift, to the top of the Gondola. The Marmot Lift will significantly improve the skier flow across the mountain, making it easier than ever before to travel not just up and down the mountain, but also across.

Thousands of skiers and boarders enjoyed an ‘epic’ powder day at Queenstown ski areas Coronet Peak and The Remarkables today (Monday July 25) following a snow storm that dumped ‘light as air’ powder on both mountains.

The Remarkables snowsports instructors Bri Delfs (L) and Guy McCully (R) revelling in

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced today a reduction in the price of the Grand Pass® for the upcoming winter.

(Teton Village, WY. July 18, 2011) Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced today a reduction in the price of the Grand Pass® for the upcoming winter.

Snowmaking facilities at Hemsedal, Norway’s leading ski centre...

Snowmaking facilities at Hemsedal, Norway’s leading ski centre, are set to be expanded again this winter.

By the beginning of the 2011/2012 season, two more of the resort’s slopes will have snow guns, and slopes with artificial snow as a base will increases by 17% to just over 21 km.

The slopes are Veslebreidalen (slope 16) from the top of Tinden, and Holdeskarløypa (slope 32) will get snow guns this season.

Mont Sutton in Eastern Canada received three awards..

Mont Sutton in Eastern Canada received three awards at the Quebec Ski Area Association (ASSQ) annual convention. The awards were for environment and sustainable development, development program for new skiers / promoting loyalty within a target clientele and finally, successful manager.

Since its creation in 1960, Mont Sutton has become well known for its respect of the environment and concern for the preservation of nature.

Les 2 Alpes summer ski area is staging...

Les 2 Alpes summer ski area is staging a ‘Snow Electro Fest’ from 28 - 30 July.

Described as, “a fun weekend at Les 2 Alpes with freestyle skiing and snowboard competitions and an electro-music DJ at 3,600m above sea level it will be a real festival on Les 2 Alpes glacier.” by a resort spokesperson, the Electro Fest will take advantage of the facilities available until late August at one of the world’s largest summer ski areas.

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Two weeks of consistent snowfall after two months of warm weather...

Two weeks of consistent snowfall after two months of warm weather has put New Zealand’s ski season back on track at most of the country’s resorts.

“This storm has, in a matter of two weeks, brought with it to both Whakapa and Turoa ski areas; over a metre of packed snow base with fresh toppings… and it’s still rising.

La Plagne celebrates its 50th birthday this winter....

La Plagne celebrates its 50th birthday this winter marking the start of an era in which all the ‘third generation’ or ‘newer’ ski resorts in the Alps built in the 1960s hit their big-5-0.

The big day itself is 21st December 2011 when the resort plans a celebratory evening of
entertainment and a live show.

The show will be a ‘home-grown’, grass roots tribute to the resort with a local cast made up of those who are invol

Australia is enjoying its snowiest start to the season for decades...

Australia is enjoying its snowiest start to the season for decades and at the country’s largest ski area, Perisher, the official snow depth measured by Snowy Hydro at Spencer's Creek is now at 158.9cm, the highest it's been at this time of the season since 1990.

Although all Australian resorts are also doing well for snow, Perisher is crediting the regional
investment in cloud seeding for making the snow cover even better than it would have been
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