12 May Posted by admin in Meribel News, Ski News, Snowboard | Comments

New French Motorway speeds traffic to Trois Vallees

The new motorway section linking Geneva and Annecy has finally opened to traffic. This is great news for us at Alpine Elements as it means we can get guests to the Trois Vallees in a little over two hours!

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10 May Posted by admin in Ski News, Snowboard | Comments

New Copenhagen Ski Slope

Interesting ski slope concept from BIG, in Copenhagen. A new waste power station to have a 500m long (333,370 sq ft) ski slope on it's roof!

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02 May Posted by admin in Sailing & Windsurfing | Comments

Ocean Elements’ boat completes 500 mile qualifier

Our 40 foot Arcona, the Ocean Elements / iGOSKi / Alpine Elements supported ‘Fluke’, has been on a 500 mile non-stop trial in preparation for the Azores and back race

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28 Apr Posted by admin in Ski Holiday Tips, Ski News, Snowboard | Comments

Royal Wedding Special offer

In a fit of patriotic bonhomie Alpine Elements are offering a Royal Wedding Special saving of £250! There are no extra discounts or vouchers to be hunted down, no hidden '2 for 1' offers just a really good saving of £250.

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27 Apr Posted by admin in Ski Competitions, Ski News, Snowboard | Comments

Olympic Games bid gets more money

One of the bidders for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games has just announced that it has signed deals with six new commercial partners. The €3million deals include luxury goods conglomerate Louis Vuiton Moët Hennesey (LVMH), and the French flag carrier Air France.

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19 Apr Posted by admin in Ski News, Ski Resort News, Snowboard | Comments

Ski slope gets go ahead

Planning permission has been given to what will be Europe’s largest indoor snow slope. Louth council have given it’s developers the green light to go ahead with the combined Leisure & Casino project, which will be located just off the M1 motorway, near to Dundalk.

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18 Apr Posted by admin in Ski News, Snowboard | Comments

Scottish ski slopes would benefit from bubble wrap!

A Professor at the University of the Highlands and Islands’ Environment Research Institute has produced research showing that the main Scottish ski resorts would be able to protect their ski season be using the well known packing material.

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16 Apr Posted by Staff Blog in Chamonix in Staff Blogs | Comments

The best of times….

It’s BOILING here at the moment (25 degrees in resort) and all of our staff are looking a little red faced – it definitely feels like spring and the town looks so pretty with flowers sprouting up everywhere, lush! It’s getting us all in the mood for summer as we welcome our final week of...

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12 Apr Posted by admin in Ski News, Snow Reports, St Anton News, St Anton Reviews | Comments

April skiing in St Anton

The St Anton tourist Office have just posted this video on You Tube, showing the snow conditions on the 7th of April. It looks as if the Austrian resorts may have suffered less than some others in the Alps

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11 Apr Posted by admin in Ski News, Snow News, Snowboard | Comments

Big Snow forecast for Easter

It looks as if this Easter's skiers could well have some of the best conditions possible, given that Easter is so late in the season this time around. Check the link for some ski deals that are floating around for the 17th of April.

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