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Gatwick Parking hike
The new owners of Gatwick Airport (Global Infrastructure Partners), have overseen a 70% hike in car parking prices, according to ttglive. They claim that tis increase was to act a a disincentive to those who use the car parks for non-airport related parking!
Annecy re-thinks 2018 Winter Olympic bid
After being told to ‘go away and have another go’ by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Annecy have done just that. Towards the end of June, the IOC accepted bids to stage the 2018 Winter Olympic Games by Munich (Germany), Peyong Yang (South Korea), and Annecy (France). However, they had reservations about the dispersed nature...
Scottish Resorts look beyond Skiing
After one of their best winter seasons for many years, the five main Scottish winter sports resorts (Cairngorm, Glencoe, Glenshee, Lecht and Nevis Range) are turning their attention to developing less snow dependent sports for the other seasons. The huge popularity of other mountain pursuits such as hill-walking, mountain biking and climbing, has helped many...
Ski Insurance
Winter sports can be dangerous! No, it’s true, and it’s amazing how many people give good insurance coverage hardly a second thought. They may tick the ‘ski insurance’ option when booking their ski packages, and think no more of it. However caveat emptor; there are insurance policies and there are insurance policies. It is vital...
Buy your very own ski lift chair
For the ski fan who has everything; your very own lift seat. Beat those queues, never again have to sit next to a skier/snowboarder (delete as applicable), or just have a nice cuppa in your garden. The 110 acre Massachusetts ski resort of Butternut is selling of some off it’s vintage lift chairs, and one could...
Skiing grabs the Caucuses
Plans to greatly increase Russian skiing holidays by bring a huge linked multi-resort ski area to the Caucuses, are gathering pace. The 500bn ruble (US$16bn) project is being promoted by the group’s head, Akhmed Bilalov, at the St. Petersberg International Economic Forum. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, whilst visiting the Forum, claimed that the idea came...
New Zealand winter season changes up a gear.
The Southern Hemisphere’s winter season is getting into top gear, as more resorts opened their lifts this weekend. New Zealand’s North Island resort of Turoa was already open, along with the South Island resorts of Coronet Peak and Mount Hutt. They have now been joined by Mount Lyford and The Remarkables. Mount Dobson, was another...
2010/11 Snowboard season is go!
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The 2009/10 season may be fresh in your mind but, 2010/11 is but a week away! Well, at least it is in the form of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is concerned, as Whistler hosts the new competition season’s opener. The 5 Star Billabong Ante UP takes place on June the 26th, with a prize...
21 degrees and snowy!
The Scottish ski resort of CairnGorm Mountain got an extremely late-season boost in it’s visitors as, temperatures rose to over 20 degrees. The usual Scottish ski attire of balaclava, goggles and sub-zero protective clothing was replaced by sunglasses, T Shirts and summer sun-block. Colin Matthew, Operations manager at CairnGorm Mountain, was reported as claiming the snow...
To pack or not to pack – the ski holiday list
You may be a newbie, you may be an old hand but, packing for young members of the family takes care and precision, especially when it’s the once-a-year family ski holiday. You may not want to forget those important technical items (boots etc), but items like thermal insulated underwear and comfy socks can be just...
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Light winds with occasional snow showers in the higher areas looks typical across the French Alps this week. Temperatures are to be below zero in France, but likely to be higher in Austria, though their resorts may see a little more snow. Thursday and Friday should be clear and sunny all day (and night). Chamonix is set to see the best of the snow fall, with the top slopes expecting up to 5cm between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. There could also be further falls of snow next weekend.Score yourself a great deal in June! £499 for everything - all chalets, dates and resorts!! This amazing offer is only open for the month of June and for a limit of 500 spaces. (See the counter below). It is a great chance to book now and score a very cheap ski package this winter, and to get a premium chalet and a peak date for less! http://www.alpineelements.co.uk
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