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Snowsports & World Cup Football in South Africa

Jameski — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:00:51 +0000

Southern Africa’s two ski areas are due to open for their ski seasons a few days before the World Cup finals kick off in South Africa. The ski slopes are some hours from the football grounds, but a snow…

North America’s first indoor snow centre back on track?

Jameski — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:00:22 +0000

One of the longest and most expensive sagas in world ski area development appears to be back on track following the intervention of a US billionaire.

Local journalist John Brennan of The Record newspaper (www.northjersey.com), who has followed the…

Two new chairlifts for summit at Snoqualmie

Jameski — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:14:27 +0000

There are more signs that lift construction in the US is picking up ahead of winter 2010-11 after very little new construction took place last summer.

The Summit at Snoqualmie located in the Cascade mountains located country’s northwest will…

Intrawest successfully refinances

Jameski — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:00:09 +0000

Intrawest, one of the world’s largest ski area operators, has successfully refinanced its corporate debt, paying off existing creditors with a new loan due to mature in 2014.

Intrawest owns eight major North American ski areas, a number which…

Alicia Keys conquers the Alps

Jameski — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:00:51 +0000

Alicia Keys hit the heights at the weekend with a spectacular mountain top concert to mark the end of the ski season at the leading Austrian resort of Ischgl.

The US star wowed 15,000 fans, the majority of them…

International competitions in New Zealand this Summer

Jameski — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:00:35 +0000

Lake Wanaka ski fields in New Zealand take centre stage this summer when several international ski and snowboard events roll in for the southern hemisphere’s winter season.

Young snowboarders and skiers from across the world will descend on Wanaka…

Weekly skiing news roundup – 16/04/2010

Jameski — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:00:21 +0000

Despite the ski season approaching its end, the skiing news keeps on rolling in. We’ve got World Cup teams training in the mountains, loads of snow in Squaw, cheaper lift passes in NZ and so much more. Even when those…

Night skiing, snowmaking and a new lift for Falls Creek

Jameski — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:00:22 +0000

Falls Creek ski resort in Australia has announced a host of new facilities and initiatives for the leading Australian resort’s upcoming 2010 season.

The province of Victoria’s largest alpine resort has expanded its night skiing to include Wombats Ramble.…

Saas Fee ready for 28th Allalin Race

Jameski — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:00:06 +0000

Saas-Fee will stage its annual end of season Allalin Races down the Allalinhorn from 16th to 18th April this week. The race course starts at 3,600 metres above sea level, and the finish line is 1,800 metres below, at…

World cup football teams head to ski areas for training

Jameski — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:00:51 +0000

Following the announcement that the Japanese national team will be training in Switzerland at Saas Fee ahead of the World Cup Finals in South Africa, the French and Swiss national teams have announced they’ll be training in ‘local’ ski…