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26th July, 2010

Crystal Ski Opens First of Three 'Info-Pods' at Indoor Snow Centres

On 5th August, Crystal Ski, the UK's largest ski holiday company, will open its first information point in an indoor snow centre in the UK. Chill Factore indoor snow centre in Manchester will be the first of three, with more Crystal Ski 'pods' to...

26th July, 2010

Early Season Ski Breaks In Tignes Offered In September

Pre-season short breaks to develop your skills to ski all the mountain, in all snow conditions are being offered in Tignes, France this September by Inside Out Skiing, the company that specialises in using unconventional snow venues (glaciers,...

26th July, 2010

Helmet Usage Beliefs Study Seeks Views Of Those Pro and Anti Helmet Wearing

A new study in to the use of helmets in the ski industry has been launched by a Masters student at a UK university, and she's requesting skiers or snowboarder complete an online survey on their thoughts and beliefs regarding helmet wearing at all...

21st July, 2010

A Week of Warm Weather In The Northern Alps, Snow In The Southern Ones

Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand.

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that it's still warm in the Alps which is bad news for snow cover on the 11 glacier ski areas that are currently...

20th July, 2010

UK Skier Numbers Drop Below A Million

The annual report on the state of the British ski holiday industry by the country's most popular tour operator, Crystal, has concluded that the ski market fell by 11% across all sectors last season, which on top of a decline of 13.3% the previous...

20th July, 2010

Summer Ski Jumping In Courchevel

Courchevel will stage its annual summer ski jumping contest for the 20th year in August. Once again the world’s best ski jumpers will be in resort for the summer ski jumping World Cup competition, but for the first time members of the general...

20th July, 2010

Canada's Ski Team Loses Equipment Bound For New Zealand in London Fire

A fire at a warehouse near Heathrow Airport in London resulted in the loss of $150,000 of ski equipment owned by the Canadian National Ski team.

The equipment was due to be united with the squad for training on snow at Coronet Peak in New Zealand...

20th July, 2010

Manchester's Indoor Snow Centre Launches New Initiative to Increase Child Participation in Snow Sports.

Manchester’s Chill Factore indoor snow centre is launching a search to find the region’s skiing and snowboarding stars of the future.

The Snow Stars Talent Contest is inviting eight to 14 year olds to enjoy a free taster session in either...

16th July, 2010

Heavy Snow in Southern Hemisphere As Temps Hit Double Figures on Glaciers in the Alps

Valle Nevado, Chile.

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that it's hot in the Alps and the Dachstein glacier's report of snow conditions as 'wet' is one of the more...

14th July, 2010

New Hollywood Blockbuster Filmed At Old Canadian Ski Resort

The New Hollywood movie Inception was shot at the currently closed Canadian resort of Fortress Mountain last autumn, raising hopes among locals that the popular ski centre might be able to reopen for snowsports on the back of a presumed cash...