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Colorado ski resort may re-open

A ski area in Colorado that has been closed for ten years may re-open if $14 million can be found to When it last operated Cuchara was one...

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Silver Star adds more freestyle

Silver Star ski area in British Columbia will add a new two acre beginners’ terrain park in the Silver Woods section for 2010 -11....

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Australia’s ski areas celebrate best August snowfall for 25 years

Australia’s leading ski areas are currently being dumped on and are reporting the best August snowfalls for more than two decades. Much of...

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First US ski helmet laws appear close to implementation

Two US states, New Jersey and California , appear close to passing laws that will be similar to those currently in force in Italy and parts...

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Big spend and name tweak for Park City resort The Canyons

One of the three ski areas at Park City in Utah has announced a major investment in new on-mountain equipment this winter and that it is going...

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Park City Mountain Resort expands night riding, snowmaking and terrain park

Park City Mountain Resort, one of the three ski areas at Park City in Utah , has announced it is significantly expanding its snowmaking for next...

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More tree skiing, grooming and snowmaking at Loon

Loon Mountain in New Hampshire will add 20 more acres of tree skiing next winter thanks to upgrades underway this summer. The New England...

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Record snowmaking in Australia

Consistently low temperatures for the first few months of the winter in Australia , coupled with ever improving snowmaking systems and...

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Final two spots for World Heli Challenge up for grabs in New Zealand

The final two spots for the World Heli Challenge in New Zealand will be competed for in the Big Air Qualifier at Treble Cone on Wednesday 28th...

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More new luxury lodging for Deer Valley

Deer Valley Mountain Resort near Park City in Utah will see another luxury lodging property open this winter, following on from the towering new...

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New Zealand resort has busiest week in near 60 year history

Good snow, good snowmaking conditions and a fantastic run of fine weather has seen the seven days from Saturday July 10th to Friday July 17th...

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Afriski plans Africa’s highest bar

Lesotho ’s only ski area, Afriski, is enjoying a good winter so far and has unveiled big plans for the years ahead. The ski centre in...

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Four new lifts and new snowmaking at Les Arcs

Les Arcs has announced it is spending around 9.1 million Euros this summer on upgrading its slopes and improving safety ahead of next winter....

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Valle Nevado 2010 snow tally passes 2m, announces $150m investment

Valle Nevado in Chile has fully opened after fresh storms brought 2.1m (7 feet) of new snow to the centre, only 60km (37 miles) from the...

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More Southern Hemisphere ski areas open

In South America Las Leñas is the first resort to open in Argentina has opened with a metre of snow on upper slopes, but the country’s...

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Second Californian ski area to open in July

In North America the ski season ended a weekend later than expected in Utah when Snowbird decided to open last weekend after all, extending...

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Valle Nevado adds two lifts and five runs, one named “I’m in a meeting.”

Chile’s Valle Nevado opens for its 2010 ski season this week with two new lifts allowing the creation of five new intermediate and advanced...

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Baqueira / Beret spending €6m+ on new 6 seater chairlift

Spain’s leading resort, Baqueira / Beret, has announced that it will install a new six-seater chairlift this summer ahead of winter 2010-11....

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Ski areas in eight more countries ready to open in June

In June more ski areas will open in the southern hemisphere countries of Argentina , Australia , Chile , Lesotho, New Zealand and South...

Comments: 0 June 3 2010 (1:39 AM)

Three US ski areas re-open for 2009-10 season ‘Last Blast’

Three ski areas on the East and west Coasts of the US have re-opened for snow sports this weekend just for the US national Memorial Day holiday...

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