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Big Snow Festival tickets on sale
Tickets have gone on sale for the Big Snow Festival in Andorra. Hundreds attended this year’s debut festival at the Arinsal ski resort in March. The seven-day event featured DJ sets from Pendulum, Calvin Harris and Judge Jules. Ian Kaye, organiser of the event, said: “It’s proved to be a hit with festival goers and the resort alike, [...] -
Skiing celebrities prepare for sun
Skiing and snowboarding conditions may seem a world away from the beach, but many celebrities are hitting the snow slopes to get their bodies in shape for the summer. Heather Mills, Peter Andre, Mark Foster and Miss Scotland have donned skiwear to prepare for their swimwear and made use of SNO!zone’s slopes, with snowsports becoming the [...] -
Direct ski train tickets for sale
The French Alps are now directly accessible via Eurostar ski trains, and places are up for grabs. Tickets have been put on sale early for the travel firm’s sell-out services direct to Moutiers, Aime la Plagne and Bourg St Maurice. The prices start at £179 for a return journey. Two direct ski trains will run each week. [...] -
Italian glacier wrapped in blanket
Officials at an Italian ski resort are rolling out an enormous insulating blanket in a bid to slow the rate at which its glacier is melting. The Presena glacier in Trento province in the north of the country is being wrapped in a 4mm-thick layer of insulation that stretches across 970,000sq ft. The project was given the [...] -
Find Out The Top Three Ski Destinations For Winter 2010-11
Ok, so the sun is shining, but you’ve just got one thing on your mind… Skiing. If you’re looking for the top skiing destinations for winter 2010-11, you’ve come to the right place. Read on to find out more about the top spots, as well as some of the most affordable skiing spots around… You’ve got [...] -
Enrique’s naked skiing ambition
Singer Enrique Iglesias has pledged to ski naked in Biscayne Bay if Spain win the World Cup in South Africa. Iglesias, who is a passionate football fan, made the daring skiing promise while promoting his new album, Euphoria, during crucial World Cup matches. “If Spain win, I’m going to get drunk and ski naked in Biscayne Bay,” [...] -
Ski slopes heading for 14-year high
Scotland’s ski slopes are experiencing their best season since 1996 and the busy period looks set to continue after fresh snow fell. The five mountain resorts have catered for 373,782 customers since the end of November, pumping more than £37 million into the local economy. CairnGorm Mountain resort is still open and Ski Scotland said the figures [...] -
China to build giant indoor slope
China will take its tally of indoor ski slopes to seven when the 1km facility named after Olympic ice skater Ye Qiaobo opens in Guangzhou, near Hong Kong. It is the fourth slope in the country to be named after the speed skater, who won medals at the 1992 and 1994 Olympic Winter Games. She has [...] -
New app solves ski map confusion
The riddle of navigating your way through a snow-covered ski resort where every sign and street name is blanketed by the white stuff has finally been solved by an innovative new mapping application. Author Francis Johnston has painstakingly designed his own intricately detailed maps featuring everything from the location of shops, cafes and restaurants to individual [...] -
Russia ‘plans new top ski resorts’
Five world-class ski resorts are set to be built in the troubled North Caucasus of Russia at a cost of 450 billion rubles (£10.1bn), according to an official. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev aims to stimulate economic prosperity in the region and bring an end to the insurgent attacks that have become a daily occurrence, said Rostislav [...]