Ischgl is looking for the most beautiful girl in the world and they’re pretty confident they’ll find her as the “Queen of the World” will be elected in the Tyrolean event ski metropolis Ischgl on 13 December.
Beauty queens from 50 countries will present themselves to the jury in the third largest beauty contest in the world.
The Pardorama, a modern construction of steel and glass on the Pardatschgrat, with its terrific views of the mountain panorama, will provide the perfect setting for the beauty contest. Competitors will arrive from Australia to Nigeria, from Korea to Iceland – the most beautiful of the beautiful will present themselves to a celebrity jury in Austria’s highest event centre.
Erich Reindl, founder of “Miss Austria” and organizer of “Miss Germany” and “Miss World” for 20 years now, is an expert regarding Miss contests and, as coorganizer, will guarantee a glamorous event. Queen of the World contests have already taken place in Moscow on the Red Square and on a Boeing 767 from Berlin to Frankfurt.
Tickets are available for 69 euros – including cable car access ticket, buffet and show – from Paznaun – Ischgl Tourist Association or via www.ischgl.com.
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Up to 180 athletes are currently training at
The conditions and terrain at Panorama Mountain Village are seen as perfect for pre-season race training by international team coaches as the weather from mid-October is ideal for high-volume snowmaking and machine-made snow is actually preferred for race training, as it produces conditions that match those the athletes will ski during the World Cup.
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Snowboarders are increasing in number and emerging as a large percentage of the ski holiday industry, but are they a welcome addition? Some American ski resorts ban snowboarding, while others are opening the door.
While many resorts do not ban snowboarding, either allowing snowboarding on all property or allotting certain areas for the activity, there are three resorts in the United States that still have complete bans on snowboarding. The issues at the heart of the conflict stem from several reasons, one of them a longstanding rivalry between skiers and snowboarders, a rivalry that can sometimes get a tad nasty.
Continue reading ‘Snowboarders winning ski holiday resort battle’
We received this cool video and figured we’d pass it along about Nike’s ACK second winter season of Sweetspots.
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Nike ACG’s latest addition to the team, Jules Reymond, was quickly put to work with Absinthe to pull together a sheer master-class in the steeps of AK. The film is released shortly before Christmas but the teaser will give you a flavour of what’s to come.
Already available to view on www.nikeacg.com is Gary Zebrowski’s Sweetspot in Golden, BC, which was filmed by Blank Paper Studio; a backcountry playground of epic proportions.
As ever, we have access to a ton of photography, interviews and all good things you may want to work with so get in touch with any requests or queries.
Despite the tales of economic doom filling the mainstream media, there’s a sense of optimism in the snowsport industry that those who love skiing and snowboarding won’t be deterred from their annual snow fix this coming winter.
The UK industry trade show is already around 90% full with several months still to go and the organisers will welcome some new and returning big brand names to Slide for 2009.
Continue reading ‘The slide show must go on’
In what seems to something out of Star Trek scene, is making it’s an appearance at Alta Badia. It is the Alpine Capsule, designed by Studio Ross Lovegrove of London, which will be installed on Piz la Ila (Alta Badia), at 2100 metres altitude.
Continue reading ‘A spaced out hi-tech ecological “refuge” makes an appearance at Alta Badia’
A skier’s paradise is in store for those that visit Crested Butte, Colorado. The last ski town in Colorado is 4 hours from Denver, and 3 scenic hours from both Colorado Springs and Grand Junction; and offers a tranquil escape to reconnect with both nature and the entire family. I have been there - and the scenery is phenomenal!
Continue reading ‘A treasured hide away in Colorado for winter sports’