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	<title>SKIREBEL Magazine &#187; Mike J. Styles</title>
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	<description>Wintersports Rediscovered</description>
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		<title>After south Pole, explorer targets North Pole next</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Woods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Pole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Pole]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A polar explorer who is seeking to highlight the issue of climate change reached the first of the two poles he intends to ski to, on his own last January 17th. Mark Wood (www.markwoodexplorer.com/blog), a former firefighter from Coventry, took exactly 50 days to ski 612 nautical miles to the South Pole. He wants to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ski rental website donates 5% of sales to charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skiers can help their favourite good cause when they book online through www.easyfundraising.org.uk/travel/ – an innovative charity shopping website that gives an average 5% of each sale to charity. Ski and snowboard rental specialists Skimium are offering 10% off all reservations online before 13 May using code SKIWEB11 at the checkout. The simple online shopping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allergy ‘free’ hotel opens in south Tyrol</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ski Resorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Val Gardena]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new hotel that has been designed and built for people affected by allergies has opened in the south Tyrol area near Val Gardena. The four-star Hotel Tirler Alm (www.hotel-tirler.com) is a ski-in-ski-out hotel located 1,750 metres above sea level in Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm – the ski area next to Val Gardena. Run by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial plans to link Czech Republic and Austria by ski lift angers environmentalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Austria]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hochficht]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Czech Republic Environment Minister Tomáš Chalupa (ODS) has given the light in draft zoning law to build a ski lift in protected Šumava National Park despite environmental reports reporting the project should not proceed. The controversial plan to link the Czech Republic by a new funicular railway to the Austrian ski area of Hochficht has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Bag technology slated for testing on top level skiers of the FIS ski circuit</title>
		<link>http://www.skirebel.com/magazine/archives/16226</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 - 2012 Ski Racing News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athletes and Competition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aksel Lund Svindal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A high-tech air bag meant to improve safety in ski racing was presented by the International Ski Federation and the manufacturer, two years before its planned introduction at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The D-air system inflates air bags under the race suit in case of a crash, helping to protect the skier&#8217;s back, chest, shoulders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New hotel with walk-in access to St. Moritz lifts opens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ski Resorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Moritz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The brand new resort Nira Alpina hotel (www.niraalpina.com) has become one of the prime locations for ski-in and out locations at St. Moritz since the hotel opened last September. Located above Lake Silvaplana, a short 10 minute drive from St Moritz, the resort is linked via the Corvatsch cable car to the highest ski lifts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme snow cuts off several European resorts from civilization!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[St. Anton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Val d'Isère]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heavy snow fell on many parts of the European Alps a couple of weeks ago, cutting access off to some of the more popular ski resorts because of a rising avalanche danger. A fast accumulation of snow combined with heavy winds that ran its course across the Alps caused many trees from falling and increased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French tackle austerity by raising VAT to 7% on lift tickets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vacations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of its European counterparts, the French Government has increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) on lift passes from 5.5% to 7% as from 1 January 2012 as a way to reign in on a ballooning debts. Award winning Tour operator Peak Retreats (www.peakretreats.com) told its clients that it has however decided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last minute vacation: &#8220;Pockets of Availability&#8221; for half term and Easter holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.skirebel.com/magazine/archives/16152</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ski Resorts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ski Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK travel deals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t booked a ski holiday yet and are thinking about it, you better hurry because the heavy snow fall in the Alps in December boosted tour operator sales and are leaving some limited space for UK vacationers. &#8220;Easter and February half term has sold particularly well with only small pockets of availability left. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC Resort offers free skiing to Americans in January</title>
		<link>http://www.skirebel.com/magazine/archives/16132</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike J. Styles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ski Resorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Mountain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is believed to be an industry first, Red Mountain (www.redresort.com), in Rossland BC is giving free lift passes to U.S. citizens for the entire month of January. In response to what they describe as &#8216;the record-low snowfall conditions throughout the US&#8217;, the resort located about five miles (10 kilometres) from the Canada/US border, is [...]]]></description>
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