Sunshine Village’s first-ever breast cancer fundraising event was a great success.
The clothing-challenged Bikinis for Breast Cancer raised more than CAD $6,000 (£3,800) in donations.
More than 30 women of all levels and abilities dressed in snow pants and bikini tops, and skied and snowboarded down Strawberry Face this spring to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
“It was great to see so many women participate and show their support for breast cancer research,” says Karen Guidos, Events Coordinator for Sunshine Village. “In fact, Bikinis for Breast Cancer was so well received, we will be hosting this event next year.”
A fresh spell of cool weather amazingly brought new snow to Scotland for the mayday holiday period and continuing cold weather means even more snow is still possible.
Cairngorm Mountain above Aviemore is now the only Scottish ski centre still open for snow sports and it reported 2.5cm (an inch) of new snow earlier this month. The centre has received 141,000 skier visits to date, more than double the 65,000 skier visits in 2009, recovering from worst season on record in 2007. So far the centre has been open 133 days open since the end of November 2009.
Several hundred skiers enjoyed the fresh powder as Cairngorm entered its seventh calendar month of continuous operation in one of its busiest and most successful seasons in memory.
Canadian Olympic hero Alex Bilodeau is going to give some young skiers the experience of a lifetime this summer.
The first Canadian to win a gold medal on home soil will join the roster of coaches at Whistler’s Momentum Ski Camps this year. Bilodeau won gold at the Vancouver Olympics in the men’s moguls.
Momentum Ski Camps will feature some of the world’s best skiers coaching at their summer ski camp at Whistler-Blackcomb, many of whom began their preeminent professional ski careers as Momentum campers.
Earlier this month the Vans team hit the Scottish mountains for the fourth year to host the legendary ‘Dawn of the Shred’ competition.
By 9am the roster was pretty full with over 50 riders signed up to compete as well as some big names from the UK scene including Jamie Nichols, Scott McMorris and Amie Fuller.
On the mountain the third kicker was huge and as the riders warmed up some were brave enough to hit it and the heights they reached were enormous.
In less than two months, the Ski Club of Great Britain’s snow report iPhone app has been downloaded over 50,000 times.
Voted in PC Pro magazine’s ‘Top 100’ apps, the free application featuries live snow report data from 250 resorts including snow depths, on and off piste conditions as well as webcams and the latest ski and snowboarding news, has been a huge hit with wintersports enthusiasts.
If you’re looking for summer skiing in the Alps, the Kitzsteinhorn glacier above Zell am See-Kaprun should be a fine destination.
The Austrian resort is enjoying its snow sure spring skiing season, and is already planning ahead for its summer season
All those who are looking for a freestyle challenge have to drop in at Mellow Park. The snow park boasts three different areas which are all located at an altitude of above 2,500 metres (8,200ft) which is a guarantee for natural snow.
In a few years, you might be able to ski, stay in an ice hotel, and literally fly into space all in one trip, if you’re rich, that is.
As it turns out, Sweden’s Ice Hotel is a part-owner of Spaceport Sweden, which is one of the possible launch sites for Virgin Galactic’s space flights.
The Spaceport is located in the nearby city of Abisko, which is close to a number of classic ski areas in the Swedish Arctic, including Riksgransen, which offers skiing under the midnight sun in late May and in to June each year.
The famous Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, in northern Sweden, recently extended its relationship with Virgin Galactic, which staged the first flight of its SpaceShipTwo last week. The company’s first passenger flights in to space should begin late next year or in early 2012.
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