Six dry ski slopes across the UK are offering cut-price courses for beginner skiers – both adults and children – to learn this summer.

The most improved skier from each slope will win a holiday for two from the UK’s biggest ski operator Crystal Ski.

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Preparations are underway to create what is being hyped as the Southern Hemisphere’s ultimate terrain park at Cardrona Alpine Resort for the Burton New Zealand Open on 11-13 August.

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Star City in Birmingham, England has added a whole range of new attractions in order to transform the existing facility in to more of a destination and change the established perception of the centre.

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World Cup champion Bode Miller of the US ski team is among the world’s top ski racers set to train at Coronet Peak in New Zealand over the coming months.

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Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is focusing on improving skiers’ resort experience this summer, with a complete remodel of the Main Lodge dining facilities at the centre of the upgrades.

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In a move which could have far reaching implications for the Alpine environment, and make some of the world’s noisier ski resorts a little more peaceful, La Clusaz is introducing the first electric snowmobile in France next winter.

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Falls Creek in Australia has set itself the eco-friendly objective of becoming a plastic bag free zone.

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