Skiers and boarders have the chance to enjoy some of the world’s finest skiing this New Year in the exclusive resort of Verbier, popular with celebrities such as Robbie Williams, Ronan Keating, David Beckham, the Duchess of York and Michael Douglas and save £100 per couple with Inghams.

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Now in its 23rd year of operation in Meribel, resort specialist Meriski has launched its 2006/7 brochure. The company offers a wide choice of chalets, sleeping up to 12 people, as well as a chalet hotel for those looking for a short break or more flexible holiday.

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Skiweekends.com, the pioneer of flexible low cost short breaks by coach and air for skiers and boarders to the French Alps, is meeting the demand for weekends on the slopes by increasing capacity to offer more flights and a bigger choice of hotels for the coming winter.

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The Lost Boys Café at Fernie is the resort’s newest on-mountain addition for the 2006-2007 ski season.

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The Paznaun Tourist Office, based in Ischgl in the Austrian Tirol, has announced that this hot US singing sextet the Pussycat Dolls are to launch the 06-07 ski season with an open-air concert in the village square on the evening of Saturday 2nd December. More details on the concert will be released nearer the time.

The stage is set for the 2nd annual Marmot Extreme Skiing & Snowboarding Competition where athletes are vying for part of a $40,000 (NZ) prize pool. The Contest kicks off this weekend in The Pinnacles at Whakapapa Ski Area, the largest ski area in New Zealand.

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Inez Rensberg, a Sámi craftswoman from Funäsdalen, is the creator of the winning entry in the competition launched by Åre 2007 AB, to design the Alpine World Championships honour prize. The winning entry is primarily intended to be a decorative wall-hanging, but can also be used as a cushion or seat cover. The wall-hanging is made from a reindeer’s “bellingar”, the pelt on its legs, following a tradition found among all the Arctic peoples of the world.

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