Wintersports Rediscovered
The minimum wage for Chinese workers employed by companies contracted to make ski suits for Western companies has been increased in several Chinese provinces including Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai.
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Plans to reduce the size of Scotland’s main ski area at Cairngorm above Aviemore have received a mixed response. The proposal from the probable new owners of the Estate which includes the Cairngorm ski area, The Forestry Commission, include the closure of two chairlifts, the key reason given being “environmental concerns.” Cairngorm Mountain Limited which runs the ski lifts themselves is reported to be in favour of the move, saying that thanks to global warming the lifts are now rarely used anyway.
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The Whistler Blackcomb Parks Crew has been hard at work updating and creating new features for the Terrain Parks this winter. With over $60,000 in upgrade capital Stu Osborne, Terrain Park Supervisor and park rangers Fred, Eric and Anto have been welding and grinding their way through a huge pile of wood and metal to make one the most creative rail collections ever.
Continue reading ‘Rail Frenzy At Whistler Blackcomb Terrain Parks’
The Leading Mountain Resorts of the World Group has announced that season pass holders from each of its four resorts on four continents will be able to purchase lift tickets at a 50% saving at another group member resort.
Continue reading ‘First Four Continents Ski Pass Deal Launched’
As another snow storm hit Loveland Ski Area in Colorado last night, the resort’s snowmaking crew began making snow to boost mother nature’s effort.
Continue reading ‘Loveland Starts Snowmaking For 06-07 Season’
Europe’s highest lift is about to go even higher as construction gets underway on a 90m (300ft high) glass and steel pyramid on the top of Zermatt’s 3,883m Klein Matterhorn peak.
Inntravel is offering the chance to spend Christmas or New Year in the Austrian Alps with the comfort of a family-run hotel combined with a spot of skiing, walking, ice skating, curling, snow-shoeing or tobogganing.