The small tour operator Karibuni, which also runs Ski Weekender, has been building a reputation for its environmentally friendly operation at its green chalet, which
sleeps 40 and is based near La Clusaz in the French Haute Savoie region of the Alps.
Daily Archive for December 19th, 2006
The Canyons Resort at Park City, Utah has made over $10 million worth of improvements and new features both on the mountain and within the resort in an on going effort to raise the bar of the ski vacation experience.
A new eight passenger cabin gondola has opened from Corvara in Italy’s giant Dolomiti Superski region, replacing what was Italy’s oldest chairlift, listed as number one in the Italian Register of Lifts.
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A new Snowsports Injuries Centre has opened at the private Princess Grace Hospital in central London, providing expert diagnosis, advice, treatment and rehabilitation for all types of injuries sustained while participating in winter sports.
Consultants at the new Centre are experts in a whole range of orthopaedic conditions and can provide immediate diagnosis and follow-up treatments for all snowsports injuries, including upper extremity, lower body, chest and abdominal, facial, head and spinal injuries. Self-pay patients can book a consultation directly with the Snowsports Injuries Centre, without having to see their GP unless they wish to. Those with private medical insurance should check their cover with their insurer and obtain pre-authorisation.
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The ribbon was cut signifying the opening of Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort’s new Peruvian Express Chairlift and North America’s first ski area tunnel on Tuesday (December 12th).
Snowbird Chairman Dick Bass lead the ribbon cutting and other participants included Snowbird President Bob Bonar, Ski Utah President Nathan Rafferty and State Senator Carlene Walker.
The new Peruvian Express Chairlift drops skiers and snowboarders off at a tunnel that’s about 200m long. Skiers step on to a magic carpet conveyer inside the tunnel, which takes them to the resort’s Mineral Basin area.
A company called Animation Services, based in Courchevel, has created a list of 20 innovative and romantic ways for its clients to say “I Love You.”
Richard Schemeil of the company has come up with some imaginative ideas such as writing the names of your loved one on a plane that flies overhead or staging a romantic dinner in the centre of an ice rink whilst skaters dance around you on the ice.
Animation Services organise everything, except the participation and reaction of your loved one.
German ski resort Oberstdorf has created what it believes is the world’s largest pedestrian zone within an urban area. 227,500 square metres or 10.8% of the town area is „car-free“ and most of the seven valleys around the resort have been relieved of day trippers’ traffic in general. There’s a 30 km/h (19mph) speed limit on roads in the town and a state of the art commuter traffic scheme to ensure no one has to walk far (Unless they want to). Apart from helping the environment, Oberstdorf has adopted the motto, “Car(e)free Oberstdorf” in its publicity campaignds
Oberstdorf is also claiming to be the world’s very first municipality to use completely pollutant-free propellant techniques in their commuter traffic system. The latest low-platform busses equipped with the latest-generation of electric and hybrid driving techniques have now been added. These are in addition to the fuel cell driven bus which has been in use since 1998, the first instance of this type of public transportation being used in the world.
Further ‘green’ credentials for Oberstdorf include the fact that 40% of the electricity used by the resort comes from the municipality’s own hydroelectric power station, “Warmatsgund“ and Bavaria’s largest communal solar plant.