Monthly Archive for February, 2007

Skier Aims To Ski Both Sides Of The Atlantic On One day

Oliver Kern, boss of web site skiresort.de, is embarking on an ambitious plan to ski at
three resorts on both sides of the Atlantic, with more than seven hours on the slopes, but all on the same day – 31st March.

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Ski Racing: Austria Look for Victory

Austria look for victory
Austria’s victory-starved skiers will have the unique advantage of…

Svindal eyes Crystal Globe
With two gold medals at the Are world championships, Norway’s Aksel…

Top 10 Ski Deals for the week of February 11

(PRWEB) February 11, 2007 — The ninth edition of the annual 2006-07 Top 10 Lift Ticket Deals has been released, featuring some of the best lift ticket deals found anywhere. This seasonal release includes occasional special events, along with single-day ticket, ski-and-stay, and season-pass deals.

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Growing Concern From Colorado’s Major Resorts At I70 Blockages

Repeated blockages of the main interstate West from Denver to the state’s many world famous ski resorts is causing concern to their operators.

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100 Years of Skiing, Reach 100 km per hour, Montgenèvre

100-years-of-skiing-reach-100-km-per-hour.jpgMontgenèvre is celebrating the 100th anniversary of skiers arriving in the village by offering all-comers the chance to ski at 100kph (63mph) or more.

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Ghana’s Potential Ski Racers Held Up By Immigration

An initiative by Ghanaian ski racer Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong and combined Olympic Gold Medalist, Ted Ligety, to bring two young Ghanaians to Italy to learn to ski and undergo a training programme up to competition standard has so far been thwarted by Italian immigration authorities.

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Record Snowfall in Eastern North America

After a slow start to the season, resorts on the Eastern side of North America have received huge snow falls in the past week, following more huge falls on the Western side of the continent.

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