Daily Archive for July 21st, 2008

Sheraton announces new hotel at critized Xanadu entertainment facility

Although Meadowlands Xanadu in New Jersey has recently come under heavy fire by US media for its unattractive architecture and and potential damage to the environment, owners are now saying that it is because there have been no public relations efforts behind the project to calm fears and skeptical critics.

But that doesn’t seem to worry major hotel chains such as Sheraton who recently announced the opening of its property right next to the facility.

Continue reading ‘Sheraton announces new hotel at critized Xanadu entertainment facility’

Chamonix to colourize snow starting this fall

A US media report claims that Chamonix is installing snow guns that will colour snow this summer on the Combe de Lachenal in the Flegere ski area, an area prone to avalanches in winter, in a bid to increase safety.

Chamonix is going to be the first major resort to invest in new technology which colours snow as it falls to the ground. The ‘ HiGloSno’ system was trialed last winter at Copper Beach Mountain resort in the US, fires colour capsules in to the atmosphere as snow falls, colouring the snow.
The benefits of the concept includes clear definition of pistes in poor visibility for skiers and boarders, and by colouring snow in different shades for different falls, makes it easier for avalanche, control staff to track different snow layers and project problems.