An incredible month of October capped off with a Halloween treat for Ski Rebel Magazine. Visitation to the ski portal broke an all time record with a radical increase of more than 190% compared to the same period in 2008.

It’s just another great chapter in our story just as the season is getting underway in the northern hemisphere. We’re particularly thrilled to see such a high increase in the number of visits. It’s a tangible sign that we are on the right track,’’ said Frederick Wallace, President and Managing Editor of Ski Rebel Magazine.
Skirebel.com pages views have experienced a spectacular growth with more than 200% more content being referenced. These numbers are consistent with a high growth cycle that began in the spring. So far the web site has surpassed its objectives by 62% for the year ending in January.
A number of exciting new features are going to be launched this fall and we are on track to continue the base of our online expansion of web properties.
October’s growth was fueled by the following top online stories:
1. US ski resort is faced with foreclosure worries
2. Top 10 iPhone applications
3. Trouble Xanadu developers lose bid for financing $2 billion complex
4. Intrawest sells European properties to manage debt
5. Ski Rebel’s top 10 list of ski holiday ideas for beginners
6. Snow Mountain project slated for Houston
7. Women’s ski team gets nude for the games
8. Intrawest introduces mandatory rule on helmets
9. Salomon introduces news custom helmets
10. Intrawest resorts introduce child tracking devices

The trees will like what you're wearing

New label Yew Clothing is giving environmentally-conscious athletes the chance to wear their beliefs.

They’ve recently announced the launch of their new range of active wear made from 100 per cent recycled materials. The company believes this is the first collection of high performance sports gear that’s kind to the environment.

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Saas Fee, Switzerland in the winter

In the Swiss town of Saas Fee, local interests and a private investor have purchased over €10 million ($16 million US) worth of shares in their local ski resort from the world’s largest ski resort operator.

Since 2001, the Saas Fee ski area has been partially owned by SwissAlp, a a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary of Compagnie des Alpes (CDA). CDA has moved to sell its shares in SwissAlp, concluding a memorandum of understanding on October 21st with a group of buyers headed by the municipality of Saas Fee. The buyers include the municipality, local business leaders, and an individual investor, Edmund Offermann. This memorandum of understanding covers the sale for €10.4 million of the entire SwissAlp SA stake (41.6 per cent) in Saas Fee Bergbahnen, the operating entity of the Saas Fee ski area.

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The Austrian Alps could be your dream ski vacation

Ever had a completely outlandish ski vacation dream that you never managed to realize?

Well, a new online competition set up by the Austrian National Tourist Office asks anyone to post their details of their dream winter holiday in the Alps, with the most original and imaginative vision winning their dream vacation, all expenses paid.

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snowcarbon.co.uk wants to get Brits to the Alps without leaving the ground

A new UK-based website is attempting to be a one-stop shop for train trips to ski destinations in the Alps.

It’s called Snowcarbon, and it explains exactly how to book rail journeys, how to get the best fares, and which resorts are easiest to reach by train. Founded by two respected national travel journalists, the site purports to fill a vital gap. Before it, there was no single source of information about rail travel to ski resorts.

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British skiers were a little less likely to spend on ski vacations last season

A newly released report is the latest evidence that the global economic climate affected the British ski market last season.

According to the Ski Club of Great Britain’s annual Snowsports Analysis report, the UK snowsports market fell by six per cent overall in 2008-2009, with a current total UK snowsports market now estimated at 1.27 million people.

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Mont Saint-Sauveur's snow guns in late October

A day after Canada’s Olympic Park ski hill near Calgary, Alberta saw it’s earliest opening ever, Québec’s Mont Saint-Sauveur enjoyed its own earliest ever opening on October 18th, while Mont Sainte-Anne prepared for its November opening.

Mont Saint-Sauveur set a new record by opening nine days earlier than its previous record: an opening on October 27, 1997. The resort is also the first in Canada to offer night skiing. Staff at Saint-Sauveur say that as long as the weather keeps giving perfect conditions, snowmaking will continue and produce more skiable terrain hour by hour.

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