Wintersports Rediscovered
Aberdeen in Scotland’s Garthdee ski centre has added a tubing slope, the first of its kind in the UK, as part of a major upgrade.
A new slope surface has been installed and a local graffiti artist has decorated the terrain features including jumps and rails.
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Frostbite, Ski Dubai’s cuddly polar bear mascot, is stepping out of hibernation this weekend to host a series of themed shows in the run up to the festive season
Frostbite, Ski Dubai’s popular and cuddly polar bear mascot, is stepping out of hibernation this month to host a series of themed shows in the run up to the festive season.
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SNO!zone Braehead on the outskirts of Glasgow will be hosting a series of party nights for adults and kids who want more than your average Christmas bash. These proved so popular last winter they were all sold out.
An appeals court panel in the US has ruled that the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection behaved correctly and carried out a proper environmental review and permitting standards when allowing Xanadu to be built.
The case against the Commission and department had been brought by Hartz Mountain, which lost the bid to redevelop the site in 2004, and a number of environmental groups.
Their approach has obviously resulted in this appeal and is open to debate, but it is not arbitrary or capricious and, therefore, given our standard of review, it is not in error,”
said a statement from the court panel.
“We are pleased the decision upholds the process the State of New Jersey used to select a developer at the site,” New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Executive Director Robert Ceberio. “The NJMC is charged with several critical missions, including protecting the Meadowlands District environment while promoting reasonable development, and it is rewarding to see an outside review conclude that we have struck a reasonable balance with these important objectives.”
The environmental groups are now considering continuing their appeal to the US Supreme Court. Xanadu is due to begin opening next year.
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Interstate Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel real estate investor and the largest independent operator of full- and select-service hotels in the US has announced that it has signed a contract to manage the hotel component of a 3,000,000 square-foot, futuristic indoor resort to be built outside Moscow.
The mixed-used retail and entertainment complex to be named Freestyle Park will feature an indoor ski slope, apartments, bars, restaurants, movie theatres, an aqua park, a science museum, and a shopping centre.
The project is being developed by MT Development, with the hotel portion expected to open Spring 2011. It is Interstate’s tenth hotel management contract in Europe, eight of which are open and operating.
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A second indoor snow centre has been proposed for Korea. Ice Park will be built on Jeju Island. Along with a snow slope the facility will include a short track speed skating rink.
The International City Development Center announced that the Jeju IcePark will be a core project of the international free city. It will cover and area of some 700,000 square metres and cost some W900 billion (US$1=W1,264) to build.
The ice rink will accommodate 10,000 people, and there will also be an ice cliff for climbing, an ice and snow sculpture park, a penguin town, and a park with bobsleigh rides.
The Development Center believes Ice Park will generate W345 billion for the region and create 10,000 jobs.