By David Reichman
With the Summer and Fall Road Trip Planning now safely behind you, you might think you’re ready to rest through the Winter, content to hole up with only the holiday forays to consider. But hibernation is for bears, not people, and especially not outdoor people. So as much as you might initially think those woolly slippers are destined to toast your toes all Winter long, pretty soon, images of blue-white slopes, roaring lodge fires, and rosy cheeks start flitting across your mind and you remember…
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By Edward Edison
The FIS or the International Ski Federation, which began the tradition of organizing world ski competitions in 1931, is one of the most awaited ski experiences for all serious skiers.
These global ski events are synonymous to the famous icy slopes of Val d’Isere. The ski resort of Val d’Isere, however, is not just for championship skiing. This new ski resort is also for all other types of holiday fun.
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Livigno has a special offer this winter – a free ski pass for those who book direct with participating hotels (for a minimum 4 nights) or apartments (minimum 7 nights), will get their lift pass paid by their host.
The offer is valid for the season with a Christmas Holiday blackout.
In addition children aged up to seven years old ski for free all season, thanks to the resort’s “Baby Free” offer. Children born after 1st January 2001 qualify for the free lift pass, valid on the whole ski area, with the purchase of the same tickets by the adults who accompany them.
In addition a family of four (2 parents and 2 children), with the children born between 1995 and 2000, are entitled to a free ticket, if they buy 3 lift passes (minimum 6 days) at full price. This offer is valid for the whole winter season, except the peak holiday period between from 24th December 2008 to 6th January 2009.
Finally, Livigno also has a “Saturday special” when a Saturday pass will cost only 28 Euro on Saturdays, from 10th January to 28th March 2009.
Livigno is one of the largest and highest ski areas in the region, actually based on three original villages spread out along three miles of road. Excellent intermediate skiing, and very close to St Moritz, also famous for being duty free, due to its historical remoteness. There are over 200 shops, mostly selling alcohol, cigarettes and perfume.
Mark Hunter
The ski region has four major ski resorts, the Claviere, the Cesana-Sansicario, the Sauze d’Oulx, and the Sestriere. The Claviere ski resort is ideal for families in which the parents are teaching the young ones how to ski.
Romantic couples that enjoy the private rustic settings prefer the Cesana-Sansicario ski resort. Groups of people who loved a lively après ski would go to the Sauze d’Oulx ski resort. The serious skiers, however, who demand challenging pistes as well as comfortable amenities, the ski resort of Sestriere is the superior choice. The Sestriere was built in the 1930s. As innovations and improvements are implemented every year, the Sestriere is always a new ski resort.
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More than 100,000 applications to attend the 2009 Alpine World Ski Championships in Val d’Isere in February have been received by the event organisers.
Spectators will be able to attend the Championships, which are to take place in Val d’Isère between the 2nd and 15th of February, completely free of charge.
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After the boom in gay ski weeks around the world through the past decade, a new option of a gay heliski trip is being offered by agents Heliski Holiday.
The trip will run from February 22nd to 27th next winter and three or five day stays are available for up to 16 men and/or women.
Accommodation is in private log cabins with all meals included. Private catering and spa treatments are available and there’s the option to add dog sledding a snowmobile tour to your holiday.
As with all heli operators, it is all about the skiing and nothing changes with the announcement of the Gay Only Heliweek,”
said Nina Kaufman of Heliski Holiday.
The heliskiing is provided by Robson HeliMagic who have been based since 1990 at Valemount in British Columbia. The Village of Valemount is a small community of 1,500 residents, a five-minute drive to the heli-facility. The resort lies at the meeting of three mountain ranges: the Monashees, the Cariboos & the Rockies, an area known for its light, dry powder snow.
For information, inquiries and reservations see: www.heliskiholiday.com email: nina@heliskiholiday.com call: +44 1 250 542 3852
Himalayan Heli Ski Guides is gearing up for our 2009 heliski season in Nepal. The company plans to run trips in three regions in Nepal’s Himalaya this winter including Annapurna’s north and south side, Everest and the far west region of Humla.
Annapurna I south side (aka Annapurna sanctuary) and the far western region of Nepal called Humla are both news this winter. Both areas are excellent, and like all regions of Nepal, they are quite different from each other.
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