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Ski Resort and Snow News - July 2011

Jackson Hole Spend On Rare New Double Chairlift

Published : 31-Jul-2011 09:46

The iconic resort of Jackson Hole in Wyoming, USA is spending around £3m this summer on improvements, the majority of it going on a new double chairlift.

Usually when a new chair is built these days it's a quad or 6 seater chairlift, but Jackson Hole believe they only need a double chair in the chosen location to help improve skier flow around the mountain and give a new access route back up from South Pass Traverse, below the existing Thunder Lift, to the top of the Bridger Gondola.

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Eurostar Launch 2011-12 Direct Ski Train Bookings To French Alps Earlier

Published : 26-Jul-2011 08:07

Take the Train to Les Arcs (then the Express to La Plagne)

Eurostar (www.eurostar.com) have opened bookings for direct rail access from St Pancras to the heart of the French Alps earlier than before. Bookings for winter 2011-12 can be made now.

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Two More Dry Slopes Saved

Published : 25-Jul-2011 09:24

Following the Scottish Government rescue of the famous Midlothian dry ski slope by Edinburgh earlier this year, two more of the country's dry ski slopes have been saved for the time being.

Many of the UK's artificial surface slopes are operated by local councils, often at a loss, and so are finding themselves on the front line in the current scenario of swathing cuts that councils are being forced to make across the country. At the same time, despite the durability of Dendix, many are reaching the end of their natural lives and finding the money to buy in new slope surfaces is a challenge for most. A third factor affecting some is the success of the UK's six indoor snow centres.

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Record Season For U.S. Ski Industry

Published : 23-Jul-2011 09:57

High hopes at Mammoth last November as winter 2010-11 Began!

Ski areas in the USA reported a record 60.54 million skier visits last season, thanks largely it seems to record-breaking snowfall in the West of the country, and largely-good conditions for most of the season in the East too.

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Meribel – Upgraded Lifts and a New Run For 2011-12

Published : 22-Jul-2011 10:17

Meribel has announced its key improvements for the coming winter 2011-12 and the creation of a new piste (although, as with other new pistes announced and opened around the 3 Valleys over the past 35 years, it seems unlikely this will add to the static 600km total runs measure the area has claimed since the early 1970s).

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New Chairlift For Aspen

Published : 18-Jul-2011 03:20

Aspen in Colorado will invest over $26 million (£16.5 million) in on-mountain improvements for next winter including a new high-speed quad lift at Buttermilk, a complete remodel of the Merry-Go-Round restaurant on Aspen Highlands and the first phase of the new Elk Camp Restaurant at Snowmass.

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It’s Getting Hot In The Alps

Published : 17-Jul-2011 07:13

Les 2 Alpes - open now

Snow cover on the 10 or so ski areas still open for summer skiing in Europe is diminishing rapidly as temperatures touch double figures above zero in centigrade.

Dachstein ski area in Austria saw its snow depth drop by more than a metre in less than a month, losing 30-40cm a week, and has closed for snow sports.

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UK Skier Numbers Drop for Third Season In A Row Says Industry Study

Published : 12-Jul-2011 01:54

Austria - On The Up

Crystal, the UK's largest tour operator, have released their annual study of the UK ski market. The bad news is that it was down again for the third season in a row, after hopes a year ago that last winter would be the 'bounce back winter.' The good news is that Crystal reckon that the smaller decline last winter was due to exceptional circumstances, in particular Easter being at it's next-to-latest possible date on April 24th ruling out a lot of destinations for Easter breaks. The good news for tour operators too, Crystal say, is thast their share of the market increased by 1%. The top seven operators' market shares representing 85% of the total tour operator market.

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Treble Cone Update - Progressive opening due to Snow!

Published : 09-Jul-2011 10:13

An update for anyone planning to head up to Treble Cone tomorrow - this just in...

MORE New Snow arrives

First a dusting over Wednesday and then a decent westerly dollop Thursday morning followed by a day of snow showers has made an amazing difference to the mountain. By Friday evening 35cm was in the carpark AND THEN it kept snowing. As of Saturday afternoon we have received 65cm at carpark and the fronts are stacked up to the west well into next week promising a hige dump.

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Treble Cone gets Snow - limited opening

Published : 08-Jul-2011 08:35

New Snow arrives

The following just in from Treble Cone

First a dusting over Wednesday and then a decent westerly dollop Thursday morning followed by a day of snow showers has made an amazing difference to the mountain.

www.treblecone.com/

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Crystal Introduce Sochi For 2011-12

Published : 06-Jul-2011 09:24

Crystal, the UK's biggest tour operator, have announced they'll be offering holidays to the 2014 Winter Olympics resort of Sochi for the coming winter 2011-12.

Sochi has seen one of the biggest investments in new lifts, resort infrastructure and hotels ever seen over the past few years, and while investment is on-going ahead of the Olympics, several of the new resort bases are largely complete.

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High winds to be followed by more snow in Victoria, Australia

Published : 06-Jul-2011 11:20

The Sydney Morning Herald reports gale force winds across Victoria, but more snow is expected...

A series of cold fronts is expected to move across south-eastern Australia from today, bringing more icy winds and the biggest snow dumps of the season so far.

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Record 11 Ski Areas open For Snowsports Today, July 4th

Published : 04-Jul-2011 12:18

Squaw Valley picture by Hank de Vre

As reported on J2ski.com a few weeks ago, a record number of US resorts plan to open in a few hours time for snowsports on Independence Day, July 4th, following record snowfall last Autumn, Winter and spring in the West of the country.

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More snow forecast for Victoria's Ski Areas

Published : 04-Jul-2011 10:26

The Border Mail is reporting that...

A SERIES of cold fronts is set to deliver as much as 50 centimetres of snow to alpine resorts and 30 millimetres of rain across the Victorian North East by the week's end.

Light snow is reported to be falling at Fall's Creek already.

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