UK Sport today announced a £6 million package to support Winter Olympic and Paralympic sport up to and beyond the Vancouver Games in 2010. The money, a 20% increase on the funding allocated over the Turin cycle, will be distributed across seven Olympic and two paralympic disciplines on the basis of UK Sport’s ‘No […]
SAAS-FEE RIDE 06 presented by Peak Performance - The Best Yet!
The second event in the 2006 Ride series took place Saturday 22nd July in the glacial resort of Saas-Fee, Switzerland. The European Summer Freeskiing championships, the Saas-Fee Ride 06 offered spectators the chance to see some of Europe’s finest Half Pipe and Big Air […]
As reported by SkiPressWorld, a new lift to be opened this coming season will complete the link between the ski areas of Passo Tonale and Ponte di Legno.
The eight person gondola is due to be completed in December…
The completed link will mean a combined ski area of 100km (62 miles) and perhaps more significantly one […]
Mt. Perisher to open tomorrow
After 25 centimetres of fresh snow in the last two days, Mt. Perisher is expected to open for skiing and snowboarding on Thursday for the first time this season!
These lifts will give skiers and snowboarders access to more terrain, including Towers Run which is suitable for intermediate to advanced snow-riders.
Mt. Perisher […]
