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broom wrote:is there any way i can get it on my blackberry i am allways looking to find one

That probably depends which Blackberry you have - but as long as you have (or can install) a standards-compliant web browser then it should work fine.

We'd be interested in how you get on, so please let us know.

Senior members of the Russian Olympic Organising Committee were in Austria last month to witness a demonstration of the IDE all weather snow-making system.

The Russians are looking at ways to prevent any danger of a repeat of the issues faced by Cypress Mountain in British Columbia last winter when the ski area struggled to provide enough snow to build terrain features for freestyle event during an unusually warm spell of weather when conventional snowmaking equipment could not operate.

The IDE system is capable of creating large volumes of snow at positive temperatures and has been installed on the glaciers of Zermatt in Switzerland and Pitztal in Austria – the highest ski areas in their respective countries – primarily to ensure snow cover in the autumn when natural snowfall is not guaranteed but both areas want to guarantee they can open.

The Russian delegation which included the president of the Russian Ski Federation, senior members of the country's Olympic Organising Committee and members of the international ski federation (FIS) as well as delegates from the Russian Freestyle ski, Cross country ski and Biathlon federations and senior staff from the key Rusian si resorts where the olympucs will actually be staged near Sochi.

With temperatures peaking at +25C IDE and Pitztal created a 200m long area of snow for testing at Pitztal, which is currently closed to the general public until its long season begins in September. Several pro racers gave the snow, which was 20 metres wide and 60cm (two feet) deep a try.

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ewanmalone wrote:176! WOW! ive got a 161 and i think thats abit of a beast

Good grief... that's almost as big as one of Pablo's skis... :lol:

Cool - now you'll always have somewhere to land your helicopter. :mrgreen:

ellistine wrote:I think a next/prev page button would be nice

Good idea - on the todo list!

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia which celebrates its tenth season this winter has announced it will open its fourth Alpine bowl this winter 2010/11. Known by local mountain enthusiasts as 'Super Bowl', the terrain will introduce a further selection of advanced and expert skiable terrain to the resort's already impressive inventory.

The terrain in Super Bowl includes 15 new advanced and expert chutes and the entire bowl will have an off-piste feel within a controlled inbounds environment. Winter access to the terrain will be a unique experience with a new ski traverse trail from the top of the Golden Eagle Express Gondola. The main chutes will be accessible via two boot pack trails from the summits of Terminator and T2. Each hike is located in the hi-alpine and will be a must do for those seeking a true big mountain experience.

Super Bowl is situated south of the existing Kicking Horse Mountain Resort ski area boundary and positioned within the original controlled recreational area. The bowl's terrain is made up of North, South and East facing slopes with a ski out that exists at the top of the existing Terminator run. With over 15 new inbound chutes – added to the existing 70 – Kicking horse will now offer 85 chutes.

"Super Bowl has always been a part of the resort's Controlled Recreation Area (CRA) and original master plan. However, the bowl has never been open and skiable terrain," says Steve Paccagnan, President and CEO. "The decision was made to open this new terrain and provide our valued guests with safe access to one of the best alpine ski/snowboard bowls and chutes in North America."

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Thanks Mekka - appreciate the feedback. (;^)

In his blog barely a week ago, he wrote :-

Fredrik Ericsson wrote:In the end, all that really matters is what you do with the time between the day you were born and that inevitable day of departure.

Amen.

A little more here - http://www.thelocal.se/28224/20100806/

Sad news for skiing and climbing.

It appears that Fredrik Ericsson has fallen while attempting to summit K2 for his planned ski descent.

What is known at present, is summarised here :-

http://k2bottleneck.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/fredrik-ericsson-dead-kaltenbrunner-abandons-k2-summit-attempt/

R.I.P.

The Savage Mountain indeed. :cry: