Ski Resort and Snow News - July 2021
Eddie the Eagle Opens Refurbished Dry Ski Slope
Published : 30-Jul-2021 12:25
World famous ski jumper Eddie The Eagle was guest of honour at the re-opening of the dry ski slope at Folkestone Sports Centre in southern England.
The former Olympic ski jumper, real name Michael Edwards, officially opened the centre's refurbished ski slope which has a new surface and a new sprinkler system.
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Australian Ski Areas Re-Open After Latest Lockdown Lifts
Published : 29-Jul-2021 10:11
Ski areas in the Australian state of Victoria have re-opened over the past few days after the state's fifth coronavirus lockdown ended after 12 days.
There had been more frustration than usual for skiers and boarders as the 12 day period directly coincided with a major snowstorm which dumped more than 1.2 metres (four feet) of snow on the region's ski slopes after a fairly snowless previous six-weeks or so of the season.
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Australian Snow Storm Total Hits 5 feet But Some Resorts Still Closed
Published : 25-Jul-2021 01:11
The remarkable snowfalls over the past 10 days in the Australian state of Victoria have now seen ski areas there reporting a cumulative total of nearly 1.5 metres (five feet) of snow.
However ski centres there remain closed in an extended fifth state-wide lockdown to try to get on top of small outbreaks of the Delta variant of the virus.
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Méribel bubbles sell out in 10 minutes!
Published : 21-Jul-2021 10:44
The entire stock of over one hundred old gondolas from the Les 3 Vallees ski area was sold in just 10 minutes.
Méribel put 115 'bubbles' from the Olympe lift that runs from Brides-Les-Bains via Raffort to Les Allues on sale on Tuesday and within minutes all of them had been sold.
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Snow Depths Building in Australia, But Access Limited
Published : 18-Jul-2021 12:28
A major storm is currently dumping large amounts of snow on Australian ski slopes, but this biggest fall of the season to date is arriving as one of the country's ski-states in lockdown, and several cities in other states are locked down too, preventing skiers from getting to the snow.
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Chinese Ski Resort Using Artificial Intelligence To Manage Slopes
Published : 14-Jul-2021 10:19
A Chinese company called IntelliCloud is reported to be running an artificial intelligence (AI) system to manage one of the ski resorts that will host some events at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games next year.
IntelliCloud operates a "smart safety management solution" at the ski area in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, which integrates software, hardware, the internet of things and an AI sensing system to survey the slopes and use AI to react if any problems are detected.
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Earthquake Hits Lake Tahoe
Published : 12-Jul-2021 11:37
Local residents have reported seeing a 'roller' wave on the surface of Lake Tahoe when a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the region late last week.
The earthquake's epicentre was located near the California-Nevada border and close to the Lake's location.
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J2Ski Snow Report - July 1st 2021
Published : 01-Jul-2021 06:34
J2Ski Snow Report 1st July 2021
You can ski until 9pm at Coronet Peak, New Zealand, this weekend...
50 ski areas are open, on 6 continents...
The mountains are waiting for us... be patient, stay safe and follow your local advice and rules on travel.
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