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Sustainability is key to Ski Beat’s 2023/24 ski and snowboard holidays
Ski Beat, the package operator of catered chalet holidays to France, has launched its 37th ski season featuring ski holidays in almost 50 chalets in snow-sure resorts in the French Alps.
These include Les Arcs, la Plagne, La Rosiere, la Tania, Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, Courchevel le Praz and all holidays between December 2023 and April 2024 are inclusive of return Gatwick and Manchester flights and transfers. -
Telluride celebrates its 50th anniversary and announces events for 23/24 season
Telluride in Colorado celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the resort’s opening on 15 March with a day of special events which included a free on-mountain event at Gorrono Ranch for anyone with a lift pass.
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Massive snowfalls allow Northstar, Heavenly, and Kirkwood to extend their seasons
Near record-setting snowfall in Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort in the Lake Tahoe region has added additional days to the ski and snowboard season in America.
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Halti and Snowsport England team up in new partnership
Outdoor clothing company Halti and Snowsports England have announced a partnership which will see coaches and staff wearing the Juonto M/W DX jacket, Trusty M/W DX pant, Streams Layer Jacket and Olas XCT Jacket.
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Courmayeur Mont Blanc’s hosts special Family Easter Ski Week
Courmayeur in the Italian Alps is hosting a Family Easter Ski Week from 26 March to 2 April 2023 for children aged four to 13 years old.
The resort has partnered with Momentum Ski and UK-based children’s events company Archy Events to create a week-long programme based at the Hotel Pavillon, a family-run hotel situated in the village. The programme includes ski school and kids’ club and there is a large swimming pool and spa. Courmayeur is ideal for skiers and non-skiers with a wide range of activities, such as snowshoeing and fat biking. -
English Alpine Championships serves up another nine days of thrills and spills in Bormio
https://drcarlosarzabe.com/dr-carlos-arzabe/ British Racer Robert Holmes rounds-up the action from the English Alpine Championships held in Bormio recently
The English Alpine Championships is Snowsport England’s premier Alpine event when hundreds of the UK’s ski racers, along with their families, head to Bormio in Italy every year to compete – from children as young as eight right through to senior athletes.
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Ladies Ski Club competes at Amateur Inter-Club Championships in Cortina
https://www.petwantsclt.com/petwants-charlotte-ingredients/ Some of the Ladies Ski Club members after the Super G race
Members of The Ladies Ski club travelled to Cortina d’Ampezzo recently to compete in the 15th Amateur Inter-Club Championships (AICC).The competition was hosted by the ski club SC18 and the event got off to a resounding start with a Super G race on a stunning piste below the Cinque Torri.
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Great spring skiing and snowboarding conditions leads to late surge in bookings
Ongoing snowfall in the French Alps is leading to a late surge in bookings for the rest of the season, according to UK tour operators.After a spell of dry weather, there have been recent heavy snowfalls across many resorts in the western Alps, especially France, providing a good base for the next few weeks and going into Easter. The snow has followed by blue skies and spring-like temperatures, creating ideal conditions for many French resorts.
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LATEST ISSUE: Skier & Snowboarder magazine Spring 2023
Buying Tramadol Online Legal Here is the latest Skier & Snowboarder magazineThere’s news of a new world record torchlit descent, some slightly off the wall tales – such as wild boar chasing snowboarders – and details of end of season attractions such as George Ezra performing a mountain top concert in Ischgl.
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Disabled team skis across Europe’s largest ice cap in World Record bid
The trio of Ed Jackson, Darren Edwards and Dr Niall McCann are attempting to set a World Record by becoming the first, fully disabled team to ski across Iceland’s Vatnajokull Glacier – the largest ice cap in Western Europe. They will set off on 14 April 2023. -
Sierra Nevada victory moves Bankes into top spot in Snowboard Cross World Cup standingss
Tramadol Online Best Price Charlotte Bankes on the winner’s podium in Cortina.
In her first World Cup competitions since the Bakuriani World Championships in Georgia, (see results below) Charlotte Bankes sealed brilliant back-to-back World Cup gold medals by winning the Sierra Nevada Snowboard Cross World Cup.
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Mikaela Shiffrin’s 87th World Cup victory overtakes record set by Ingemar Stenmark
https://drcarlosarzabe.com/dr-carlos-arzabe/ Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates her 87th World Cup victory in Are, Sweden.
Mikaela Shiffrin has cemented her place in skiing history by becoming the all-time leader in World Cup victories, surpassing Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 wins.
The American ski racer won her 87th World Cup race in Are, Sweden, on 11 March 2023, breaking the record held by Ingemar Stenmark and solidifying her position as the greatest skier of all time.
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Revelstoke’s beer festival invites skiers and snowboarders to celebrate end of season in style
Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia is celebrating the end of the winter season by hosting the Revy Beer Festival. Skiers and snowboarders are often rewarded with great conditions at this time of year as Revelstoke is famous for its overnight snowstorms that occur well into April, making the area ideal for spring skiing.
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After a day on the slopes, there’s still plenty on offer in Aspen Snowmass
Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, USA, is offering a host of activities for skiers and snowboarders after a day on the slopes. These range from adventure to cultural experiences and traditional après ski.
Ice skating in front of Limelight Hotel.
Snowmass has a 54-feet rock climbing wall at Limelight Hotel. This is the tallest indoor climbing wall in Colorado and includes three lanes for simultaneous climbing. For each 30-minute session, climbing shoes and harness, as well as guided supervision, are included.
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Upgrades and ease of access makes Axamer Lizum ideal for a ski city break
A new 10-seat cable car in the Austrian resort of Axamer Lizum is now transporting skiers and snowboarders to the top of the mountain in just six minutes. Also new for this season are the kickers and rails installed at the newly designed Golden Roof Park near the Karleitenlift for experienced boarders and freestylers.
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Award winning comedy festival heads to Mayrhofen
There’s a chance to combine some end of season skiing and snowboarding with great entertainment during the Altitude Comedy Festival when it returns to the Austrian resort of Mayrhofen from 3 to 7 April 2023. -
British freestyle skier Zoe Atkin gets March underway with a silver medal at at the Bakuriani Freestyle World Championships
Zoe Atkin, the 2021 World Championships Halfpipe bronze medalist, delivered a brilliant silver medal winning performance in the Women’s Freeski Halfpipe competition at the Bakuriani Freestyle World Championships at the beginning of March 2023. -
Impressive month for GB Snowsports skiers and snowboarders
GB Snowsports athletes added another four podiums during February contributing to what could be become the most successful UK ski and snowboard season in history.
At the top of the class is Snowboard Cross Crystal Globe holder Charlotte Bankes (pictured). She recorded her second World Cup victory at the Cortina d’Ampezzo World Cup in Italy in early February. It was her first World Cup win in Cortina and moved her up to second in the season’s overall standings, behind Chloé Trespeuch of France. Britain’s Huw Nightingale took 41st place in the men’s races. -
The BRITS Snowboard and Freeski championsips return to Cairngorm in April
Britain’s Freestyle Snowsport championships, the BRITS, return to the UK on 1-2 April 2023 and will be hosted on Cairngorm Mountain in Scotland.
The event, which has previously welcomed current and former British World Cup, World Championships, and Olympic Games athletes including Billy Morgan, Kirsty Muir, and Mia Brookes, will see hundreds of Freestyle athletes compete for the Ellis Brigham British Freeski Championships and the TSA British Snowboard Championships, as well as Banked Slalom and Rail Jam titles.
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Skiers and snowboarders can take on the steepest groomed black run in the world
Skier & Snowboarder magazine Swiss editor Mark Nicholls takes a Peak Walk.
Mark Nicholls hits the heights of Glacier 3000 for stupendous views and equally fabulous skiing in Switzerland
The view from the steel bridge, suspended between two peaks, is stunning.
Within the 360-degree panorama is the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Eiger and Jungfrau…and a flavour of the fabulous skiing below.
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