EUROPE Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Apr 05, 2012

Learning to ski the fun way in Austrian Alps Ottawa Citizen ... and the snow conditions perfect. In the midst of this winter sports paradise, my daughter was wailing: "I don't want to go skiing!" Our visit to one of Europe's most family-friendly ski resorts was off to a rocky start. It quickly improved. See all stories on this topic »

Nordic Skiers Compete In Craftsbury Vermont Public Radio (Host) All this week, the country's best Nordic skiers have been competing in Craftsbury on a razor-thin ribbon of snow winding through hilly, muddy woods and windy fields. The Super Tour finals looked a little iffy when temperatures climbed in Vermont ... See all stories on this topic » Vermont Public Radio

Freeze Frame Times LIVE If skiing, cross-country skiing, snow-walking or ice-skating on a rink made of a green-friendly plastic don't thrill you, you can always take a bus down to the village below the resort. As its mayor and some bigwig French government officials informed ... See all stories on this topic » Times LIVE

Vonn, Mancuso wow Winter Park crowds at Nationals Sky Hi Daily News “Skiing is on a good path and attendance is improving.” “You see the hunger in the young ones.” After her run she confessed that she was getting MRIs on her knees in two days. She kept the pain private through most of the ski season. See all stories on this topic »

European crop conditions – a round-up FarmersWeekly No planting for three weeks yet, crop emerging from snow looking good. Oats and feed barley look attractive as spring crops; they sold out before rapeseed which is still in stock. - Snow in skiing areas. Mild and dry in cropping regions, ... See all stories on this topic »

Don't miss it! Red Bull Supernatural snowboard competition airs on NBC tomorrow Examiner.com If you're into snow sports, and especially snowboarding, NBC will air the Red Bull Supernatural tomorrow at 1 pm ET. This is not your typical snowboarding event; it's a backcountry-style, mile-long run with a smorgasbord of tree-line features, ... See all stories on this topic »

Top ten luxury destinations for 2012-13 Hindustan Times Bora Bora Nui Resort on the Bora-Bora island, French Polynesia. Photo: AFP/Marcel Mochet What is the luxury traveller looking for is an enigmatic question that upmarket real estate developers have been trying to find an answer to. See all stories on this topic »

A View of Rural Tourism in Romania Argophilia Travel News With a huge potential for tourism, and a growing number of travelers every year, Romania has become a popular destination among European travelers. High in the Carpathians skiing, or lapping up the sun and surf in the lowlands, visitors to Romania have ... See all stories on this topic »

Our People - For the love of sport St. Albert Gazette “We took on skiing as sort of a family sport and I just immediately had a huge love for it,” he said. “One thing sort of led to another and I got more competitive and started spending a bunch of time in Europe and competing on a more and more ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports Briefs: IBM exec unhappy with Augusta Annapolis Capital Earlier, Alena Leonova of Russia nailed all her jumps to win the women's short program ahead of Japanese teenager Kanako Murakami and European champion Carolina Kostner of Italy. SKIING: Tommy Ford used a strong second run on sun-baked snow to capture ... See all stories on this topic »

Out of Africa Hindustan Times This UNESCO world heritage site, Stone Town, is magical and beautiful by twilight with its mixed architectural styles that draw from Arab, Persian, Moorish, Indian, and European elements. I walk into a night full of long shadows and rough textures, ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Late season skiing; France's best glacier resorts Les Deux Alpes – Europe's largest skiable glacier ... This is great news in the spring, when the best skiing on the high altitude runs can be enjoyed ... All the resorts of the Espace Killy are linked by an excellent free ski bus service, and all the ... ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/.../late-season-skiing-france-glacier-resort...

Pyrenees Get Most of Europe's Most Recent Fresh Snowfalls ... Get Free Snow Reports, for your favourite ski resorts & join the chat. ... There's been almost no snow in most of Europe for the past few weeks but one area has been ...Skiing is an action sport with many dangers, which you must identify and ... www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/12436.page

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