Swiss resorts in uphill battle over no snow, franc Reuters By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Armed with snow canons and cut-price hotel deals some of Switzerland's ski resorts, already beleaguered by the strongSwiss franc, are grappling with another obstacle -- no snow. A dry November has forced several ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Has the ski industry got its head in the snow about climate change? The Ecologist Europe is home to thousands of ski resorts, with Austria, France, Switzerlandand Italy among the most popular. The Alps alone has more than 600 resorts with more than 10000 pipes, half pipes and ski lifts catering for 85 per cent of the UK's skiers. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Animal views Washington Post Horses graze in a meadow next to a patch of artificial snow from a snow cannon test during sunny autumn weather in the eastern Swiss mountain resort of Lenzerheide. Following an extremely dry November with high temperatures, someski resorts in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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First Day of the Season Has Snowboarders Tweeting Yahoo! Sports ESPN publishes a ski resort report that lists the projected openings throughout America. The updated status cites that most will be opening the week of Thanksgiving through the second week of December. Right now, a competition between resorts seems to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Community Calendar: Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2011 The Rock River Times “Toys for Tots Sundays” – CoCo Key Water Resort, Best Western Clock TowerResort & Conference Center, 7801 E. State St. Partnership with Marine Toys for Tots. Sundays, thru Dec. 18, guests who bring a new, unwrapped toy to CoCo Key will receive up to ... See all stories on this topic » |
Swiss ski resorts still waiting for snow; Skiers ... - New York Daily News Operators are desperately waiting for the first fall of flakes to draw in ski tourists who are putting off making their reservations just yet. www.nydailynews.com/.../swiss-ski-resorts-waiting-snow-skier... |
Switzerland's ski resorts dealing with no snow at resorts ... Armed with snow canons and cut-price hotel deals some of Switzerland's skiresorts, already beleaguered by the strong Swiss franc, are grappling ... in a string of bad news for hoteliers who have struggled to fill beds as the soaring Swiss franc... www.chicagotribune.com/.../sns-rt-us-swiss-tourism-snowtre7a... |
Swiss resorts in uphill battle over no snow, franc By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Armed with snow canons and cut-price hotel deals some of Switzerland's ski resorts, already beleaguered by the strong... www.reuters.com/.../us-swiss-tourism-snow-idUSTRE7AS2VV... |
Nyc News - WSJ.com: Swiss ski resorts still waiting for snow Swiss ski resorts still waiting for snow. (Posted on Daily News - News at Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 03:23PM). Operators are desperately waiting for the first fall of ... onespot.wsj.com/nyc.../swiss-ski-resorts-still-waiting-for-snow |
Swiss ski resorts still waiting for snow GENEVA — If the strong Swiss franc fails to keep holidaymakers away fromSwitzerland's luxury resorts, then the current lack of snow certainly will. ... www.google.com/.../ALeqM5jvc-PXEjIJNZPTfX6sSxETF2Nl... |
Warm November Forces Snowless Ski Resorts To Postpone Opening Unseasonably warm weather is proving expensive for ski resorts across Europe as mild temperatures have forced resorts to postpone their opening. ... Artificial snowin a snow-free landscape at the 1660 meters hight ski resort of Les Crosets, Western Switzerland. Organisers at the .... F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab ... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/.../warm-november-ski-resorts-no-... |
PowderBeds.com Launch in Switzerland | Ski News Ski News - In The Snow 24x7. ... Zermatt is one of the most talked about resortswith a giant ski area. It has Europe's highest ski lifts and boasts spectacular views... www.skinews.co.uk/.../powderbeds-com-launch-in-switzerland... |
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Europe's Ski Resorts Open Sans Snow (PHOTOS) Many ski resorts across Switzerland, Austria and France have been opened, but in vain, for the Alpine ... Skip to Main Content; U.S. Edition Business News ... www.ibtimes.com/.../europe-s-ski-resorts-open-sans-snow.htm |
Ski in Villars, Switzerland; our guide With a large ski area, and good facilities for beginners, Villars is great for family ...New for this winter, Crystal Ski holidays has introduced adaptive holidays, ... for people with disabilities, such as those organised by Disability Snowport UK. ... ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/11/.../ski-in-villars-switzerland-our-guide... |
PlanetSKI | News | More ski resorts open for winter Snow in Scotland - It certainly isn't enough to ski or snowboard on at the. ... A fewresorts like Verbier in Switzerland have already been forced to cancel their ... www.planetski.eu/news/3237 |
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