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EUROPE Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Jan 19, 2012


'Ski-rresponsible' Brits Risk their Bodies and Finances on the Slopes
Sacramento Bee
Treating ski injuries can be extremely costly, with air ambulances potentially costing £5000 to £10000 in Europe and around £30000 in North America. Repatriation to the UK with a stretcher costs around £3350 to £3700 fromEurope, and anywhere between ...
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Top Boarders and Bands Book in For 2012 Burton European Open
Fast Track Ski Holidays
The Burton European Open is one of the biggest events in boarding in Europe each winter, with world class competition mixing in to an excellent party scene in the Swiss resort of Laax – famed for its terrain parks, snowsure glacier skiing, ...
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Fast Track Ski Holidays
Merkel to open Davos, as all eyes are on Europe
MarketWatch
Around 40 government leaders and over 1600 business executives are among the 2600 participants who will descend on the exclusiveski resort for what's arguably the biggest gathering of the wealthy and the powerful. As the president of one Davos hotel ...
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MarketWatch
Fisher: Are Europeans fine dining as continent edges toward economic collapse?
Vancouver Sun
New records were expected to be shattered during the current ski season. During the Christmas rush shops in and near Bolzano's magnificent Domschatz Cathedral were brimming with expensive, high quality goods and restaurants in Walther Platz were packed ...
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Run to the hills... more snow forecast for Europe
Ski Club of Great Britain
Temperatures will be fairly high across the board so the best skiing will be above about 1800m in most areas. Lower French and Austrian resorts could see rain on their lower slopes but further up it will be snowing heavily.
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Refurbished Baslers shine in Antarctica
Ninemsn
"Everywhere we go with this airplane, you're always going to turn heads, everywhere, skis on, skis off, people just come and look." The aircraft he's flying was built in 1942 and served as a military Dakota in the Europeantheatre in World War II. ...
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Bode Miller reflects on this weekend's Hahnenkamm and so much more
SkiRacing.com
The thing that stands out about downhill is that if you're going to try to ski it hard it is very dangerous, that's just how it is. “The thing that stands out about Kitzbuehel is you can't go that slow. Off the Mausefalle it's pretty fast regardless ...
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Couples Show Love for Eastern Europe Valentine Escapes
Sacramento Bee
"Some of these destinations also offer the potential for a romantic ski break that won't break the bank, with car hire offering an additional element to the trip as travellers choose to discover the wider area." eRentals.co.uk currently has three days ...
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Voluntary 'De-Baptism' Rising in Europe
Voice of America
The church offers many activities, from ski outings to professional support networks, in order to draw in young Catholics. Aware of dwindling baptisms, Father Benoist says there may be fewer Christians today, but those who remain also understand their ...
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VanderBeek eager to hit the race circuit
The Province
VanderBeek had been training at Invermere with Canadian Alpine Ski Team teammate Manuel Osborne-Paradis, who's recovering from a broken leg he suffered last January. The progress was good, but even last week she thought she'd probably go to Colorado in ...
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PlanetSKI goes skiing in Russia
PlanetSKI.eu
Five completely new ski areas are being built at a cost of £15b. It is the largest ski project the world has seen and is aimed at the huge and expanding domestic market in Russia, the affluent and adventurous western European market and then to the ...
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Couples Show Love for Eastern Europe Valentine Escapes
PR Newswire (press release)
"Some of these destinations also offer the potential for a romantic ski break that won't break the bank, with car hire offering an additional element to the trip as travellers choose to discover the wider area." eRentals.co.uk currently has three days ...
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Harnik: Austria should follow Swiss model
Fifa.com
The spirit of optimism was palpable as Austria, along with neighbours Switzerland, welcomed Europe's international elite for UEFA EURO 2008. It was hoped the continental showdown would leave a lasting legacy in the Alpine nation and, according to ...
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Backcountry film festival kicks off at Birch Hill on Friday
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Tim Mowry / tmowry@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS — If the Arctic Man isn't your bag, you might want to check out the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival on Friday at the Birch Hill Ski Center at Birch Hill Recreation Area. ...
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VIP Travel: Strasbourg
AhlanLive.com
In the winter, its proximity to ski resorts in the Vosges Mountains makes it worth stopping over and when the weather warms up, the wonderful road-trips along the Alsace vino route are bound to satisfy fans of the Alexander Payne film Sideways. ...
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Fading stars spitting venom
Montreal Gazette
I surf, I snow ski, I water ski, I ride a horse, I hike, I paddleboard." Do all that and you don't need to fret about diet, she adds. "I had chicken fingers and fries at lunch. I was so hungry." Behind the Avril Lavigne-Brody Jenner breakup: "She ...
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Here's What You Need To Know About The New Retirement Rules
Business Insider
"If you take one person who may like golf, or maybe they ski, an individual's costs of goods and services that they purchase may go up [to a greater extent] than the next individual who may not do the same thing," Smith says. "These are the added extra ...
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Wednesday's Sports in Brief
SI.com
Robert Falcon Scott's trek there with the Terra Nova Expedition. Grant Korgan, who is paralyzed from the waist down, used a sit-ski to reach the pole 100 years to the day after the British explorer completed the journey on Jan. 17, 1912.
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Chinese Holidaymakers Flocking to Korea
LoanSafe
The fourth edition of M Xinger, a magazine for Chinese travellers, will also be published, introducing Korea's Lunar New Year's holiday culture, the 2012 Korea Grand Sale, best ski resorts in the country and other useful information....
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Open house held for South American workers: Event will also give employers a ...
Williston Daily Herald
Most often students are sent to tourist communities, to beach towns in summer and ski towns in winter. Cushman said students have enjoyed Williston because it is a year-round community and students are therefore better able to be accepted into the ...
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Surf Expo Hosts Largest Event In 7 Years
Transworld Business
It's so much fun going to all the events and parties in the evenings and check out events on the show floor,” says Anthony Dunbar, owner of Catch a Wave Surf, Skate and Ski in Coconut Grove, FL. “I've been writing orders from the show for fall and ...
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2012: Year of the Sequels
GotchaMovies
He puts a lot of pressure on Gotham's law enforcement, forcing Batman to return after taking the blame for Harvey Dent's actions. About the author: Jaime is a former Freeskier and US Ski Team member who enjoys writing in her spare time for US Bundles. ...
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Woodward Praises 'Incredible Talent' at the Winter Youth Olumpic Games
Sportsvibe
We may have bad weather in this country but we certainly do not have enough snow to learn to ski without the aid of purpose-built facilities. Despite this lack of accessibility, we still have a number of talented young athletes who are currently ...
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News Roundup - Wednesday, 18 January
STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription)
LJUBLJANA - The bodies of two young men and a woman were found in a tourist apartment near the Rogla ski resort in northeastern Slovenia on Tuesday afternoon. The victims, two aged 24 and one 22, died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the autopsy showed. ...
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Hotel a Grenoble (Tvinx :: News)
As I currently have said earlier, the city of Grenoble - or alternatively Grenoble for brief - is generally known and even esteemed as the particular core ofEurope's ski terrains. It is actually in addition characterized by grandeur. You are able to ...
Tvinx (english)
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls ... - Daily Mail
Some holiday makers are four days overdue to be back home and back at work due to the weather. As much as 18ft has fallen over the past few days.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../European-ski-resorts-lockdown-freak...
Report: European Ski Hotel Prices Fall | Travel Agent Central
News Republic reports that European hotel prices have fallen, according to the Trivago Hotel Price Indicator.
www.travelagentcentral.com/.../report-european-ski-hotel-pric...
PlanetSKI | News | US company buys European ski web site
US company buys European ski web site. Monday January 16, 2012 - Email this article to a friend. The website skiinfo.com has been bought by Mountain News ...
www.planetski.eu/news/3428
OnTheSnow to Acquire Skiinfo, Europe's Most Visited Ski and ...
OnTheSnow to Acquire Skiinfo, Europe's Most Visited Ski and Snowboard Website, to Create the Largest Global Media Snow Sports Platform.
www.prnewswire.com/.../onthesnow-to-acquire-skiinfo-europe...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls
Ski resorts across Europe are in 'lockdown' after a series of freak snowfalls severed road, rail and air links amid serious fears of avalanches. Tourists in areas ...
kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=14893
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road ...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail and air.
cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=26413.0
Freak snowfall hits European ski resorts Photos | Freak snowfall hits ...
View Freak snowfall hits European ski resorts pictures on Yahoo!. See Freak snowfall hits European ski resorts photos and find more pictures in our photo...
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Latest Ski News - Ski Club of Great Britain
What you think of Ski Club Freshtracks: During the 2010/11 season, we collected a variety of testimonials from Ski Club Freshtracks holiday makers.European ...
www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/news/story.aspx?storyID=8450
Skiing in Bosnia and Herzegovina? - Eastern Europe - Ski Chat
Skiing in Bosnia and Herzegovina?, Eastern Europe, Skiing and Snowboarding Chat and Discussion.
www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/11689.page
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak ... - Signs of the Times
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail and air links. Posted by hosscartwright on Jan 11, 2012. Natural Events ...
www.rap-con.com/.../european-ski-resorts-in-lockdown-after-f...
Extreme conditions lead to road and mountain lift closures in Europe ...
The Ski and Snowboard Show is the biggest consumer wintersports show inEurope and includes over 15 interactive features and 175 exhibitors including...
www.metrosnow.co.uk/ski_news.../article_display?article_id...
Climategate: European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls ...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail and air links. Daily Mail. #1000 British skiers trapped in Alps after severe snowfalls #Falling ...
itsfaircomment-climategate.blogspot.com/.../european-ski-reso...
Winter X Games Europe 2012 invited ski athletes - ESPN
Top skiers return to Tignes, France, to compete at Winter X Europe 2012.
espn.go.com/.../winter-x-games-europe-2012-invited-ski-athle...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail ...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail and air links · Log in to vote. 2. Submitted by malterwitty on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 08:49. Tags: ...
whatreallyhappened.com/.../european-ski-resorts-lockdown-aft...
Snow Chaos: Heaviest Snowfalls In Alps In 30 years – European Ski ...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail and air links (Daily Mail, Jan. 11, 2012): Many have become stranded since the weekend ...
www.infiniteunknown.net/.../snow-chaos-heaviest-snowfalls-in...
Les Deux Alpes – Ski and Snowboard all year round | Great Travel ...
By the end of April most of Europe's ski resorts have closed up shop for the season. So if you have not quite had your skiing or boarding fix for the year, head to ...
www.greattravels.co.uk/.../les-deux-alpes-ski-and-snowboard-...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail ...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail and air links.
news2.onlinenigeria.com/.../133078-european-ski-resorts-in-lo...
Wyndham Vacation Rentals Announces its 2012 Ski Offers in the US ...
This season, offers are available in Colorado's Rocky Mountain Region, as well as some of Europe's most sought after ski destinations in Austria, Germany,...
www.wyndhamworldwide.com/media/press.../press-release?...
Stylish Whitepod resort in Switzerland lets skiers sleep in an igloo ...
15 pods that resemble giant snowballs perch on the mountainside at the ' Whitepod' luxury resort in the village of Les Cerniers in the Swiss Alps.
www.terminalu.com/travel-destinations/...in.../21905/
OnTheSnow to Acquire Skiinfo, Europe's Most Visited Ski and - WTHR
13 WTHROnTheSnow to Acquire Skiinfo, Europe's Most Visited Ski and Snowboard Website, to Create the Largest Global Media Snow Sports Platform. Member ...
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