FRANCE Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 02, 2012

Luxury Hotels: France Boasts the Most Expensive Ski Hotel in the World San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The Suites de la Potiniere, situated within the exclusive Courchevel resort in the FrenchAlps, is the most expensive luxury ski hotel in the world. The Suites de la Potiniere, situated within the exclusive Courchevel resort in the French Alps, ... See all stories on this topic »

Val d'Isère FranceToday.com Val d'Isère is one of several well-known French stations de ski that fan out from the valley town of Albertville, the home of the 1992 Winter Olympics. In the French département of Savoie, near the glacial source of the Isère River and only a few miles ... See all stories on this topic » FranceToday.com

Ski federation sets makeup dates in Switzerland, Norway for 2 canceled men's ... Washington Post The International Ski Federation says Swiss resort Crans-Montana will stage a race on Feb. 24 to make up for the Jan. 20 race in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Kvitfjell in Norway will host a March 2 race to replace one lost Sunday at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, ... See all stories on this topic »

Peak Prices in Chamonix FranceToday.com Higher ski resorts like Chamonix benefit from better snow conditions, and properties will always have a higher demand from potential buyers.” Prices in Chamonix are currently more than double the French national average, at €6500 ($8960) per square ... See all stories on this topic » FranceToday.com

Fear no longer a factor as VanderBeek returns to World Cup ski circuit Waterloo Record What matters is that Kitchener-raised Kelly VanderBeek made her long-awaited return to World Cup skiing on Saturday, more than two years after a training run crash in Val-d'Isere, France, tore three ligaments in her left knee. See all stories on this topic »

Snow and beyond Ski club has busy schedule The Hudson Reporter by Adriana Rambay Fernández In the throes of winter while many people grow fat and hibernate, Hoboken Ski Club members take full advantage of the season and head outdoors to popular destinations like Killington, Vt., Big Sky, Mt., or even Zermatt, ... See all stories on this topic »

Back-to-back podiums for Yater-Wallace in ski superpipe Aspen Daily News Kevin Rolland of France, the gold medal winner in the last two X Games skisuperpipe contests, ended the day in fourth place. Yater-Wallace, who was last year's silver medalist, said he knew the pressure was on in front of the hometown crowd. See all stories on this topic » Aspen Daily News

Crystal Ski Publish First Wave of Online Content for 2012 with Ski Infographic ... PR Web (press release) Crystal Ski has begun the year by publishing their first infographic and downloadable guide to skiing in France, which is part of an increasing online content focus to engage customers and provide valuable information to skiers and snowboarders online. See all stories on this topic »

Duncan all about speed and crossing line London Free Press By Ryan Pyette, The London Free Press The most heart-stopping part of ski cross isn't always roaring down a mountain while trying to avoid crashing into three other racers. Sometimes, it's the journey to the next World Cup stop. See all stories on this topic »

Is It a Ski or a Snowshoe? Discovery News Other hybrid winter sports have come and gone: Snowscooting (snowboarding with a special board with handlebars) took off in France, snow kayaking (a regular kayak on a mountain) has attracted a fringe following, but enthusiasts have trouble getting ... See all stories on this topic »

Ski bargains galore PlanetSKI.eu Pierre et Vacances is offering 40% off self-catering holidays to France. There's even availability over half term. You need to be quick though as the offer ends soon. The company, that is a main partner of PanetSKI, has just sent us some special offers ... See all stories on this topic » PlanetSKI.eu

Everest Challenge... Done! Ski Club of Great Britain Over fifty people are taking part in the Everest Challenge this year, which began with a two-hour night-ski. The Challenge is a 150km race around the Portes du Soleil, France/Switzerland, where all proceeds raised go to charity, Snow-Camp. See all stories on this topic » Ski Club of Great Britain

FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Salt Lake City Weekly Once the Sundance Film Festival rolls out of town, Park City can get back to what it's best known for: skiing. Deer Valley Resort will host the Freestyle World Cup from Feb. 1 to 4, using the same runs that were used during the 2002 Olympics. See all stories on this topic » Salt Lake City Weekly

France favourites for Six Nations Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) By Eurosport | Oval Talk – 19 hours ago These are Oval Talk's predictions for the Six Nations, which starts this weekend with England an unknown quantity and France favourites to win the title. Saint-Andre with the Six Nations trophyFor Oval Talk, ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog)

X GAMES ROUNDUP: Rosalind Groenwoud lights up Canadian win Vancouver Sun As one of Sarah Burke's ski superpipe teammates and close friend, Rosalind Groenewoud was rocked as hard as anyone by the freeski pioneer's death earlier this month. The two — Burke a multiple-time X Games champion; Groenewoud the rising star and 2011 ... See all stories on this topic »

Veteran Casey Puckett Concludes Ski Cross Career at 2012 Winter X Ski Channel Puckett recorded his first top-three World Cup Ski Cross finish with a second-place result in Les Contamines, France, in January 2008 and went on to be a member of the US Olympic Ski Cross team in 2010 for the sport's debut. See all stories on this topic » Ski Channel

Stay The Night: Maison Blanche & Verte, Portes Du Soleil The Independent If your twin passions are skiing and road biking, a chalet in the land of the Tour deFrance is, perhaps, the acme of mountain huts. For years, Franco Bussandri and Denis Lonergan, brothers-in-law in their forties based in London, were regular visitors ... See all stories on this topic »

SkiingBack in the start gate CBC.ca I was truly impressed with some of Marie-Michelle's speed skiing. I strongly believe that with more time and experience on her speed skis she will become a threat for the combined podium. The men's team is now off to Chamonix, France and the women will... See all stories on this topic »

PHOTOS: Winter X Games 2012 9NEWS.com (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ASPEN, CO - JANUARY 27: Kevin Rolland of France spins above the pipe during men's ski superpipe eliminations during Winter X Games 2012 at Buttermilk Mountain on January 27, 2012 in Aspen, Colorado. See all stories on this topic » 9NEWS.com

Lindsey Vonn claims super-combined ESPN I tried to ski smart." "I tried to be fast and be close to Lindsey," she said. "I lost too much time. Super-combined is like that, and if you don't do well in one (discipline), you lose." Vonn held her nerve when Maze and Hosp put down the two fastest ... See all stories on this topic »

What's in a name? PlanetSKI.eu Four ski resorts in France have joined up to become the Lake Annecy Ski Resorts. In many ways it is just a marketing name but it has wider significance. The recent French ski industry summit, Grand Ski, held in Annecy last week, saw the official ... See all stories on this topic » PlanetSKI.eu

Travel to Japan for exciting winter sports Inside Japan Tours Ms Clark maintained that northern Japan has been referred to as one of the best destinations for powder skiing in the world, so this makes it a big draw among tourists who prefer to snub more traditional skiing locations such as Switzerland, France, ... See all stories on this topic »

X Games daredevils have superstitions, rely on lucky charms Denver Post By Jason Blevins and David Krause France's Kevin Rolland competes during the men'sski superpipe elimination round Friday night. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post ASPEN — When you're soaring over ice, hurdling over jumps or flipping a 600-pound ... See all stories on this topic »

Micro-P VIP schemes to take dealers to France and Spain Mobile News The incentives known as Micro-P VIP will see two groups of dealers taken on a ski holiday to Meribel in France and a golf trip to Valderrama the home of this years Ryder Cup. Both incentives have been running since January and with the ski offer ending ... See all stories on this topic » Mobile News

Veteran Swiss Skier Going Out on Top New York Times On Friday in Chamonix, France, the powerfully built Cuche will try to repeat his victory from last season, while aiming to become the first racer to claim three consecutive downhill wins since Michael Walchhofer of Austria did so seven seasons ago. See all stories on this topic »

Innovations lead snowsports to new heights at Snow Show Vail Daily News Despite a dismal economy that has stalled real estate and condo sales, ski-industry insiders were all smiles as they put a bow on the 2012 SIA Snow Show on Sunday at the Colorado Convention Center. What they are witnessing is a broad acceptance to the... See all stories on this topic »

"The Cleaner" takes on Carrefour challenge Reuters By Dominique Vidalon and Pascale Denis | PARIS (Reuters) - Georges Plassat was known as "The Cleaner" when at the helm of French retail group Vivarte, with a reputation as a ruthless cost-killer who could at times be harsh with the troops. See all stories on this topic »

Winslet set for French 'Oscar' Herald.ie Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen said yesterday the cabinet agreed on plans to ban the head-to-toe Islamic gown along with other forms of face-covering clothing including ski masks. The legislation must still be approved by both houses of the ... See all stories on this topic »

The Buzz: Resi revived Planet Jackson Hole Resi Stiegler grew up skiing under the shadow of the Tetons and the tutelage of an Olympic champion. It was father Josef “Pepi” Stiegler and mom Carrie who gave Resi the unusual name, a need for speed, and a joie de vivre that permeates every bit of ... See all stories on this topic »

dinner party | Barbara Franceski ... Hazelnut Poached Pears & Coffee Whipped Cream. —————. I'm already bouncing ideas around for my next spread! Photography by Barbara Franceski ... www.barbarafranceski.com/wp/tag/dinner-party/

Ski Lift above St Gervais, France 360° panoramic photography by Bob Stapleton. Visit us to see more amazing panoramas from ... www.360cities.net/image/ski-lift-above-st-gervais-france

Espace Killy - Tignes + Val d'Isère, January 2012 - France - Ski Chat I hope it's clear that I have nothing against France or the French! Some of my best friends are French, and they talk similarly of their own country's ski resorts. www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/preList/.../106917.page

Risoul, France Ski Holidays - InfoBarrel Risoul may not the biggest town in the southern Alps, and its small high street can be flooded with holiday crowds (and cars) during the peak season, but a ... www.infobarrel.com/Risoul_France_Ski_Holidays

Three Valleys Ski Area Apartments - France - Ski Holidays | Inghams Three Valleys Ski Area Apartments, France. Stay in Three Valleys Ski Area Apartments With Inghams. The Ski & Snowboarding Holiday Experts! www.inghams.co.uk/.../three-valleys-area-aoa-apartments/?...

Ski Pass Options in Morzine With this pass you can ski in both France and Switzerland and enjoy the full extent of one of the world's largest ski areas. There are 5 resorts on the Swiss side: ... www.morznet.com/lifts/skipass/options.html

  

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