Today: CANADA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, May 03, 2012

Search

ALS, Alexander Language Schools Franchise


May 3, 2012

CANADA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, May 03, 2012


Mountain China Resorts Reports Year-End 2011 Financial and Operational Results
MarketWatch (press release)
The revenue of Sun Mountain Yabuli Resort operation comprises mainly by mountain operation, beverage, skiing-related services and hotel lodging. Skiing-related services includes rental of ski equipment, goggles, lockers, gloves, etc, sales of ski ...
See all stories on this topic »
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle skiers honored at NW Freeskiing Championships
Westseattleherald.com
The Crystal Triple Crown, a series of big mountain freeskiing events, was held over the last two months on multiple venues at the Crystal Mountain ski resort. Riders from across the region including Oregon, Washington and Canada participated in the ...
See all stories on this topic »
Ski.com's Joint Venture to Increase US Skier Visits from Latin America
OnTheSnow.com
Photo Courtesy of Ski.com. In recent years, you've probably loaded a chair lift or hopped aboard a gondola in the Rockies with a group of Spanish-speaking skiers and riders. Latin American skiers have been visiting the US in droves recently, ...
See all stories on this topic »

OnTheSnow.com
No to SkiLink
Salt Lake Tribune
A coalition of Utah developers, lobbyists and politicians is pushing SkiLink, the proposed gondola that would ferry skiers over the ridge that separates The Canyons resort in Summit County on the Wasatch Back from Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon on ...
See all stories on this topic »
Sunshine rides web's social high
Calgary Sun
Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort in the Canadian Rockies has been awarded the Best Use of Twitter award by the Ski Area Management Magazine. Theresort was also given special kudos for this season's Ski the Day Before We Open Sweepstakes, ...
See all stories on this topic »
X won't mark the spot in Whistler
Canada.com
By Gary Kingston, Postmedia News May 1, 2012 Canada's Roz Groenewoud competes in the women's Ski Superpipe final of the European Winter X-Games, on March 16, 2012 in the ski resort of Tignes. VANCOUVER — Call it something of a radical X Games invert.
See all stories on this topic »
Hemisphere GPS Announces New Snow Grooming Guidance and Snow Depth System
Amerisurv
Kelowna, BC – May 2, 2012 -- (TSX:HEM) From the Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) Spring Conference, Hemisphere GPS announces today the EquiPiste™ integrated snow grooming management system. EquiPiste provides visual guidance, snow depth ...
See all stories on this topic »
Top skiing apps
Yorkshire Evening Post
A great all round report app: check the depth of snow, piste closures and chair lift status at most major resorts around the world. At the moment Realski is only available in North America but those heading to Canada or the US will be able to see live ...
See all stories on this topic »
X Games not coming to Whistler in near future
Sportsnet.ca
Skier Peter Lonergan takes a jump during one of the first runs of the year at Whistler ski resort. (Photo: CP/Jonathan Hayward) WHISTLER, BC -- The Winter X Games will not be coming to Canada in the near future. Whistler, BC, had bid for the right to ...
See all stories on this topic »

Sportsnet.ca
Over 4300 hours of volunteer adaptive snowsports instruction
Canada.com
"A team of 85 volunteer ski and snowboarding instructors are on hand seven days a week during the winter season for our students," said Culley. "And every season our instructors receive training through the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing ...
See all stories on this topic »
TONY HETHERINGTON: Is my £96000 pension on a slippery ski slope?
This is Money
KP Fernie is a ski resort in Canada and you believed you were putting your money into a property scheme. As the property was developed, you could sell back your contracts for a profit. However, there is confusion over whether your money actually went ...
See all stories on this topic »
X Games not coming to Whistler after resort shut out of ESPN's expansion plans
Winnipeg Free Press
"Being part of the X Games has fuelled the progression of our sport, just as growing up with Whistler Blackcomb has facilitated my rise to the top in my ski career," she said. "It's too bad that Canadian athletes aren't going to have the opportunity to ...
See all stories on this topic »
Business briefs
Canada.com
The company is also a major shareholder and partner with Marmot Basin Ski Hill in Jasper. ``This acquisition follows our company philosophy and strategy to continually expand our product offering within Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies,'' ...
See all stories on this topic »
Wrightwood stop sign has some seeing red
Victorville Daily Press
Skiers and snowboarders head to Mountain High ski areas, where they pay, but “snow players” also come up to play in the snow for free. “They can go to Mountain High north without paying or Grassy Hollow on Highway 2 towards La Canada.
See all stories on this topic »
Gear Blog: Interview with an Arc'teryx Designer
OnTheSnow.com
Likewise concept products are passed around among staff and our athletes and we all go skiing together. I like to hand someone a product and observe how they first react to it, how they put it on and, of course, how they ski in it.
See all stories on this topic »

OnTheSnow.com
Former NHLer Niedermayer says no to pipeline
Vancouver Sun
The amazing places we have in our country are part of what it means to be Canadian,” said Niedermayer, who grew up in Cranbrook, BC Last month, Niedermayer publicly voiced his opposition to Jumbo Glacier Resort, a controversial $1-billion ski resort ...
See all stories on this topic »
Eddy Groves free to travel
Fraser Coast Chronicle
Defence barrister Peter Davis said his client made an application to vary bail so he could travel to the United States to check on a property he owns and take up a consulting opportunity, and to Whistler in Canada to check on a ski resort he ...
See all stories on this topic »
X Games not coming to Whistler; shut out of expansion plans
TSN
The scenic BC, resort town was in the running to become one of three new host cities in ESPN's effort to expand the extreme sports event. But the bid from the former Olympic co-host lost out to pitches from Barcelona, Munich and Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.
See all stories on this topic »

TSN
ESPN says no to a Winter X Games Whistler
Vancouver Sun
... 10-day Telus Ski and Snowboard Festival. The bid committee had strong backing from the community and financial and in-kind commitments from the resort municipality, the provincial government, the Canadian Tourism Commission and Tourism Whistler.
See all stories on this topic »
Kevin Costner to play ski resort
PlanetSKI.eu
The Hollwood actor is perhaps not best known for his musical skills, but he plays guitar, has a band and is set to play at Sun Peaks in Canada this summer. It is part of a tour of North America. Kevin Costner and Modern West will play a free outdoor ...
See all stories on this topic »

PlanetSKI.eu
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings ...
Seeking Alpha
That's in part why we're looking forward to opening the Westin and Sheraton Changbaishan as part of a first-of-its-kind ski resort in China. Our portfolio of distinct brands also allows us to play at multiple sites in resort destinations like Bali, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Whistler shut out of X Games expansion
MetroNews Canada
By Kim VanLochem By Kim VanLochem The Canadian Press WHISTLER, BC – Despite putting forth a “strong bid,” Whistler will not be playing host to the winter X Games anytime soon. The scenic BC, resort town was in the running to become one of three new ...
See all stories on this topic »
Whistler Bummed About ESPN X Games Expansion
Ski Channel
British Columbia's Whistler Resort was heavily invested in getting the nod as a new host city for the 2013 X Games, but after learning the official decision, they are bummed to say the least. Word on the street was that ESPN decision makers who visited ...
See all stories on this topic »

Ski Channel
Hockey player aims star power against Gateway
Fort McMurray Today
Supporters of the project argue the pipeline will create thousands of jobs and openCanada to lucrative global energy markets, funneling billions into the national economy. Opponents argue transporting millions of barrels of crude oil through the ...
See all stories on this topic »
The bigger the project, the louder the protest
Canada.com
Pulp mills, ferries, parks, the Winter Olympics, ski resorts, Expo 86, salmon fishing, coal mines, oil tankers, ports and perimeter roads have all galvanized both proponents and opponents and the clash has generated intense public scrutiny.
See all stories on this topic »
Community sports notebook
Sentinel and Enterprise
... trip to Bretton Woods Ski Resort with lodging at Mount Washington Hotel on the first weekend in January of next year. The Club will look into a five-day ski trip to Quebec City, Canada, during its Winter Carnival with skiing at Mount Sainte-Anne.
See all stories on this topic »
Albertosaurus Visits Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica Mirror
The Canadian province maintains a steady pipeline of tourists from California, with many locals visiting Alberta's most populous metro centers of Calgary and Edmonton as well as ski resorts in Banff. However, the Travel Alberta campaign hopes to ...
See all stories on this topic »
Regional Athlete Says Thanks
Opinion250 News (blog)
Placing 1st in the BC Snowboard Provincial Finals, I was invited to compete for BC at the Canada Snowboard - Junior National Snowboard Cross (SBX) Champi-onship held in Nakiska Alberta. There, I had an amazing opportunity to further train and devel-op ...
See all stories on this topic »
Talisman Moves to Courts
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre
by Kevin Bernard A court date has still not been set -- as Grey Highlands moves to sell off the former Talisman ski resort for back taxes. CAO Dan Best says the court appointed receiver, BDO Canada, is neither in favour of the move, or opposing it.
See all stories on this topic »
When the Rat Pack came to visit, maybe
Pique Newsmagazine
American writer Lowell Skoog is working on a history of Pacific Northwestski resorts. He had no knowledge of Rat Pack involvement, called me "ambitious", and forwarded a photo of Northwest Skier newspaper from 1959, which led on the Garibaldi ski ...
See all stories on this topic »

Pique Newsmagazine
Ski Resorts across Canadian Rockies Coming to ... - Skiing Property
Ski resorts across Canadian Rockies have enjoyed record snowfall this season, and Sunshine Village near Banff recently announced it had broken its all-time ...
www.skiingproperty.com/.../ski-resorts-across-canadian-rockie...
Ski Solutions Ski Resorts | Ski Solutions | Ski Holidays
All ski holiday searches begin with a list of preferred ski resorts. ... likely you've visitedski resorts in either France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Canada or the USA.
www.skisolutions.com/ski-resorts
Heli Skiing Sale - Canada
RK flies out of Panorama Ski Resort, 11 miles west... ... The FX series and specifically the 94 are some of the more anonymous skis ... Heli Skiing Sale - Canada ...
www.epicski.com/t/112198/heli-skiing-sale-canada
Leocha's Ski Snowboard America 2009: Top Winter Resorts in USA ...
The average ski resort's brochure indicates that their resort is all things to all skiers-this is definitely not the case. Ski America and Canada is as straightforward ...
lirenwo.com/.../leochas-ski-snowboard-america-2009-top-wint...
Protests heat up against Jumbo Glacier ski resort - Canada.com
CALGARY — Environmentalists, First Nations people, politicians, and local celebrities are combining efforts to continue the passionate battle against approval of ...
www.canada.com/travel/Protests+heat+against.../story.html
Alexander Language Schools, Franchise Alexander Language Schools info@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.com Products and Services Surrender the Heart (Surrender to Destiny)Alexander Dictionary of English Idioms: English-FrenchUnder the SunStealing JakeAlexander Dictionary of English Idioms: English-Swedish

No comments: