Ski News from J2Ski - April 2011

Ski Resort and Snow News - April 2011

Californian Ski Areas Stay Open In To May

Published : 30-Apr-2011 09:05

Alpine Meadows Earlier This Season

The record breaking snowpack has led to several resorts in California announcing they are extending their season in to May

Around Lake Tahoe Alpine Meadows says it will be open at least to next weekend, Sunday May 8th and Squaw Valley says it will open weekends at least to May 31st.

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Spring Ski Season Kicking Off In Austria

Published : 29-Apr-2011 01:05

Kaprun, Home To The Kitzsteinhorn Glacier

It may not have been a legendary snowfall season in Austria, but the country doers now clearly lead Europe in terms of its Spring skiing opportunities, with eight summer ski glaciers operational either permanently, or some of the time, between May and October. That represents nearly 40% of all the summer ski opportunities in the northern hemisphere with the other 'big three' Alpine nations unable to muster more than three summer ski areas each. France won't have any outdoor skiing from mid-May to late-June. Within Austria itself, most of those glaciers, and a quarter of Europe's 20 remaining summer-ski glacier areas are in the Austrian Tyrol.

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Ski Club To Spring Clean Glenshee

Published : 28-Apr-2011 11:38

Glenshee In Snowier Times

The Ski Club of Great Britain's annual Scottish slope tidy-up campaign which has seen skiers and boarders take to the slopes at Cairngorm and Nevis Range each Spring for the past three years is set to be expanded this June with the addition of a third area, Glenshee, to the programme. The Ski Club's Big Spring Clean will run at all three centres simultaneously on Sunday 12 June from 10am onwards.

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Les 2 Alpes Readies for Summer Ski Season

Published : 27-Apr-2011 09:02

Les 2 Alpes was one of the few French ski areas to report any fresh snow in the past week, if only a couple of inches. There's still a few weeks of winter 2010-11 to go there, but the resort which claims to operate the largest skiable glacier in Europe is already making preparations for summer 2011.

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Last Weekend Of The Season At Cairngorm

Published : 22-Apr-2011 06:58

There'll be skiing this bank holiday weekend at Cairngorm but probably not the Royal wedding/May Day bank holiday weekend after says the ski area above Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands.

CairnGorm Mountain has had another good season with over 120,000 skiing visitors so far, but though the ccentre opened early and has clocked up nearly six months of operations, the warm weather over the past few weeks means there'll be no repeat of skiing in to June as last season.

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Montgenevre To Open Highest Slopes In Southern Alps Within Two Years

Published : 14-Apr-2011 10:58

Montgenèvre has announced plans to extend its ski area up to 3000m above sea level (the current highest lift is at 2700m). This would make it the only resort in the Southern Alps to have lifts and ski runs that high.

The resort, on the Italian border, has been a ski destination for more than a century and at 1860m is one of the highest 'traditional villages' in the Alps on a site visited 2000 years ago by Julius Ceasar and two centuries later by Hannibal with his elephants. It has undergone massive improvements in recent years with the busy border road that formerly ran through its heart now buried beneath the pistes and the centre pedestrianised and benefitting from major investments.

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More North American Resorts Plan To Open Through May

Published : 14-Apr-2011 01:31

Whistler - Extended Season

Whistler Blackcomb is the latest resort to announce an extended ski season following the incredible snowfall on North America's west coast that has seen Squaw Valley, Mammoth and several others post 'most-ever' snowfall totals in recent weeks.

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Japanese Ski Resort Speaks Out A Month After Earthquake

Published : 11-Apr-2011 05:45

Niseko

The tourism promotion body at Niseko, the best known Japanese ski area for most international guests, has published a statement regarding the impact of the earthquake and radiation leak that occurred a month ago.

The resort has attempted to balance sensitivity about the horrific human toll as ca result of the disaster with the need to move forward for the good of the local and greater Japanese economy and thus the immediate survivors of the earthquake and tsunami.

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Fourth Funitel For Val Thorens In 2011-12

Published : 07-Apr-2011 09:14

Val Thorens, Europe's highest resort, has broken the usual French rule of not announcing it's news for next season before the autumn and has already let it be known that two nice new hotels will be open next December, as well as the resort's fourth funitel lift.

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All Time Record Snowfall at Squaw Valley

Published : 04-Apr-2011 12:54

The latest chapter in the saga of the huge snowfalls in California has seen Squaw Valley pass it's all time snowfall record this week, announcing it will extend its season by more than three weeks to at least the end of may, and possibly open for US Independence Day on July 4th.

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Seismologists warn of another eruption of the Aiguille Rouge

Published : 01-Apr-2011 10:07

Anyone heading out to Les Arcs (or anywhere close to Bourg St Maurice) this weekend is advised to check with local seismologists before traveling.

Following last night's re-awakening of the long-dormant volcano - known locally as l'Aiguille Rouge - unexpected out-flows of molten lava may bring a whole new meaning to the phrases Red and Black pistes.

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Announcing The IgluCruise - combine your summer and ski holidays

Published : 01-Apr-2011 09:36

We are really proud to announce the launch of our first cruise ship – The Iglucruise.

We have created a unique holiday concept that will appeal to all our loyal customers by combining skiing and cruising. The Iglucruise features a 150 metre ski slope on the top deck. At the foot of the ski slope there is a hot tub and après-ski bar. Ski and boot hire is included for all guests.

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