Ski Resort and Snow News - December 2016
J2Ski Snow Report - December 29th 2016
Published : 29-Dec-2016 09:34
Hello and welcome to our last weekly round-up of 2016; so we'll take the opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year, and many happy hours on the snow!
No real change in Europe - yet - and more snow in America.
Borovets, Bulgaria - thanks to J2Skier Undermanager for the picture
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Scottish Ski Areas Start and Restart The Season
Published : 28-Dec-2016 11:13
After a turbulent week of weather, two of Scotland's five ski areas are opening very limited terrain today or tomorrow.
Cairngorm ski area has opened a few beginner runs at the top of the mountain for the first time in over a month and Glencoe on the West Coast plans to open limited terrain tomorrow.
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Up To 40cm Of Fresh Snow In Austria
Published : 28-Dec-2016 10:46
Some resorts in Austria have reported up to 40cm of snow falling in the past 24 hours in the first significant snowfall reported in the country in over a month.
The snowfall does not however appear to be widespread but to be concentrated in just part of the country around Salzburgerland and in Upper Austria.
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Brexit Vote Pushes Daily Lift Pass Price Past £150 For Brits in Colorado
Published : 28-Dec-2016 08:07
The already high cost of a one day lift pass bought at some resorts in Colorado over the peak New Year holiday period has passed the £150 mark for the first time for Brits due in part to the devaluation of the pound following the vote for Brexit.
A one day adult pass at Beaver Creek and Vail in Colorado is currently being advertised at $189 (£154) for New Year's day 2017, if skiers arrive in resort without a ticket and buy a day pass at the ticket window. Buying online in advance brings the price down by $10 ( £8 ).
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A White Christmas in the Canary Islands
Published : 27-Dec-2016 09:25
Brits holidaying over Christmas in the Canary Islands off the West Coast of Africa were able to enjoy a White Christmas with fresh snow, …if they close to climb the Teide volcano on Tenerife.
The 3,718-metre (12,198 ft) high volcano is in fact the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level of all the islands in the Atlantic. In fact measured from its base below sea level it is twice as high again at around 7500m, the third biggest of its kind behind two volcanos in Hawaii.
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Online Yoga For Skiers and Yoga Ski Retreats
Published : 23-Dec-2016 02:03
A company called Soulshine Retreats, which specialises in holistic yoga retreats in Ibiza and France, has made a move in to the snow travel market, launching a collection of online Snow Yoga Classes that are free to access, and running ski holiday packages this winter with a strong yoga and holistic living element to them.
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BASEMENT JAXX TO HEADLINE SNOWBOXX 2017
Published : 22-Dec-2016 09:36
The 'Where's Your Head At' duo Basement Jaxx have been announced as the headline act for the Snowboxx festival which takes place from 18th – 25th March 2017 in Avoriaz, France
Wilkinson and Hannah Wants are also top of the bill at the fifth Snowboxx, which aims to offer festival-goers an eclectic range of world class DJs, igloo parties and extreme snowball fights, set against the mountain backdrop of the Morzine Valleys in the French Alps.
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J2Ski Snow Report - December 22nd 2016
Published : 22-Dec-2016 08:18
J2Ski Snow Report 22nd December 2016
A little new snow in Europe, and more for America.
Prato Nevoso, Italy, with nearly 1 metre of fresh this week
This Week's Snow Headlines
- At last - snow in the Alps; not a lot in most places, but up to 80cm at a few.
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Snow In Scotland – But Will It Allow Areas To Open?
Published : 21-Dec-2016 04:09
After a warm and snowless month in Scotland, which saw existing snow cover melt away right up to the mountain summits, it has begun snowing again in Scotland today.
All five mountain resorts in the Scottish Highlands are reporting top to bottom snow today, but bases still need to build and strong winds and another wave or warm temperatures are on the horizon, possibly hampering progress.
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Powder Alarms Start Arriving from the Alps
Published : 20-Dec-2016 10:54
Although the forecasts are now less 'excited' than they were at the weekend (Zermatt, originally forecast to get over 1.5m by Boxing Day, is now forecast to get about 40cm), the snow has started falling in the Alps and many resorts have so far seen a much needed 'refresh' of the snow cover after not much fresh for a month.
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Mt Baker Hits 6m/20 Feet snowfall Season-to-Date Stat
Published : 20-Dec-2016 08:25
Mt Baker (pictured above earlier this week), the US resort that holds the world record for the most snow ever accumulated in a single season, has received 6m/20 feet of snowfall so far this season.
The ski area in Washington state in the northwest of the country passed the 6m snowfall mark yesterday when it received another 12 inches/30cm in the preceding 24 hours taking it to 602cm season-to-date.
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Tour Ops Line Up To Stress They’re Brexit Surcharge Free
Published : 19-Dec-2016 08:55
Tabloid reports about skiers unhappy to be surcharged after they booked trips this winter with Mark Warner have led other tour operators to stress they're not making, or going to make, similar surcharges.
Tabloid reports about skiers unhappy to be surcharged after they booked trips this winter with Mark Warner have led other tour operators to stress they're not making, or going to make, similar surcharges.
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Santas Hit the Slopes In Whistler
Published : 18-Dec-2016 10:43
Whistler Blackcomb in BC, Canada was the latest ski area to stage a 'Dress Like Santa Day' which their event organised yesterday.
Several other resorts including Verbier in Switzerland and Sunday River in Maine, USA, have staged similar events over the past few weekends.
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Four feet of Snow in 24 Hours in Western US
Published : 17-Dec-2016 06:26
There have been some huge snow falls in the USA over the past 36 hours.
Mammoth Mountain in California reported it received 1.2m (four feet) of snow on upper slopes in 24 hours up to yesterday (as pictured above), and that the snow is still falling.
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Big Pre-Xmas Snow Forecast for The Alps
Published : 17-Dec-2016 02:42
(Zermatt braces itself...)
After a dry month in Europe, snow forecasters are beginning to predict increasingly large snow falls in the Alps over the week up to Christmas.
Forecasts are being tweaked by the hour but currently the first predictions of falls of up to 35cm of snow in 24 hours on Tuesday/Wednesday this week are being made.
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For Fresh Snow Head To The Med
Published : 16-Dec-2016 01:27
Sierra Nevada in southern Spain has posted the best December snowfall in Europe.
Spain's highest ski centre, pictured above today, also the continent's most southerly, which sits above the ancient city of Granada, not far from Malaga, is having a great week, with 20cm of snow in 24 hours on Wednesday/Thursday and another 30cm/foot in the forecast over the coming weekend. Some forecasters are predicting the area will get over a metre more snow in the week ahead.
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Les Arcs Snow in Pictures - 15th December 2016
Published : 16-Dec-2016 09:26
We've been in Tignes this week, but took a day-trip to Les Arcs yesterday to check out the snow.
In summary :-
The Arc 1950/2000 bowl has lovely snow on-piste. There's thinner cover off-piste than the same time last year, at least on any sun/wind exposed slopes BUT the pistes are in great shape and Les Arcs are clearly doing a great job keeping the surface fresh with overnight grooming and top-ups from cannons. Most (all?) of the Black runs are closed, although some are being skied regardless, and some sectors (e.g. Grand Col) and lifts are not yet open.
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New Quad Chairlift Planned for Scottish Ski Centre
Published : 16-Dec-2016 07:22
Scotland may get its second quad chairlift – around 25 years after the first one was installed – if plans put forward to a local council by Glenshee ski centre get the go ahead.
Most of the existing ski lifts in Scotland are drag lifts dating from the 1960s or 1970s, although that's not the case at Nevis Range which opened in the early 1990s with the country's only gondola lift and so far it's only quad chairlift.
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J2Ski Snow Report - December 15th 2016
Published : 15-Dec-2016 04:55
More snow for America, but nothing much for Europe again this week.
Val d'Isere this week, sunshine and good pistes up top
This Week's Snow Headlines
- Huge snowfalls in North America – some report (another) 1m+ in 7 days.
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Big Snow in North America
Published : 13-Dec-2016 10:50
Ski areas in North America continue to make up for the slow start to the season in November with a third week of heavy snowfall.
In many areas – particularly the main ski states of Colorado and Utah in the USA – the snowfall of the past 48-72 hours has been the heaviest yet.
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Big Snow in Japan
Published : 12-Dec-2016 06:18
There have been some big snowfalls in the past 72 hours in Japan.
Myoko in Niigata has received more than 1.2m (four feet) of snow over the last three days, 55cm of it (almost two feet) in the past 24 hours alone (library pic above).
In Hokkaido, the famous island home of many of the world's snowiest resort in Northern Japan weekend snowfall at the main city of Sapporo included an overnight accumulation of more than 60cm (two feet) of snow causing the cancellation of hundreds of rail and air services.
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CrystalSki Website Glitch
Published : 09-Dec-2016 11:20
Crystal's customer login is currently disabled due to a technical issue, so if you need to pay them or you need your travel documents then you need to call them.
From the Crystal Website :-
Crystal wrote:For holiday paymentsTo make a payment please call us on 020 8939 0726. We're open 7 days a week.
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J2Ski Snow Report - December 8th 2016
Published : 08-Dec-2016 07:06
J2Ski Snow Report 8th December 2016
The pause continues in Europe, while the snow keeps coming for America now.
Jackson Hole this week, with over 1 metre of fresh
This Week's Snow Headlines
- Second week with no fresh snow in the Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees.
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Crystal Launch 2018 Ski Holiday Sales
Published : 07-Dec-2016 12:15
Crystal Ski Holidays has started selling ski trips for the 2017/18 season.
The UK's biggest ski holiday operator now always launches its programme for the following winter even before their holidays for the current winter kick off.
Usually few big announcements are made at this stage, they come with the 'main launch' in the middle of next year.
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3 Valleys Set To Fully Open
Published : 07-Dec-2016 09:21
The links between the separate valleys of the 3 Valleys are set to open this Saturday, connecting up the parts of the world's largest lift-linked ski area.
Despite a lack of fresh snow in the Alps for over a week, a situation that looks likely to continue well in to next week, big November snowfalls and low temperatures for snowmaking means piste conditions are generally good.
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1.5m/5 Feet Of New Snow at Jackson Hole
Published : 06-Dec-2016 12:14
Jackson Hole (pictured above yesterday) has reported 59 inches (1.49.9m) of snow has fallen there in the past nine days, with 43cm (17 inches) of that in the last 24 hours.
It's one of the big beneficiaries of what has now become a snowy fortnight in North America, with still more snow in the forecast.
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J2Ski Snow Report - December 1st 2016
Published : 01-Dec-2016 08:37
We enter December with a (hopefully short) pause to the snows of the last few weeks, after some substantial falls of snow both sides of The Atlantic.
Clear skies for Les Arcs today, good snow above 1,800metres...
This Week's Snow Headlines
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