Falls Creek
Weather Pattern:
A weakening cold front is moving across southeastern Victoria while a high pressure system will become established in the Tasman Sea later today. A second cold front will develop over the Bight later Thursday, then move to southwest Victoria and over Bass Strait on Friday and then push slowly northeast into Victoria during Saturday.

Forecast: Wednesday
Fine. Fresh to strong north to northwesterly wind.

Outlooks:
Thursday Fine. Fresh to strong northwesterly wind..
Friday Fine. Gale force wind.
Saturday Patchy rain tending to snow showers on the peaks later. Windy.
www.fallscreek.com.au

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From Patrick Thorne - Snow365.com
The London Ride 07
The London Ride 07 will take place at the London Olympia on the 27th October and will be run in association with and as part of the Metro Ski + Snowboard Show 2007 (www.metroskishow.co.uk).
Athletes from across the globe will compete in the Quarter Pipe event and show the London crowds the latest tricks on the freestyle ski scene. All the action will be filmed for International TV distribution and a 24 minute TV broadcast is scheduled for release just after the event.
www.thelondonride.com


Native American Tribe plan Indoor Ski Slope

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in Michigan has announced plans to build an indoor ski slope as part of an expansion of their Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian’s Tribal Council revealed their "vision" of the future of their facility to its members at a community meeting yesterday.
Although details of the ski slope plan have not been confirmed, they are known to be amongst a host of planned developments, mostly centred on a 600 acre site around the existing resort in the Chippewa Township.
The full proposals include three more casino and hotel complexes, retail, a theme park, a water park and an outdoor recreation complex with a giant ferris wheel all linked together by a mass transit system such as a monorail.
The outline proposals were welcomed by Michigan Development Officials, although concerns were raised about the ability of local infrastructure – both roads and public services such as law enforcement, in coping with the otherwise welcome influx of additional tourists such a development would generate.
No timescale has been put on the development.

www.soaringeaglecasino.com


Patrick is a regular contributor of News From Indoor Snow and Artificial Ski Surface Centres Worldwide
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Saas- Fee -Summer
The glaciologist Benedikt Schnyder will guide you into the fascinating icy world of Allalin. Find out more about glaciers and Mike Horn's North Pole expedition in the largest ice pavilion in the world (permanent exposition). Dates: 9/15/22/29 August, 05/12/19 September 07 Meets: 9:30 a.m. at Talstation Alpin-Express Reservations available from Saas-Fee Bergbahnen (+41 27 958 11 12) during office hours until the evening prior to the tour. Group size: min. 15 / max. 50 people / the tours are free! www.saas-fee.ch


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Mammoth Festival of Wine, Music & Food:
August 17-19, 2007
A weekend of wine tasting and live musical performances under the treetops with Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra. Plus, regional food and a local artist expo. www.mammothmountain.com


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Indoor Ski Area Early opening
Open for the 2007-2008 season as of August 4th. The earliest openning of any area in the East for the 8th straight year. We have perfect conditions from top to bottom with all lifts operating. New for the 2007-2008 season, we can now offer our students lessons on the mountain after they have completed their lessons at The Indoor Ski Area thanks to an agreement with Swain Ski Center.This is a very exciting addition to our ski training and is in response to many requests from our students
www.indoorskiarea.com


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Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance, Aug. 9-11 For centuries, graceful and stylish wooden boats have elegantly cruised the waters of Lake Tahoe. For 35 years, this tradition has been celebrated by the Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation at the Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance, a gathering of the finest antique wooden boats in North America -- and some say -- in the world. This summer's Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance, a competitive event intended to recognize originality and authenticity among restored and meticulously maintained wooden craft, will take place Thursday, Aug. 9 to Saturday, Aug. 11 at Sierra Boat Company in Carnelian Bay, Calif.


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