"Endless Winter Snow"

Cardrona- New Zealand
Event - a Mini X games slope style for kids
100 cm base of snow with four chairs running
www.cardrona

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U.S. Ski Team Olympic champion Ted Ligety will highlight a host of Olympic and national team athletes on hand for the Friday, July 17 dedication of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's new national training and education facility, the Center of Excellence. A formal ceremony at noon will feature key national team athletes, USSA leadership and local and sport dignitaries. The Center of Excellence is the home for the USSA's elite athletes, a headquarters for the Olympic sports organization, and an educational resource for local clubs, athletes, coaches, parents, judges and officials. It is part of a long-term vision developed by the USSA over a decade ago, adding to the legacy of athlete training facilities spawned by the Salt Lake City Olympics. The 85,000 sq. ft. center will be a showcase for the sports, providing elite-level training and serving as an educational resource for the USSA's members and 400 clubs nationwide. DEDICATION PARTICIPANTS Olympic Champion Ted Ligety USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt USSA Chairman Dexter Paine International Ski Federation Secretary General Sarah Lewis Utah Sports Commission President Jeff Robbins Park City Mayor Dana Williams SCHEDULE 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Media tours of Center of Excellence 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. - Dedication Ceremony 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Public Tours of Center of Excellence www.ussa.org

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Mt Buller - Australia - Mt Buller! The Cattleman's Rail Jam presented by Burton is always a huge event and it is on TONIGHT! If you're on the mountain don't miss your chance to see some of Australia's best taking on the Cattleman's Rail in the Village Square
It's a little wild and windy out there at the moment with moderate to strong notherly winds. Intermittent showers are forecast throughout the day with the possibilty of turning to snow later on. Currently sitting on 0 we are heading for top of 2 today, if you're heading out make sure to rug up

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Valle Nevado -
Valle Nevado offers access to the largest skiable area in the Southern Hemisphere. The climate here has no equal--80% of the days are sunny throughout the season and the quality of the snow is optimal thanks to our orientation and altitude (3,025 meters), making it a unique spot for ski lovers.
There are more than 800 hectares of skiable area covered by the best snow distributed over slopes differing in length and drops for beginning, advanced and experts skiers.
Valle Nevado has a variety of lifts, the best known being the Andes Express chair lift, the only quadruple high-speed chair lift in Chile

www.vallenevado.com

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Saas-Fee - Switzerland
This summer will once again see many of Europe's top freeskiers compete in the Allalin Snow Park on the Saas-Fee glacier at the Saas-Fee Ride 09. Last year's event was seen across the globe with a 26 minute TV programme that surprised many people of just how good summer glacier skiing can be and gave the 50+ athletes at the comp some much deserved publicity Saas-Fee is the perfect location for the comp due to the north facing glacier, which keeps the snow in great condition and the safety standards high. For everything to do in Saas-Fee check out www.saas-fee.ch

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Events - Events 2009 Jul 11-18 British Freeski Camps, Saas Fee Jul 11-12 Cliffhanger, Millhouses Park, Sheffield Jul 15-16 Adventure Film Festival, Chamonix Jul 16-19 Natives Summer Weekender, Tignes Jul 18-25 British Freeski Camps, Saas Fee Jul 18 Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Series 2009, Halifax Ski & Snowboard Centre, Yorkshire Jul 25-Aug 01 British Freeski Camps, Saas Fee Jul 25 La Plagne 6000D Mountain Race, La Plagne, France Aug 01-08 British Freeski Camps, Saas Fee Aug 11-15 Burton NZ Open, Cardrona, NZ Aug 22 Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Series 2009, Bearsden Ski & Snowboard Club, Scotland Aug 20-Sep 12 World Heli Challenge, Wanaka, NZ Sep 12 Ski-a-thon for Spinal Injuries Association, SNO!zone Milton Keynes Sep 12-13 British Artificial Championships, Norfolk Ski Club Sep 19 British Snowboard & Freeski Big Air Championships, SNO!zone Milton Keynes Sep 26 British Snowboard/Skiercross Championships , SNO!zone Braehead Oct 03-04 SNO!show - demos, clinics and kit, SNO!zone Milton Keynes Oct 03 British Snowboard & Freeski Slopestyle Championships, SNO!zone Castleford

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Treble Cone
Treble Cone is the home of New Zealand's most exhilarating snow and winter experience, with the largest skiable terrain, longest groomed trails and the highest vertical rise in the South Island.
On the edge of the majestic Southern Alps, Treble Cone ski area offers outstanding views across Lake Wanaka and Mt Aspiring, an award winning cafe and unparalleled Snow School clinics that will keep you fizzing.
Treble Cone will open for the 2009 winter season on 27 June
www.treblecone.com/

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Snow Land For Mexico Unlimited Snow has been appointed as general consultants responsible for design, engineering, installations, rides and activities as well as operational support for the new Snow Land in Mexico City.
Snow Land, Mexico will be a 12,000 square metre indoor snow and ice fun park including every imaginable snow and ice fun attraction for children of all ages. The warm part is themed as a snow village, whereas the cold part is themed as an Arctic world. Food and beverage facilities will be located on the first floor, overlooking all activities.

www.snowland.com.mx

Final Decision On SnOasis Expected September 17th
The final go-ahead, or not, for the SnOasis indoor snow centre in Suffolk is expected to be delivered by Hazel Blears, the British government minister for communities and local government on September 17th. Ms Blears has already said she was minded to approve SnOasis, following a lengthy and acrimonious public enquiry, as long as environmental concerns were fully addressed by developers of the £300 million facility, Onslow Suffolk. Experts working for Onslow Suffolk are also trying to convince Natural England that sufficient habitat is being provided for the great crested newts. The company has recently offered nine acres of extra land on the Great Blakenham site for the creation of new habitats as part of an existing mitigation area scheme on land bordering the development. Godfrey Spanner, managing director of Onslow Suffolk told local media, “We have made great progress. It has always been part of Onslow's mission statement to be as sustainable as possible. Recent concerns on carbon emissions and footprint have put further constraints on development of all types and we and our engineers have gone to extreme lengths to bring to us the very latest technologies available. “Government guidelines at present are seeking 25per cent renewable energy targets by 2020. We shall be well ahead of those long term requirements in the next few months - at least, I am convinced, on a par with the Olympic Village where obviously government are concentrating these efforts.” www.snoasis.co.uk

Air France

Air France

Lifts Open this Weekend

North America
Mt. Hood Timberline Lodge
Timberline Lodge

Europe
Stubai Glacier -Austria
Stubai Glacier

Hintertuxer Glacier -Austria
Hintertux Glacier

Tignes -France
Glacier open
Tignes

Engelberg-CH
Engelberg

Saas- Fee-CH
Saas- fee

Verbier-CH
Verbier

Zermat-CH

Zermatt

South America
Catedral

Catedral Patagonia

Las Lenas
Las Lenas

Portillo
Portillo

Valle Nevado
Valle Nevado

Australia
Falls Creek
Falls Creek

New Zealand
Cardrona
Cardrona

Coronet Peak
Coronet Peak

Treble Cone
Treble Cone