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11 Jan 2011

Huge avalanche kills four in Val d’Isére

Huge avalanche kills four in Val d’Isére

A massive avalanche in the French resort of Val d’Isére has left four skiers dead, including one Briton. The avalanche struck at 10:30am on Tuesday 11 January and measured almost 300m wide and 750m…

10 Jan 2011

Austria blames lifts for piste injury rise

Austria blames lifts for piste injury rise

Fast lifts are being blamed for a rise in skiing and boarding injuries on Austria’s slopes during the festive period. According to local reports, 10,000 people sustained injuries on the country’s…

10 Jan 2011

Young ski jumper dies on tour

Young ski jumper dies on tour

A talented female ski jumper has died suddenly, while on tour with her national team in Germany. Simona Senoner from Italy collapsed in her hotel room in Furtwangen last Thursday. She was rushed to the…

7 Jan 2011

Are you tough enough?

Are you tough enough?

If you have completed all of these routes, 10/10 to you. You are definitely a hardcore skier! Travel agent igluski.com has put together this interesting little item on extreme skiing: the great names,…

2 Jan 2011

Pietilae-Holmner and Kostelic win in Munich

Pietilae-Holmner and Kostelic win in Munich

Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic and Sweden’s Maria Pietilae-Holmner are celebrating parallel slalom wins in Munich, following a thrilling play off at the Olympic Park on Sunday. A crowd of 25,000…

1 Jan 2011

Head to head: Munich parallel slalom

Head to head: Munich parallel slalom

Over 30 of the world’s top ski racers will go head to head in Munich on Sunday 2 January, competing in an all-new parallel slalom event. The Munich parallel slalom will be the first of its kind to…

1 Jan 2011

January sales on now ...

January sales on now ...

For skiers and boarders contemplating a quick escape after the Christmas & New Year festivities … you’re in luck with the holiday deals. The last-minute price cutting has begun to shift…

1 Jan 2011

Chairlift horror in Maine

Chairlift horror in Maine

Officials at a ski resort in Maine, USA, are investigating why a chairlift became detached from its cables last week, sending skiers and boarders crashing to the ground. The accident happened on 28 December…

27 Dec 2010

What, no skis for Christmas?

What, no skis for Christmas?

The bumper snowfalls across Britain and Europe have left one Austrian ski firm with a problem: no kit to sell. Austrian firm Fischer has had to close its warehouse in Reid im Innkreis (60km north of Salzburg)…

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