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Urban Skiing
A look at the popular sport of skiing in Urban environments. Have a look at some of the best videos of people skiing in cities.
New Ski Signs
Here are some funny signs that popped in our inbox today. We thought they were funny and wanted to share them with you.
Info night on Kilimanjaro
For those of you interested in mountains and are in Dublin this Wednesday night, you should check out the information night on Mount Kilimanjaro. The talk will take place in Great Outdoors on Chatham Street, Dublin 2 from 7:30 pm.Kilimanjaro is in north-eastern Tanzania and towers at 5,895m and is the highest mountain in Africa. [...]
Where to stay in Altenmarkt, Austria
A review of one of the best hotels in Altenmarkt im Pongau in Austria. A look at Hotel Schartner, which offers a family friendly run hotel with all the facets of a 4-star hotel.
Hintertux, Austria resort review
If you want to ski early in the season, or have guaranteed snow cover even in bad years, Hintertux Glacier [www.hintertuxergletscher.at] is the place to go. This resort towers over almost every other resort in Austria with a peak of 3,250m. It’s often above the clouds, giving a great view like the one above (looking [...]
Watch the Olympics Online
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its regional members created a really wonderful website, called “Vancouver Live”. The website, www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics is the first website of it’s kind that has the blessing of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It ran for the first time in the summer Olympics, in 2008 in Beijing and has been continued [...]
German snowboarder burns cash to keep warm
A story of a German boys survival techniques when he got stuck on a ski lift for 6 hours.
Soell, Austria resort review
The ski area of Soell (spelled with an umlaut, Söll, in German) is part of an amazing connected resort called Skiwelt [www.skiwelt.at], overlooking the majestic Wilder Kaiser mountains. Altogether, Skiwelt has 279km of pistes, with 43% beginner, 47% intermediate, and 10% expert. In the main resort area, the highest peak is Hohe Salve (1,829m). As [...]
Mayrhofen, Austria resort review
The most photographed sign in all of Austria’s ski areas must be this one, at Mayrhofen [winter.mayrhofner-bergbahnen.com]. It’s the entrance to Harakiri, the steepest groomed ski run in Austria at 78% grade (that’s 38 degrees!). Besides having this super steep slope, Mayrhofen has a lot of great things to offer: excellent nightlife, varied slopes, connected [...]
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