Skiing in Co. Down
This video has been doing the rounds this weekend, of a few lads (and a dog) skiing in the Mourne Mountains over Easter. The peak, Slieve Donard, which is at 850m looks to have gotten quite a few inches of fresh powder. The hike up did look quite exhausting, and not for the faint hearted. [...]
This week in Schladming, Austria US downhill skier Lindsey Vonn managed to tear her two knee ligaments in a crash on Tuesday. Vonn was in the middle of her Super-G run, and landed awkwardly after a jump, and screams can be heard as she came to a stop on the slope. She was evacuated off [...]
Continue reading …We came across the following tweet today on twitter Snowboarding in Dublin! Life statues: completeyfrog.us/31rshxspnrigto… — G—B E A R (@GaRadioLAD) January 24, 2013 With all the snow that’s been falling since Monday, a few avid skiers and snowboarders have take their own initiative and taken to the mountains. While it can be quite hard [...]
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A look at the current conditions in the Alps. Right now there is a band of snowing on target for the end of the week, which should be a welcome addition to the snow in some of the lower resorts. Time to get your skis on !
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The snow is coming down on the Alps in buckets, and I am excited that there has been so much snow already in December. I hope this means that there this year there will be plenty of snow and that the snow Gods will deliver it to us often. This week we have some pictures [...]
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This weeks ski video that you should really check out from the Salomon Freeski team.
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Kelly Gallagher, a visually impaired skier from Bangor, Co. Down gives us her skiing tips, as well as some details about how she is, despite her disability, able to ski as the same pace as everyone around her.
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Will it snow in Ireland this winter ? One news paper report says that there could be snow for up to 2 months and temperatures may go as low as -20C
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