15 Surprising Facts about Curling

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Did you watch any curling during the Winter Olympics? The chances are you did, as it was on almost every single day during the Games, and while Great Britain didn’t win any medals they were in the running. Here are …

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The History of French Ski Resorts

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The first French ski resorts were Chamonix and Megeve, due to the development of cable cars and mountain trains, first put in place to benefit climbers. Among the vanguard of French ski resorts before the Second World War were Morzine …

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€134 million to be invested in Serre Chevalier over 30 years

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Serre Chevalier has announced that it plans to invest €134m in the resort over the next 30 years. Most of the money will go into upgrading the lift system, with €83.5m allocated to new lifts. Compagnie des Alpes – owners …

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Team GB for PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics announced

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Earlier today Team GB’s skiers and snowboarders were announced for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. The Games start on Friday 9 February and finish on Sunday 25 February This will be Britain’s largest ever alpine team, with 25 athletes taking part …

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Are there wolves in Meribel?

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It wasn’t so long ago when Les 3 Vallees was a huge forest and there were no ski lifts at all. However, since Meribel and Couchevel first became ski resorts after the Second World War, followed by Val Thorens and …

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€6.5 of new investment for Chamonix

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Chamonix is in line for a €6.5 million investment boost after the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Aura) region approved new funding. €3m for Kandahar piste improvements in Les Houches The biggest component of €3 million will see a redesign of ‘La Verte des …

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Santa Claus is coming to town (in Verbier)

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“Santa Claus is coming to town, Santa Claus is coming to town, Santa Claus is coming to town” Those words might have been running through your head if you were in Verbier last week as the resort set a new …

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New Porsche Gondola for Alpe d’Huez

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We regularly bring you news of new lifts and changes in ski resorts, but it’s not often that a ski lift gets designed by a company like Porsche! But that’s what’s happening in Alpe d’Huez this winter. Technically the new …

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What’s new in the Dolomiti Superski this winter?

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This winter will be the 44th winter season of Dolomiti Superski in Italy – one of the few ski areas that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Dolomiti Superski ski area includes 12 ski resorts, 1200 pistes, 450 lifts …

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What’s New in Les Arcs for Winter 2017/18

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French ski resort Les Arcs opens in less than a month now on 16 December, so what better time to look at what’s new and what’s coming up in the resort this winter. New – Snow Guarantee With 70% of …

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