Latest Ski & Snow News
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May21
PHOTOS: U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding Athletes Train at Mammoth
Source / feedproxy.google.comMammoth Lakes, CA - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) national slopestyle, halfpipe and alpine teams spent time this month soaking up the California rays and training on Mammoth’s famous spring corn. Athletes including Ted Ligety, Simon Dumont, Scotty...
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May21
CAPiTA Snowboards Buys Bankrupt Elan Snowboard Factory
Source / feedproxy.google.comFürnitz, Austria - Elan’s snowboard factory in Fürnitz, Austria, the world’s largest, has been purchased out of bankruptcy by CAPiTA Snowboards. At an April 12 insolvency hearing, the CAPiTA ownership group, filing under the Austrian name C4future GmbH, was granted...
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May21
Canada Unveils Alpine Ski Team for 2013-14
Source / feedproxy.google.comCalgary (AB), Canada - Twenty-three racers with “podium potential” were named to the Canadian Alpine Ski Team last week ahead of a crucial 2013-14 season that includes a busy World Cup schedule and the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia....
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May21
Solid Winter Results at U.S. Ski Resorts Tee Up Strong Summer Bookings
Source / feedproxy.google.comDenver, CO - The 2012-13 ski and snowboard season, up 11 percent nationally in terms of skier visits, crossed the finish line with a positive outcome for mountain lodging in both western and eastern resorts, according to the latest data...
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May21
High Winds Blow British Skier Off the Aiguille du Midi
Source / feedproxy.google.comChamonix, France - An unnamed British skier fell over 1,000 meters to his death on Saturday while trying to retreat to the Aiguille du Midi summit station in high winds. The victim and his French companion had set out on...
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May17
Chasing Ligety at Mammoth Mountain
Source / usskiteam.comMAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (May 15) - The tech team of the men's U.S. Ski Team recently concluded a...
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May16
Mountain High’s Disc Golf Course is Southern California’s Highest
Source / feedproxy.google.comWrightwood, CA - Get out onto the ski slopes in summer and play a round of disc golf at Southern California’s only course above 6,000 feet. Originally designed by Dave Dunnipace, owner of Innova Disc Golf, one of the country’s...
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May16
Snö Mountain Renamed Montage Mountain Once Again
Source / feedproxy.google.comScranton, PA - With the sale of Pennsylvania’s financially beleaguered Snö Mountain now finalized, its name will revert to its former moniker, Montage Mountain. The 440-acre ski area was sold to its largest creditor, DFM Realty, an affiliate of National...
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May16
Blackcomb Skiers Killed When Boulder Falls on Tent
Source / feedproxy.google.comWhistler (BC), Canada - A father and daughter camped on Blackcomb Glacier as part of a backcountry skiing trip died on Saturday night when what has been described as a bear-sized boulder came crashing down onto their tent. A 10-year-old...
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May16
Pennsylvania Ski Resort Loses Lawsuit Over Water
Source / feedproxy.google.comUnion Dale, PA - Robert Frost dryly quipped that “good fences make good neighbors.” Apparently the same cannot be said for gates. A long-simmering dispute between Pennsylvania’s Elk Mountain and neighboring Village of the Four Seasons (VOFS) boiled over in...
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May15
PHOTOS: Early Snow Dusts Australia’s Snowy Mountains
Source / feedproxy.google.comPerisher Valley (NSW), Australia - The ski slopes in Perisher were looking frosty white this morning as some of the season’s first snows dusted Australia’s Snowy Mountains. Temperatures hung below freezing from top to bottom this morning. Snow guns are...
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May15
Ski Vermont Announces Winners of the Green Mountain Awards
Source / feedproxy.google.comMontpelier, VT - In honor of Green Up Day, a statewide spring tradition of environmental beautification by removing roadside debris, the Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) has announced the winners of its inaugural Green Mountain Awards for Environmental Excellence at...
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May15
Ski Museum of Maine Adds Golf Fundraiser
Source / feedproxy.google.comScarborough, ME - Nonesuch River Golf Course in Scarborough will play host for the 1st Annual Ski Museum of Maine Golf Classic on Monday, June 10th. Players of all abilities are welcome, and if you don’t have a foursome yourself,...
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May15
California Senate Passes Ski Resort Safety Legislation
Source / feedproxy.google.comSacramento, CA - By a vote along party lines, the California State Senate on Monday passed a bill requiring all ski resorts in the state to prepare and make public their safety plans. California Senate Bill 564, introduced by State...
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May15
Grassroots Group Organizes to Fight Scale of Squaw Valley Village Expansion
Source / feedproxy.google.comOlympic Valley, CA - A grassroots organization has formed and begun raising funds to fight what it contends is an unnecessarily large expansion of the Village at Squaw Valley. In December 2011, Squaw Valley Real Estate, LLC, owned by KSL...
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May14
Women's Speed Camp Wraps at Mammoth
Source / usskiteam.comMAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (May 14) - The athletes still have their ski legs under them, not their beach...
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May14
Whitefish Doubles Downhill Mountain Biking Trails
Source / feedproxy.google.comWhitefish, MT - Mountain bikers will soon have more than double the downhill experience at Whitefish Mountain Resort as five miles of new trail will be added this summer. Work on the resort’s five new trails began last October and...
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May14
Belleayre Schedules First Ever Skitember Festival
Source / feedproxy.google.comHighmount, NY - Belleayre Mountain officials are planning the mountain’s first SkiTember Fest, scheduled for 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the New York State ski and snowboard area’s Overlook Lodge. SkiTember Fest will feature crafters, live bands, outdoor activities,...
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May14
Autumn returns to Victoria with snowfalls in Alps
Source / abc.net.auVictoria's weather is living up to its changeable reputation....
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May14
Snow at Falls Creek
Source / abc.net.auSnow covers Falls Creek in the Victorian Alps....
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May14
New Mexico’s Angel Fire Resort Sets Up Fund to Aid Fire Season
Source / feedproxy.google.comAngel Fire, NM - The wildfire season of summer 2012 was a tough one for firefighters in New Mexico, and following another dry winter they’re bracing for another challenging summer this year. Angel Fire Resort, located in the Rocky Mountains...
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May14
Ski and Snowboard Retail Industry Hits $3.4 Billion in Sales in 2012-13
Source / feedproxy.google.comMcLean, VA - SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and Leisure Trends Group have released retail numbers for the period from August through March 2012-13, and total market projections based on data collected from the point of sale systems of more than...
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May14
Colorado Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday on the Slopes
Source / feedproxy.google.comArapahoe Basin, CO - When she turned 90, Elsa Bailey celebrated her birthday schussing the slopes of Arapahoe Basin ski resort in Colorado. So, how could she top that when she turned 100? By going skiing, of course! Bailey, of...
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May13
It's snowing!
Source / mthotham.com.auAnd we have less than 25 sleeps to go....
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May11
2014 Men's Alpine Staff Announced
Source / usskiteam.comPARK CITY, UT (May 10) – High performance, conditioning and teamwork will be the focus of the staff...
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May10
Telluride Ends World Cup Stop
Source / feedproxy.google.comTelluride, CO - Telluride has decided to end its run of World Cup ski and snowboard cross competitions that have been held annually in December since 2009 at the Colorado resort. Telluride officials indicate that the annual competition created a...
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May10
Kirkwood to Host Annual Near Death Experience Bike Camp
Source / feedproxy.google.comKirkwood, CA - Riding 129 miles and climbing 15,000-plus feet all in one day demands a rigorous training schedule, and Kirkwood Mountain Resort’s annual “Near Death Experience” bike camp June 6-9 can give riders the inside edge they need to...
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May10
Aspen Skier Collision Generates Lawsuit
Source / feedproxy.google.comAspen, CO - A skier collision on Aspen Mountain in March has resulted in a lawsuit between those involved. Thomas Waltner, of Basalt, Colo., filed civil litigation in Pitkin County District Court last month alleging that Chris Cote of Wisconsin...
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May09
National Geographic Goes Behind the Scenes to Build Terrain Parks
Source / feedproxy.google.comWashington, DC - When snowboarding’s super stars like Shaun White, Louie Vito and Mark McMorris perform insane freestyle tricks in the halfpipe, it’s a soaring, exploding sight to behold. One crew is responsible for designing and building these progressive snow...
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May09
Johnny Spillane Retires
Source / feedproxy.google.comSteamboat Springs, CO - World Champion Johnny Spillane, who set the pace for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team over more than a decade, is closing the chapter on an historic career that saw him win a World Championship and...
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May09
Vail Resorts Subsidiary Buys Hoigaard’s Sporting Goods in Minneapolis
Source / feedproxy.google.comMinneapolis, MN - Continuing its expansion into the Midwest launched by the purchase of Afton Alps ski area in Minnesota and Mount Brighton in Michigan this past winter, Vail Resorts has now acquired Hoigaard’s Sporting Goods Store in Minneapolis through...
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May05
The General turns 13 !!!
Source / mthotham.com.auSaturday 25th May...
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Apr28
Important info for Hero Pass holders
Source / mthotham.com.auPlease read...
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Apr25
Hotham jobs for season 2013
Source / mthotham.com.auLast chance to apply...
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Apr24
Alpine Champs Return to Squaw in 2014
Source / usskiteam.comOLYMPIC VALLEY, CA (April 23) – Following an incredibly successful Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships that brought thousands...
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Apr19
Winter not here yet despite cold blast
Source / abc.net.auThe Weather Bureau says winter is still a way off despite the New South Wales high country resorts received a dusting of snow this morning....
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Apr19
Road warning as first snow arrives
Source / abc.net.auParts of Tasmania have received their first substantial snowfall the year. ...
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Apr19
NSW set to experience rough weather
Source / abc.net.auA taste of winter is about to arrive for much of the southern and eastern regions of New South Wales....
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Apr19
Winter comes early to Victorian Alps
Source / abc.net.auAn early wintry blast has brought the first snow of the season to the Victorian Alps. ...
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Apr18
First pre-season snowfalls
Source / mthotham.com.auLess than 50 days to go til season start!...
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Apr18
Alpine Adds Two Key Positions
Source / usskiteam.comPARK CITY, UT (April 17) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has added Martin Guyer and Michelle Demschar to...
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Apr17
U.S. Produces Historic Alpine Season
Source / alpine.usskiteam.comPARK CITY, UT (April 16) – As the U.S. Alpine Ski Team turns their focus to the 2014...
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Apr16
Latest USDA crop report out
Source / abc.net.auCaitlyn Gribbin speaks with Tim Glass from the National Australia Bank....
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Apr16
Worries about US, Europe grain
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Apr16
USDA crop report highlights winter worries
Source / abc.net.auAustralian grain growers are closely watching the prolonged Northern Hemisphere winter, which will have a big effect on global market performance....
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Apr15
All Resorts Early Bird Season Passes
Source / mthotham.com.auOn Sale until 30th April, 2013...
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Apr09
Under 16 Alpine Champs Hosted in Park City
Source / alpine.usskiteam.comPARK CITY, Utah (April 8) – A parallel slalom race at Park City Mountain Resort on Friday wrapped...
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Apr08
Deer run as sun sets
Source / abc.net.auDeer run through a snowy field....
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Apr06
Ligety and Shiffrin Dominate USOC Award
Source / usskiteam.comCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO (April 5) - World Championships gold medalists and Audi FIS Alpine World Cup champions Ted...
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Apr02
Park City to Celebrate Ted Ligety
Source / usskiteam.comPARK CITY, UT (April 1) – Park City Mountain Resort will welcome home World Champion and four-time Audi...
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Mar29
White USOC Coach of the Year Finalist
Source / usskiteam.comPARK CITY, UT (March 28) – Chip White, Head Coach of the Best in the World women's alpine...
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Mar28
Vail to Celebrate Shiffrin and Vonn March 29
Source / usskiteam.comVAIL, CO (March 27) - Residents and guests of the Vail Valley will have the unique opportunity to...
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Mar27
Great Alpine Road closed due to multiple landslips until 4pm today
Source / mthotham.com.auThe road will reopen by 4pm today, Thursday 28 March...
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Mar27
Farmers rescue sheep trapped in a snow drifts in Northern Ireland
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Mar27
Farmer searches for sheep trapped in snow drifts
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Mar27
A sheep shelters behind a wall of snow in Northern Ireland
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Mar27
Sub-zero spring sows chaos across Europe, US
Source / abc.net.auFreak blizzards and freezing weather over the first few days of spring have hit Europe and parts of the United States....
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Mar26
Northern blizzards linked to Arctic sea ice decline
Source / abc.net.auMassive snow storms in the northern hemisphere are linked to shrinking Arctic sea ice levels, scientists say....
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Mar25
Goodman Snags U.S. Slalom Title
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 24) - World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) was in position to lock a...
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Mar24
Ligety Caps Record Season with SL Title
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 23) - Triple World Champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) capped a career best...
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Mar23
Ganong Regains U.S. Super G Crown
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 22) - Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA) carved his home mountain to a .20...
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Mar23
Ross Rips U.S. Champs SG Title
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 22) - Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR) captured the first U.S. title of her career...
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Mar22
Jitloff Snags Men's GS Title at Squaw
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 21) - It was locals day at Squaw Valley as Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV)...
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Mar22
Mancuso Notches Record 16th U.S. Title
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 21) - Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) took full advantage of...
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Mar21
Great News for the Great Alpine Rd
Source / mthotham.com.auGreat Alpine Road open for winter from 31 May...
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Mar21
Weather Shifts U.S. Champs Schedule
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 20) - Over a foot of wet snow at the top of the Olympic...
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Mar19
Hotham Holidays Online Bookings
Source / mthotham.com.auBook your accommodation online!...
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Mar19
Man climbs wooden column during Russian winter
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Mar19
World Champions Racing at Squaw
Source / usskiteam.comSQUAW VALLEY, CA (March 18) – World Championship gold medalists Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) and Mikaela Shiffrin...
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Mar18
Ligety Third Overall in World Cup
Source / alpine.usskiteam.comLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 17) – World Champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) wrapped up the best season of...
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Mar18
World Cup Fourth for Mancuso
Source / alpine.usskiteam.comLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 17) – Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) skied into eighth place Sunday during the World...
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Mar17
Ligety Sixth GS Win in Lenzerheide
Source / alpine.usskiteam.comLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 16) – World Champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) punctuated the best season of his...
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Mar16
Shiffrin Wins Slalom Globe in Lenzerheide
Source / alpine.usskiteam.comLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 16) – World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) came from behind to win her fourth...
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Mar16
Shiffrin Wins Rising Star Award
Source / usskiteam.comLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 15) - Less than 24 hours before kicking out of the Audi FIS Alpine World...
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Mar15
Ligety 7th After Canceled SG Finals
Source / alpine.usskiteam.comLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 14) – Super G World Champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) closed the best speed...
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Mar13
Man walks through snow in Montmartre
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Mar13
Snow covers ground in Berlin
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Mar13
Snow covers vehicles in France
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Mar13
People walk on snow-covered street
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Mar13
German cyclist crosses snow-covered road
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Mar13
Snow storms hit Europe
Source / abc.net.auHeavy snowstorms have caused severe travel disruptions across northern Europe....
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Mar13
Stranded French passengers rest on train
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Mar13
Airport worker de-ices German plane
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Mar13
Eiffel Tower in the snow
Source / abc.net.auTourists pose with the Eiffel Tower in the background as snow hits Paris, March 12, 2013....
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Mar13
Snow cripples transport across Europe
Source / abc.net.auUnusually heavy snowstorms have caused severe travel disruptions across northern Europe, with the Eurostar high-speed train between London and the continent suspended and hundreds of flights cancelled....
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Mar13
Snow storm in France
Source / abc.net.auVehicles crawl along the N118 during a snow storm....
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Mar07
Great Alpine Rd Access Arrangements
Source / mthotham.com.auGreat Alpine Rd update as at 14th March...
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Mar06
Mt Hotham Resort Road Update - 6pm
Source / mthotham.com.auGreat Alpine Rd recovery works progressing well...
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Mar04
Great Alpine Rd Access Arrangements
Source / mthotham.com.auRestricted Public GAR Access from the 8th March...
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Mar03
Fatal snow storms sweep northern Japan
Source / abc.net.auAt least six people died in a spate of snow-related incidents as blizzards swept across the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido over the weekend....
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Mar03
Hotham Road Update from VicRoads
Source / mthotham.com.auGreat Alpine Road open for Labour Day Weekend...
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Mar01
Antarctic explorer shares stories from recent trek
Source / abc.net.auTim Jarvis describes his experience leading a recreation of Ernest Shackleton's 1916 Antarctic voyage....
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Feb28
Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Update - 6pm
Source / mthotham.com.auRoad Clearing Works Progressing...
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Feb26
Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Update - 4pm
Source / mthotham.com.auMajor Landslips on the 'Great Alpine Road'....
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Feb26
100 days to go...
Source / mthotham.com.au2013 Winter Season is drawing close!...
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Feb21
Mt Hotham Resort Fires Update - 1pm
Source / mthotham.com.au'Alpine South' fire classified as 'CONTAINED'...
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Feb20
Mt Hotham Resort Fires Update - 4pm
Source / mthotham.com.auOmeo Approach - 'Open to 'Hotham Village'...
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Feb19
Mt Hotham Resort Fires Update - 7pm
Source / mthotham.com.auFire Perimeter grown only 1 km in last day...
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Feb18
Mt Hotham Resort Fires Update - 5pm
Source / mthotham.com.au'DP Track' Control line strengthened....
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Feb18
Mt Hotham Resort Fires Update - 10am
Source / mthotham.com.auFire activity subdued thunderstorms forecast....