Boarderweek

Good news for those who adore both skiing and music. The 14th annual Boarder week festival will take place in Val Thorens, France. The festival will be held from December, 12th – 19th 2010.
With its altitude of 2300 metres, Val Thorens is the highest ski station in Europe. Furthermore the station is part of the Trois Vallées, the biggest skiing area in Europe, which reaches up to 3200 metres.

Freestyle Snowmobile Show and Big Air Battle
A battle over the Big Air Kicker between Board- and Freeski-riders, you’ll be witness to a spectacular Freestyle Snowmobile Show. Already a trend in the US, you can now enjoy watching in Europe, too. The show takes place after dawn, by the light of wonderful fireworks.

Easy Fun Park/ Snow Park
There are two possibilities to get in touch with rails and kickers. On the one hand, the Easy Fun Park especially shaped for the Ski Camp; Boarderweek, allows you to get in touch with first tricks. If people are more advanced, the Snowpark Val Thorens is the right place to be to have fun with other riders!

Freestyle Coaching
In 2009, Freestyle Coaches gave all support needed to learn the first steps on rails, kickers and boxes in the Easy- Funpark. There were also photographers and film- crews sneaking around the coaching, probably a chance to get first action- shots!

Fun Sport Area
In the fun sport area, there were two big air bags, making sure that even the most reckless jump ended up in a soft landing. Besides the bags, there were some more funny happenings taking place , where skills on ski or board aren’t actually necessary...

Boarderweek offers easy and safe access to the world of freeriding!!!



And you, would you want to participate in Boarderweek? And why?


http://www.ski-boarderweek-val-thorens.com/

BREAKING NEWS: Have you ever heard of « Heli-ski »?

This new phenomenon is becoming more and more fashion each year.





The concept is quite simple. Instead of spending half of your time on chair lifts when you go to ski, this is a helicopter which brings you to the peak of the mountain. This is the end of the line-up; your downhill will take you all your afternoon!
Moreover, you will not ski on slopes, but in fresh and pure powder snow. For your security, you will be accompanied by professionals who know the right path.
The regions which are the most famous for this new way of skiing are probably Canana and Kamchatka. However, you can also find heliski services in Europe like in the Alpes at the border between France and Switzerland. The prices are very different depending on the place you choose. For example, it is less expensive in Europe than in Kamchatka but downhills are smaller.



Imagine yourself at the peak of a mountain, with gorgeous landscapes and a wide white valley which is waiting for you. It is one of the greatest experiences you can have. If you are a ski addict, you will enjoy heliskiing, for sure!

You can find a lot of video on the internet which will show you what you can expect of such experience.

Tell us what you think of this new sport!

Artificial ski resort

What about skiing in the desert?

Have you ever heard of artificial ski resorts? Maybe you have already been on one of them...
It can be surprising but for fans of unusual places it is now possible to ski in the desert with an external temperature of 40°C, thanks to the covered ski resort of Dubaï!Located admidst the United Arab Emirates, in the Persian Gulf, this ski resort is unique in the world; it is the biggest artificial ski resort ever known.
In order to avoid the snow melting, the internal temperature is -1°C.
This ski resort is composed of 5 dry ski slopes of 400m of downhill with a 60m gradient. There is a chair lift, a ski slope and four treadmills. Every night, snow cannons bring in 30 tons of powder snow.


It is like in the mountains...A bumps wall and bobsleigh trail are available and there is also a 3000m² snow park for children who want to play in the snow and make snowmen. There is even a mountain restaurant called St-Moritz which looks like a chalet and where people can drink mulled wine.


However, other details betray the “winter sport” effect... The ski resort's hotel rooms have a view of the slopes on one side, and the sea on the other.

Dubaï doesn't stop there, this town always wants to create more and more grandiose things and plans to build an artificial mountain chain for skiers.

What about you, what do you think about these kinds of ski resorts?