Glaswegians should prepare them selves for some very unseasonable weather this weekend when the local SNO! zone indoor snow centre at Braehead will dump more than 60 tonnes of snow on Kelvingrove Park in the centre of the city this Sunday, May 23rd, to create a real snow slope from noon to 6pm.

A rare opportunity to purchase one of the world’s classic ski resorts is reputed to currently be available. Stowe has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on improvements over the past few seasons, but the vast American International Group which owns the resort has been hit by the economic crisis and required government support to keep trading. They have now put the ski area on the market.

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Ski areas in New Zealand’s Southern Alps are enjoying a remarkable amount of pre-season snow with heavy snowfalls reaching well below the base areas. In Wanaka, Treble Cone has over one meter (39 in.) of snow at mid mountain and staff had to contend with thigh-deep snow in the parking lot after the most recent storms. Groomers are starting to pack down the snow on trail and snowmaking will resume next week in preparation for the scheduled June 27 opening.

Cheer up snow lovers. The season is far from over. In fact, it’s only just begun. A brand new ski destination officially opened its pristine slopes to the skiing and snowboarding public this month.

Forty-thousand tickets for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics go on sale for U.S. winter sports fans Thursday morning. This is the second round of ticket sales in the U.S. for the Winter Games just across our border. Mark Lewis, president of ticket seller Jet Set Sports, says tickets will go by phone and internet — first come, first serve — until they run out.

Great times with England but Lions left him lying awake at night. Now the left-field coach has set his sights on glory at winter and summer Games.