Pro skier Peter Silver Gillespie takes to the slopes in this amazing shot — skiing on TOP of a snow centre. The 39-
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Pro skier Peter Silver Gillespie takes to the slopes in this amazing shot — skiing on TOP of a snow centre. The 39-
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Parts of the UK were colder than European ski resorts last night as temperatures matched their lowest levels so far this winter. The temperature in Benson, Oxfordshire, and Woodford, Greater Manchester, reached -18C, a degree lower than some manufacturers recommend for freezing food at home and 2C warmer than the south pole – although it is the height of summer in the southern hemisphere.
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The growing number of indoor snow centres in the UK makes it possible for Brits to get around a perennial problem that faced us when we bought our ski equipment – testing it first.
We had the choice of buying abroad in a ski resort where we could test it but not easily return it to the shop if there was a problem, or of buying at our local ski shop but not really testing it until we got to the Alps and then had little come back if there was a problem.
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The Winter Olympics looks set to be dropped from free-to-air coverage following a recommendation to the Department of Culture Media and Sport.
While a number of high profile events, most notably the Ashes, have been recommended for addition to the current list of crown jewels’ – the sporting events protected for free-to-air broadcasting – the review panel made a clear distinction between the Summer and Winter Games.
The panel, led by former FA executive director David Davies, included the Summer Olympics on their recommended list, while the previous list did not make the distinction between the two events, and simply protected the Olympic Games’.
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Warren Miller’s Dynasty ski and snowboard film will be touring more than 40 towns around the UK from late October 2009 to mid January 2010. Filmed in striking high definition Dynasty highlights the old, the new and the unknown…the steep, the deep and the unthinkable.
Join legendary athlete Chris Anthony as he treks into China’s interior on a search for the birthplace of skiing; follow mountaineering marvel Chris Davenport to Norway’s highest peaks; reunite with the pride of the Midwestern skiing community, Luke and Adam Schrab, as they turn Michigan’s Timber Ridge into the X-Games – redneck style; and catch a rare glimpse of historic clips from Warren Miller Entertainment’s vault of vintage footage as it celebrates 60 years of filmmaking.
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Pro skier Peter Silver Gillespie takes to the slopes in this amazing shot — skiing on TOP of a snow centre. The 39-
Read the rest of this article »
Parts of the UK were colder than European ski resorts last night as temperatures matched their lowest levels so far this winter. The temperature in Benson, Oxfordshire, and Woodford, Greater Manchester, reached -18C, a degree lower than some manufacturers recommend for freezing food at home and 2C warmer than the south pole – although it is the height of summer in the southern hemisphere.
Read the rest of this article »
The growing number of indoor snow centres in the UK makes it possible for Brits to get around a perennial problem that faced us when we bought our ski equipment – testing it first.
We had the choice of buying abroad in a ski resort where we could test it but not easily return it to the shop if there was a problem, or of buying at our local ski shop but not really testing it until we got to the Alps and then had little come back if there was a problem.
Read the rest of this article »
The Winter Olympics looks set to be dropped from free-to-air coverage following a recommendation to the Department of Culture Media and Sport.
While a number of high profile events, most notably the Ashes, have been recommended for addition to the current list of crown jewels’ – the sporting events protected for free-to-air broadcasting – the review panel made a clear distinction between the Summer and Winter Games.
The panel, led by former FA executive director David Davies, included the Summer Olympics on their recommended list, while the previous list did not make the distinction between the two events, and simply protected the Olympic Games’.
Read the rest of this article »
Warren Miller’s Dynasty ski and snowboard film will be touring more than 40 towns around the UK from late October 2009 to mid January 2010. Filmed in striking high definition Dynasty highlights the old, the new and the unknown…the steep, the deep and the unthinkable.
Join legendary athlete Chris Anthony as he treks into China’s interior on a search for the birthplace of skiing; follow mountaineering marvel Chris Davenport to Norway’s highest peaks; reunite with the pride of the Midwestern skiing community, Luke and Adam Schrab, as they turn Michigan’s Timber Ridge into the X-Games – redneck style; and catch a rare glimpse of historic clips from Warren Miller Entertainment’s vault of vintage footage as it celebrates 60 years of filmmaking.
Read the rest of this article »

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