Cambridge Airport has announced the launch of a number of European routes, including Cambridge to Geneva, in time for the 2013/2014 ski season.
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One of the most exciting bits of ski gear is about to hit the market and all the technology has been undergoing testing right here in the 3 Valleys ski area.
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If last weekend’s unexpected dump of snow is anything to go by, winter may well still pay another visit to us here in the Alps but to all intents and purposes we can consider the ski season of 2012/2013 is pretty much over. Deep breath. Sleep for a week…. then what?
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Well, mountain and snow lovers…we are now into April and Val Thorens is relaxing into the end of what has been a fantastic season!
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With the success of artificial snow in Val Thorens, providing better skiing conditions when snow is a bit scarce - the resort of Val Thorens are testing solar canons to improve skiing conditions when sunlight is bit scarce, effectively eliminating flat light.
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An app for iPhones has been released to help with avalanche rescue whilst a similar Android app is currently being tested in Courchevel by skiers and resort staff.
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Faced with rising wolf population, the French national wolf group have decided to increase the number of wolves culled this year to 24, up from just 11 last year.
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A skier was caught in an avalanche while skiing off piste near Val Thorens yesterday afternoon. The 57 year old British man was skiing with a guided group in the popular Lac du Lou area when the incident occurred.
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Val Thorens's own Jean-Frederic Chapuis won the 2013 ski cross world title on the 10th of March with his first ever top place podium finish in the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in Voss-Oslo, Norway.
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After an exceptional snowfall of 6.40m since the beginning of the winter, we are at the mid-season point up here in Val Thorens and things are well and truly in full swing!
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