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Tuesday, 31 January 2012The Suites de la Potiniere, situated within the exclusive Courchevel resort in the French Alps, is the most expensive luxury ski hotel in the world. That's the finding of a new survey conducted by Luxury-Hotels.com. The number one ranking revealed itself after the average rates for a standard double room for all luxury hotels located inside ski resorts were compared. The analysis focused on the p eriod spanning January to March 2012.
Situated in the Tarentaise Valley of Savoie, the Suites de la Pointière earned the number one slot with an average overnight price tag of $1958. The second place finisher, the Aurelio Lech in Austria’s Lech am Arlberg mountain village, lagged significantly far behind at an average nightly fee of $1423.
The opposite side of the Alps is also quite costly for ski lovers this year. In Switzerland’s St. Moritz, the Carlton Hotel made a showing in the survey’s number three spot. This Swiss luxury hotel is charging guests an average daily rate of $1256. Combined, the three aforementioned ski resorts took eight of the top 10 most expensive luxury ski spots, making Courchevel, Lech-Arlberg and St. Moritz the top three contenders for the world’s most exclusive ski resorts.
Two hotels in the United States scored the remaining two positions inside the Top 10. The St. Regis Deer Valley in Park City, Utah came in at number six while the Little Nell in Aspen secured the number eight slot. Rooms at both of these western U.S. ski hotels are going for around $1000 per night.
Following are the full rankings for the 10 most expensive luxury ski hotels in the world:
1. Les Suites de la Pointière (Courchevel, France) $1958
2. Aurelio Lech (Lech-Arlberg, Austria) $1423
3. Carlton Hotel (St. Moritz, Switzerland) $1256
4. Almhof Schneider (Lech-Arlberg, Austria) $1185
5. Suvretta House (St. Moritz, Switzerland) $1121
6. The St. Regis Deer Valley Resort (Deer Valley, United States) $1037
7. Gasthof Post (Lech-Arlberg, Austria) $1012
8. The Little Nell (Aspen, Colorado) $1002
9. Le Mélézin (Courchevel, France) $1001
10. La Sivoliere (Courchevel, France) $951
For more information about this survey visit http://www.luxury-hotels.com/press/luxury-ski-hotels.html.
Monday, 30 January 2012This Saturday, February 4, The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition (TAASC) will host the 13th Annual Winter Sports Spectacular at Snow Trails Ski Resort in Mansfield, Ohio from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Skiers and non-skiers alike can participate in this fun-filled day, with activities offered both on and off the slopes. Complete event information is available at www.taacc.com or via email taascskiathon @gmail.com.
The Winter Sports Spectacular is one of TAASC’s primary fundraisers and permits this 100% volunteer-led organization to purchase equipment and conduct programs for participants. TAASC conducts adaptive ski lessons every Saturday at Snow Trails in Mansfield and Mad River Mountain in Bellefountaine.
The event is open to everyone, with a minimum pledge of $40 for adults and $30 for kids. Anyone who pledges $55 or more will receive rental equipment and a beginner adult or child lesson. All participants enjoy a day of skiing or two hours of tubing, lunch from Wendy’s, a long-sleeve T-shirt and more.
TAASC is a Columbus-based non-profit organization established in 1997 to enhance the quality of like for people with physical and developmental disabilities. TASSC provides sport and recreational activities and offers opportunities for empowerment through education, leadership and training. Programs include snow skiing, water skiing, sailing, cycling, kayaking, ice-skating, sled hockey and fishing. TAASC is a member of Disabled Sports USA and a sponsor of Wounded Warrior Project.
A destination unlike any other, Mansfield and Richland County, Ohio’s wealth of unusual travel adventures and experiences, from visiting the working farm where Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married, to spending the night in a haunted former state prison where Hollywood blockbuster movies are shot or seeing the world’s first robot. Breathtaking scenery, rural and hometown experiences, as well as hiking, biking, golf, cross-country and downhill skiing, bird watching and loads of other outdoor adventures attract families and visitors of all ages. For information or to order a Visitors Guide, consumers can call (800) 642-8282 or visit www.MansfieldTourism.com.
Friday, 27 January 2012KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia – Michaela Kirchgasser had never been in the leader’s box for an entire run before, but she earned this rare treat in the first run of the World Cup slalom at Kranjska Gora on Sunday.
The third racer down the steep and tightly set course, the Austrian got to see the following 70 racers come down and fail to match her time of 52.94 seconds.
Right befor e her, Olympic slalom champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch missed a gate at the top of the course and then right after her, Kirchgasster watched her compatriot, slalom ace Marlies Schild, miss exactly the same gate.
“It’s tight. Normally there’s more space between the gates,” said Kirchgasser, who is racing for the first time since taking some time off to heal from a bone bruise suffered during the first slalom run in Zagreb a few weeks ago, where she nonetheless landed the first slalom podium of her World Cup career. “I had a little bit of fear when I woke up this morning. I didn’t know how it would be on this hard, icy slope. But yeah, it was a good run. This is the first time (to have the lead after the first run). It’s cool. It’s a great feeling. I’m really happy.”
Kirchgasser has finished top 10 in every slalom race this season but most of her World Cup success has come in giant slalom, having landed five podiums in the discipline, including her only Cup victory back in 2007. She also has two podiums in super-combined, the most recent in St. Moritz in 2010.
Both Schild and Hoefl-Riesch threw their arms out in frustration, shaking their heads on the side of the course after missing the gate. Schild was disappointed but acknowledged that it’s easy to miss gates in slalom racing – especially when attacking full force.
“One mistake and that’s it,” Schild said. “This happens sometimes in slalom. It happened so fast. I saw this [flush] in inspection. I thought it would not be a problem. I thought I could go full speed, but it was the wrong way.
Schild added that she did not see Hoelf-Riesch miss the same gate.
“Maybe I would have done it different, if I’d seen it,” Schild said. “I just hope I do better the next race.”
The second run will prove thrilling as Slovakia’s Veronika Zuzulova, whose coach set the first run course and who is hungry for a first Cup victory after landing several slalom podiums throughout her career, is only 0.11 seconds behind. The first racer on course, Tanja Poutiainen also fired down the first run and is only 0.27 seconds back going into run No. 2 and local favorite Tina Maze is in fourth place, just 0.42 seconds back.
The only other racers within a second of Kirchgasser going into run No. 2 include Germany’s Lena Duerr in fifth place, 0.43 seconds back and Swedes Frida Hansdotter and Therese Borssen, in sixth and seventh, respectively, 0.46 and 0.70 seconds back.
The second run kicks off at 13:30 local time.
source: www.fisalpine.com
Thursday, 26 January 2012It was a major FIS World Cup weekend last weekend, with eight FIS World Cup tours in full action.
The FIS Cross-Country World Cup presented by Viessmann returned to the Italian city of Milan after a break of 14 years. On Saturday, 25,000 spectators came to Parco Sempione to witness the maiden individual World Cup victory of Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE). In the men's race Eirik Brandsdal (N OR) bested the field. Ingemarsdotter also won in the team sprint as part of the victorious Swedish team ahead of USA which scored a historic first team podium together with the Canadians who took third whilst Russia won the men's competition.
The Bauhaus FIS Ski Jumping World Cup presented by Viessmann continued on the ski flying hill of Kulm-Bad Mitterndorf (AUT). After Saturday's competition had to be cancelled due to strong, gusty winds and snowfall, Sunday saw two competitions held. The first event was decided after one round and the victory went to Slovene Robert Kranjec. In the second competition in the afternoon Anders Bardal of Norway claimed victory ahead of Daiki Ito (JPN) who showed the weekend's longest jumps. After total domination during the Four-Hills-Tournament, only one Austrian, Thomas Morgenstern, managed a podium finish last weekend. His teammate Andreas Kofler however continues to lead the overall World Cup rankings with Bardal rising to 3rd thanks to two podium finishes at Kulm.
On the ladies' side, the female jumpers staged their pre-World Championship competitions in Val di Fiemme (ITA) where Sarah Hendrickson (USA) continued her winning ways. She scored already her fourth victory in five competitions and now leads the overall World Cup rankings by 156 points over Daniela Iraschko (AUT).
Meanwhile, the DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup visited Chaux-Neuve (FRA) for a long weekend of three competitions. Italy's Alessandro Pittin (ITA) made history not only by claiming the first World Cup win for his country but by taking three World Cup victories in as many days. More than 20'000 spectators attended the weekend's events. The DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup will continue with three competitions in Val di Fiemme from 3rd-5th February.
The men's tour in the Audi FIS Ski World Cup also made its mark in the record books at the 82nd edition of the Lauberhorn Races in Wengen (SUI) by setting a new spectator record of 66'000 over the three days of racing, with 4'000 more than last year. The crowd had much to celebrate as local hero Beat Feuz triumphed in the downhill on home snow, after taking 2nd in Friday's super combined. Friday's and Sunday's winner was the same, Ivica Kostelic, who now shares the record of total and most consecutive slalom wins in Wengen with ski legend Ingemar Stenmark.
Under bluebird skies and bright sunshine in Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA), the ladies tour saw the return of World Cup leader Lindsey Vonn (USA) on top of the podium in Sunday's super-G. She now ranks 3rd on the ladies' all-time list of career World Cup victories. On Saturday, Daniela Merighetti scored her career's first World Cup win at 30 years of age in front of the home crowd and against the backdrop of the beautiful Dolomites.
The FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup was spread across two continents as the mogul skiers continued their season with a dual competition and aerials launched their season in Mt Gabriel (CAN) whilst the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup continued with two competitions in Alpe d'Huez and Les Contamines, France. After the fourth and fifth season competitions, the Swiss have the ski cross World Cup rankings under control with Sanna Lüdi leading the ladies' and Alex Fiva the men's standings. In moguls, Hannah Kearney (USA) and Mikael Kingsbury (CAN) completed their season hat tricks, with Kearney extending her winning streak to ten competitions back-to-back. The aerials events saw two first time winners with Russian Pavel Krotov winning the men's and Olga Volkova of the Ukraine the ladies competition. It was the first time the new super final format was used at this level of competition where the top four jumpers from finals jump again to determine the order of the podium.
The LG Snowboard World Cup resumed in 2012 with two days of parallel slalom in Austria, in Jauerling and Bad Gastein, marking Jauerling's World Cup debut. After the two competitions, Switzerland's Patrizia Kummer extended her World Cup lead to 740 over teammate Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli (2,900). On the men's side, Roland Fischnaller (ITA) took over the parallel World Cup leader's seat. Benjamin Karl (AUT, 4,020) ranks second, a mere 110 points behind.
Visit www.fiscrosscountry.com or www.fisalpine.com, for full details.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012The FIS Telemark World Cup finally kicked off its 2012 season, starting with two sprint events in Rauris in Austria last 20th-21st January, followed by two sprint competitions in Bohinj, Slovenia on the 22nd-23rd January.
The organizing committee of Bihink is expecting the world's best telemarkers, who may look forward to great conditions. Last year they were forced to cancel the event due to heavy rain. With the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup for ladies in Kranjska Gora on Saturday and Sunday, Slovenia will host two World Cup events this weekend. Bohinj will start its event on Saturday evening with a grand opening in Senožeta Srenja vas, a village in the region of Bohinj located in north-western Slovenia and a regular host of Telemark events for more than ten years. The Organizers are well experienced to host good and fair races for everyone.
Currently, 65 athletes from 12 different countries have signed up for the World Cup in Bohinj. For more information, start lists and results, visit: www.bohinj.si/telemark.
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