Skiguru site syndication http://skiguru.net 2010-09-09T09:57:40+01:00 http://skiguru.net http://skiguru.net/images/M_images/deep-snowboarder.gif text/html 2009-12-23T06:42:52+01:00 http://skiguru.net http://skiguru.net/news-story/big-snow-fesrtival-update-2.html With prices starting from just £202pp for 3 nights B B including flights, or 7 nights BB accommodation only (no flights) for just £300 these deals are going to sell out fast!The festival headliners include DJ sets from Calvin Harris, Pendulum and Eddie Halliwell with performances during the week from dancefloor favourites Judge Jules, Micky Finn and many more. The Big Snow Festival offers amazing flexible deals to help you hit the slopes and rip up the dance floor!The 14th to 21st March 2010 sees The Big Snow Festival hit Andorra’s premier ski resort, Arinsal. Offering ski and snowboard fun and a fantastic line up of pumping beats from headliners Calvin Harris, Eddie Halliwell and Pendulum, it’s the must-attend festival this winter! With flexible packages starting from just £202pp for three nights BB, there are some fantastic deals to be had! For those looking to book flights separately, you can enjoy the full seven nights BB for just £300pp, based on two people sharing, and the deal comes complete with festival wristbands. For packages including flights from airports across the UK, you can snap up some great deals including accommodation, wristbands, flights and transfers. Flying from London Heathrow to Barcelona you can grab a bargain at £459pp or from Belfast International to Barcelona for a total of £497pp, both based on staying at the resort for one week. This season’s Big Snow Festival has a line up that is set to make the mountains shake! HEADLINE ACTS INCLUDE: CALVIN HARRIS (DJ set), PENDULUM (DJ set) AND EDDIE HALLIWELL AWOL presents Micky Finn, Darren Jay and MC Fearless REMIX hosted by Eddy Temple Morris, featuring Kissy Sell Out (DJ Set), Stereotype and many more… GOODGREEF featuring John O’Callaghan, Kutski (Radio One) VIPER RECORDINGS presents DJ Hype and Daddy Earl, Futurebound and Matrix, J Majik and Wickaman, Brookes Brothers NINJA TUNES presents STEALTH, Toddla T, Qemists (DJ Set), J Mountain BRANDON BLOCK presents OLD SKOOL DISCO RIOT featuring Judge Jules, Scot Project, Anne Savage, BK KISSDAFUNK with Micky Slim, Rob Tiserra and many more… MOUNTAIN SIDE STAGE with Pritchard Vs Dainton Live (Dirty Sanchez) GLC Soundsystem, Jaguar Skills, Leeroy Thornhill (X Prodigy), Dumb Blonde, Rawkus, and much more… Forming part of the Vallnord ski area, at an altitude of 2560m, Arinsal lies in the heart of the Pyrenees, between France and Spain. The resort can be accessed easily from Barcelona and Toulouse airports. Flights can be sourced separately from all low cost carriers into Barcelona, Gerona or Toulouse. To book or for more info on The Big Snow Festival head to www.thebigsnowfestival.com or call 0844 879 8119. text/html 2009-11-27T08:24:00+01:00 http://skiguru.net http://skiguru.net/news-story/prowinter-2010-is-partner-of-the-42.-saslong-classic-2.html Bolzano, 27th November 2009 – “Prowinter 2010”, International Tradeshow for Rentals and Services for Winter Sports, taking place from 13th to 15th April 2010 in Bolzano (Italy), celebrates its 10th anniversary entering into a significant partnership with FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Gardena-Gröden (Saslong Classic), with the aim to better use shared synergies. “Prowinter” is leader in the area of winter sports services while World Cup Gardena-Gröden has decades of experience organizing international sport events. “For the very first time this close collaboration with World Cup Gardena-Gröden allows us to cover an impressively wide spectrum of subject areas. These reach from the alpine ski sport to the detailed product offerings for ski rentals, ski schools and ski resorts” says Gernot Rössler, President of the tradeshow in Bolzano- Bozen. text/html 2009-11-16T13:54:15+01:00 http://skiguru.net http://skiguru.net/news-story/ski-whistler-for-charity-in-2010-2.html National charity the MS Trust is looking for up to 40 skiers and snowboarders to sign up for its unique Monster Ski challenge event, organised to raise funds for people affected by multiple sclerosis. Monster Ski will take place from 14-22 April 2010 in Whistler, Canada - the official host resort for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Skiers riders will have the opportunity to experience some of the world’s best runs, whilst attempting to ski the height of Mount Everest every day! This is the third Monster Ski challenge run by the MS Trust, previous events in Colorado and Engelberg have raised over £220,000 to support the charity’s work. The money raised helps provide information, education and research to support the 100,000 people living with MS in the UK today.Bookings are now being taken for Monster Ski, which will take place from 14 to 22 April 2010. It costs just £195 to register and each participant will be required to raise a minimum of £3,000 in sponsorship for the MS Trust. text/html 2009-11-05T08:16:29+01:00 http://skiguru.net http://skiguru.net/news-story/the-uk-snow-film-festival.html The UK Snow Film Festival launches on the 26th and 27th November at Komedia, Brighton and we want to show the best in UK talent alongside the best in the industry. Whether it be top quality riding, creative action sequences, serious comedy, or a mixture of all three there could be a place for your movie in our amateur short film contest. If don’t find yourself in the festival , your film will appear at the best of the rest showing at the afterparty.The only theme for the films is ‘snow’, the films should be no longer than 4 minutes. The competition offers some great prizes from two different categories; Best Short film and Best Athlete Performance. Both will be judged by an independent panel of industry experts. This is also your chance to show off what you can do in front of many big name brands that are always on the lookout for new talent.You can submit your film for the festival at: Submit Film (http://www.snowfilmfest.co.uk/?page_id=1200 ) If you have any problems submitting your film or would rather submit it in another format please contact us: contact[at]snowfilmfest.co.uk, make sure all submissions are in no later than the 20th November 2009.Get your tickets for the rest of the action including the latest offering from Poor Boyz Productions and Standard Films at: www.snow filmfest.co.uk (http://www.snowfilmfest.co.uk) text/html 2009-10-02T08:08:17+01:00 http://skiguru.net http://skiguru.net/news-story/indoor-snow-centre-backs-brit-at-olympics.html INDOOR SNOW CENTRE BACKS BRIT AT OLYMPICSThe Snow Centre (news-story/the-snow-centre-hemel-hempstead_en.html) , Hemel Hempstead, is supporting Britain’s number one male Alpine Skier, Ed Drake in his Olympic bid with a special fundraising event.As the 2010 Winter Olympics draw closer, The Snow Centre has teamed up with ski holiday expert Scott Dunn to host a VIP fundraising evening on 7 October to raise money for Britain’s best hope of Olympic gold.Ed Drake, 23, is a full time member of the British team and is currently ranked sixth in the world in his age group having won the prestigious 2009 Giant Slalom and Super G title.Ed said: “I want to be an Olympian and ultimately my main goal is to win. I’ve been dreaming of taking part since I started racing, but it wouldn’t be possible without backing.”The event will see a host of activities including a pro-celeb parallel slalom, the chance to try out new Snow and Rock kit, mingle with top sports personalities and chance to win a top luxury holiday prize.