Tag: snow-making

  • Australia’s Victorian Alps 2008 Ski Season

    Snow skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts can look forward to enjoying a number of improvements at Australia’s Victorian Alps ski resorts in the 2008 skiing season. Millions of dollars have ...

  • Timberline Ski Area – An Adventure for Everyone

    The Timberline Ski Area, or Mt. Hood Meadows as it is affectionately called by skiers, was opened approximately twenty years ago. Skiing in those years was limited, as skiers could only make use ...

  • Fan Guns keep Snow on the Slopes

    Since 1950, when Dave Richey, Art Hunt and Wayne Pierce designed the first snow gun, also known as a fan gun, this invention has become invaluable to ski resorts and ski areas. One can’t ...

  • Ski Tunnel Adds New Thrill at Ski Vacation Center in Sweden

    A skiing vacation in Sweden now has an exciting new feature at the recreational area of Valberget, located 1.5 km outside of the town of Torsby in northern Varmland. Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby, ...

  • Snow Skiing in New Zealand

    New Zealand is a perfect spot for skiing in August. While the Northern Hemisphere bakes in summer heat, New Zealand is at the peak of their ski season.