Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

We at Skiwear4less wish you all a very lovely Christmas and all the best for a Happy New Year!!

To all of those who are spending them on the slopes I am very very jealous of you! but hope you have a fantastic time!! The Holiday period is one of the busiest in resort so the final dump of snow has definately helped you have brilliant conditions!

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To all those students who are off on their Uni Ski trips we have some brilliant deals for your essential accessories for you

And for those who are first timers we have a whole section to helf you out on our website to make sure that you have all the things that you will need, can stay warm and have an amazing time !!! 'First time Skiers'

Food you must try when skiing!!

There are some foods that you absolutly have to try when your away skiing! not only because they are really nice but also because they will warm you up.

I am the most fussy eater in the world and really struggle with alot of textures of food rather than the taste, so to most these might not seem like the best food that you can eat when on the slopes but to me they are and if its your first time in a country then you have to atleast try them..

Last week I was in Austria Skiing with my family and I struggle alot there with food because I dont really eat pork but my winter warmer and midday love was definately
Goulash soup! If You want to try and make it yourself if only takes 15minutes to prepare and about an hour to cook. It has a sweet yet spicy flavour and is a beautiful blend of beef tomato and paprika. Give it a google and have a go!

When I was younger we always skied in France and I think I scared my parents with the amount of Tartiflette I ate out there, I would happily have eaten it for breakfast lunch and dinner if I had been aloud. I don't 0ften like cheese but this is deninatelly my exception to the rule! It is a rich warm filling dish of cheese, creamy potatoes and baco the is ideal to share with friend and really easy to make.

Now this is not my favourites but it definately goes down extremely well with my family and there is never any left even my 4 year old sister is happy to fill herself silly with a cheese fondue! Whenever we ski across the boarder from france to switzerland this is what all my family order. Made from a mixture of cheeses and white wine served with crusty bread to dip in and eat till you think your going to pop!

Although I don't like cheese fondue I am a total sucker for a chocolate fondue. How can anyone turn down a mixture of melted chocolates and loads of fruit to dip into it, although marshmellows are an amazing alternative but can become very sickly much faster.

I hope you enjoy these and give them a try especially when your out in resort! Happy Skiing!

Its all about the money in Vegas!!!$35 million face lift for the ski resort!

After an 8 year back and forth with the Forest Service, the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort's master plan has been approved.

It includes 10 new chair lifts, 50 new ski runs, more parking, a new lodge and more jobs for locals.

The LVSSR's parent company, Powdr Corp is making a major investment in Las Vegas.

"This type of expansion is going to bring tourism dollars, jobs and huge business growth for the ski area itself and it's going to really give us a year round recreational destination on Mt. Charleston," said President and CEO of LVSSR Kevin Stickelman.

But it wasn't an easy run to approval. The original plan was submitted back in 2003. After eight years of changes and re-submittals the master plan was finally approved by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Service last week.

Protecting the environment was a critcal factor in their approval of the master plan. The main concern was the Mt. Charleston Blue Butterfly.

"It's really just a set of best management practices that we are going to put in place during this master plan that will safeguard some of their habitat, said Stickelman.

The LVSSR says the expansion will take 10 to 12 years to complete.

It's expected to cost Powdr Corp more than $35 million to complete and some of that will be passed along to customers.

But prices shouldn't go up significantly until the major transformations begin.

"We're on the lower end of the pricing scale already, an I intend us to stay there but we will eventually go up as we add more lifts and more terrain and more amenities for the guest," said Stickelman.

He assured Action News prices will remain the same this coming season.

The resort's first order of business will be adding five additional snow makers. They'll also expand the youth ski school, along with adding more parking and outdoor seating.

The new lifts and ski runs will come in the following years.

Source: http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/125768603.html

Breckenridge Ski Resort's expansion gets the OK!

Breckenridge Ski Resort's expansion has advanced after the U.S. Forest Service on Friday backed the resort's plan to develop skiing on Peak 6 despite environmentalists' opposition.

Breckenridge, which is owned by Vail Resorts , hopes to develop 550 acres of lift-served and hiked-to skiing on the peak within its existing permit of 5,700 acres, of which 3,100 acres are currently in operation. A six-person lift would be built to access the terrain.

"We are excited to see the approval process move forward because we firmly believe the proposed Peak 6 expansion will greatly enhance the recreational experience for our guests," Breckenridge senior vice president Pat Campbell said in a news release.

The proposed development also includes a 150-seat guest-services facility located at the proposed lift's midstation and a top terminal ski patrol/warming hut.

Scott Fitzwilliams, forest supervisor of the White River National Forest, which encompasses the ski resort, said he approved the proposal because it accommodated increasing daily visitation levels and reduced congestion.

Past community resistance has delayed Vail Resorts' push to expand on Peak 6. Some environmental groups say expansion would hurt lynx and other wildlife habitats by cutting down trees for the ski runs.

Paul Joyce, west slope field director of Colorado Wild, said he saw a marketing ploy that had no concern for socio-economic and environmental issues.

"I see an industry thriving on our public lands and abusing an opportunity to get people out there with their real estate development," Joyce said.

Ellen Hollinshead, president of Summit Winterlands and Trails, which is working with the U.S. Forest Service to find a compromise for the expansion, said she was concerned about losing the "unique relief" that Peak 6 offered.

"It's the first place where you can go and bushwhack through the woods and not see another person," Hollinshead said.

Fitzwilliams said the U.S Forest Service was engaged with the Peak 6 task force to address some of those issues.

The service recently prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement that disclosed the environmental effects of the Peak 6 project.

Source: Denver Post

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