Even my ski slope-loving daughters wished we had more time to explore the backcountry trails.
In Dubai, you will find the tallest building in the world, the first-ever seven-star hotel and the biggest indoor ski slope.
The Russian authorities have launched an investigation after a man was killed during a ride down a ski slope inside a giant inflatable ball.
Six Russian tourists have died and two others have been injured after their snowmobile flipped over on a ski slope in north-eastern Italy, reports say.
Plus the man who was once caught in an avalanche and now studies the maths of how they move by rolling ping-pong balls down a ski slope.
You might be selling an opinion, or a joke, a political ideology, a favorite television show or even a photo of your kids at the top of a ski slope.
Chalet Gerard, however, takes traditional architectural forms and gives them new energy, from the undulating roof that recalls a ski slope waiting for fresh tracks, to the curvaceous fireplace that recalls a hovering spaceship in the lounge.
In other news, this week Qatar showcased designs for 9 sustainable stadiums for the 2022 World Cup and BIG unveiled plans for a plant-wrapped waste to power plant that doubles as a ski slope.
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Guests also get free entry to the Snow Park, the non-ski slope part of Ski Dubai, where you can make snowballs and snow angels, try sledding and toboggan runs and indulge in all your mid-winter, cold weather fantasies while everyone else is sweating rivers outside.
In addition to the world's biggest airport, largest man-made islands, longest indoor ski slope and some of the biggest shopping malls and hotels anywhere, it is also building a mega theme park, Dubailand, which consists of some 45 separate projects, including such brand-name attractions as Legoland, a Tiger Woods golf course, a Six Flags fun fair, a Formula One park, and themed attractions from DreamWorks (a Hollywood film studio) and Marvel Comics.
"We've got two trains going into a tunnel, a moving ski-slope which was hand-built, a church and nativity scene, " said Ms Hales, who helps decorate her partner's parents' bungalow.
"It would be boring to just ski down the slope, " says Verneri Hannula.
When it comes time to descend, there are two ways down: walk back down along the crest you climbed up or sand-ski down the slope.
The quadrennial TV spectacle boosts awareness of the sport, which eventually translates into dollars for the firms that sell ski equipment and lift tickets and slope-side condominiums.
James Craig, a manager at the Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre, said that ironically the slope is designed to be used when real snow falls.
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To cover a slope with enough snow to ski on, guns must be stationed about 15-30 metres apart, so hundreds are needed at the average resort.
Add to it that someone receiving information in a set of ski goggles is probably seeing that information while bombing down a slope.
Snow-forecast's co-founder, Nick Russill, says the company provides three reports for each ski resort, one for the summit, one for mid-slope, and one for the village.
Middleton notes that December 2007 will see the opening of 60 ski-in, ski-out suites at the base of Big Sky, units expressly designed for slope-side entertaining.
The main lodge manager at Heavenly Ski Resort, Stan Miller, told The Associated Press that Bono was skiing alone at the top of the Orion slope when he crossed beneath a chairlift and hit a tree.
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