So, what does this week’s skiing news have in store for us? The Winter Olympics are nearly upon us as competitors from all over the world head to Canada, The Bollywood film industry are going to save the Alps and you can go night paragliding in Switzerland. But our favourite story, Ski Buzz hero Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards is opening what is thought to be the first in-airport ski jump in Düsseldorf. Just another batch of normal ski news stories then…

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES

Olympic Fever Builds As Teams Fly In to British Columbia
Most competitors at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler and Vancouver have now flown in to the region for acclimatisation and final preparations, with the Games now less than two weeks away. Full story….

Bollywood Enlisted To Save The Alps
Bollywood film companies and stars have been asked to help promote an eco-friendly message in the Alps by environmental groups. Full story….

Düsseldorf Airport To Install Indoor Ski Jump
The check in hall at Düsseldorf International Airport is to create what is believed to be the world’s first indoor-snow-ski-jump-in-an-airport as part of the seventh annual TravelSuperMart which will take place from February 6-7, a few days before the Winter Olympics kick off in Vancouver. Full story….

More than 100,000 Have Already Skied Scotland This Season
More than 100,000 skiers and snowboarders have been enjoying some of the best snow Scotland has seen for decades since the start of the season. The good news is that the exceptional snow conditions look set to continue into February. Full story….

Paragliding By Moonlight At Nendaz
Nendaz, near to Verbier in the Swiss 4 Valleys, has introduced an unusual attraction this winter – hang-gliding by moonlight. Full story….

Ski Club Launch New Snow Report iPhone App
The Ski Club of Great Britain have launched a new app for the iPhone which provides detailed live snow information on 250 of the world’s leading resorts. Full story….

Huge Kicking Horse Expansion Plan Approved
After the lighting of the Olympic Torch in the town of Golden, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell attended a ceremony at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, which lies above the town, where he also announced the approval of the New Master Plan for the resort. Full story….

Garmin Arrives on the Snowsports Scene
Long time satellite navigation experts Garmin are focusing specifically on snow sports with a range of new GPS devices along with a range of activities geared toward the snow sports enthusiast. Full story….

Freeride World Tour Reaches Chamonix
The planned first stage of the Freeride World Tour that was scheduled to take place in Sochi, Russia last week had to be postponed due to heavy snowfall and wind at the 2014 Olympic version. Full story….

Revamped Website Lists 4,680 Ski resorts
German based Skiresort.de has revamped its web design and now offers information on 4640 ski destinations in 75 countries. Full story….