In a week where the Winter Olympics came to an end, the main skiing news unsurprisingly came from the slopes and streets of Whistler Blackcomb and Vancouver. But, don’t despair. If after 2 weeks you’ve had enough of staying up late to watch another yet member of Team GB not make the podium (apart from Amy Williams of course) – we’ve got plenty of other skiing news from all over the world.

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES

Canada Sets Record Gold Haul
Sunday’s gold in men’s hockey brings Canada’s gold medal count to fourteen – the highest of any country in any winter Olympics ever. Full story….

Revelstoke Steps Up Its Facilities For Adventure Seekers
Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia, Canada, not only has the biggest lift-served vertical in North America, but uniquely in the world, they believe, they offer lift-served, cat or heli ski and board operations from a single resort base to their guests. Full story….

First Dutch Athlete To Win Olympic Medal On Snow Trained Indoors
The snowboarder Nicolien Sauerbreij made Dutch and Olympic history, when she became the first snow sports athlete from her country to win a medal in a snow discipline. Full story….

Battle On To Save Midlothian Ski Centre
The elderly Midlothian ski centre above Edinburgh is facing closure as the local council in the area struggles to fund the dry ski slope, which opened in 1965. Full story….

New at Panorama Ski Area
Panorama ski area in Canada’s British Columbia was sold for an undisclosed sum by former owners Intrawest recently. Full story….

Intersport Spring Festival In St. Anton
The “Intersport Spring Festival“ from the 9th to 11th April is now an integral part of St. Anton am Arlberg’s event calendar. Full story….

CairnGorm Mountain Attempts World Record For Skiing in Kilts
CairnGorm Mountain ski area above Aviemore in Scotland is attempting to set a world record for the largest number of kilted skiers/boarders skiing/boarding down a piste at once. Full story….

Permafrost Research Team Finding Data On Climate Change In Switzerland
Due to global warming, the permafrost is unfreezing by degrees, giving way to a fast erosion of high peaks like the Swiss Matterhorn. Full story….

“Ski Runs Are Best If Created Simply” Study Reveals
A new study by the University of California Davis has determined that creating a ski run by clearing trees and foliage is better than using heavy machinery to re-grade the slope. Full story….

Ski Republic Report Ski Hire Business Up By Third
French Alps–based ski rental company Ski Republic has reported its ski rental sales are up 34%, this season comparing winter 2008-9. Full story….