So April may be fast approaching and the 10/11 season is coming to an end. It doesn’t matter here. We’ve still got plenty of skiing and snowboarding news to keep you going. From Scotland to Vancouver, summer skiing to 80 year old skiers – take your pick from our mixed bag of ski news.

This week’s headlines

SKIDATA Launches Lift Tickets From Your iPhone App
SKIDATA has launched a new iSkiPass application allowing users to quickly and securely buy a ski pass from their iPhone. This solution is the first ski pass reservation application for iPhones. It is immediately available on the App Store – under “iSkiPass” – and will soon be accessible on other mobile platforms. Read full story….

Les 2 Alpes Preview 2010 Summer Ski Season
Les 2 Alpes has announced it will open for the summer from June 16 to August 28. The ski lifts are open 7 days a week, from 7.15 am to 12.30pm for skiers and until 4.30pm for walkers and mountain bikers with fast access thanks to the “Jandri Express” cable car. Read full story….

Olympic Stats Published
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games have published some numbers from the 17 days of the Games in February. Read full story….

Equipment Rental Bookings Up
One of the leading equipment rental companies, Skiset, has announces a 20% jump in bookings this season over last. This season Skiset extended its presence to cover almost all major resorts in Canada and the United States. Read full story….

2010 Women Freeride World Champions Crowned
More than six thousand spectators watched the world’s best female freeride skiers and snowboarders take on the impressive 600 vertical metre face of the Bec des Rosses in Verbier, Switzerland, for the Nissan Xtreme by Swatch, celebrating its 15th edition. Read full story….

“We Wish We’d Stayed In Scotland To Ski!”
Skiers with very different backgrounds are saying that they would have been better skiing in Scotland this winter, rather than taking holidays in the Alps. Read full story….

Skiing 80 Days To Celebrate 80 Years
Four years ago when he was 75 years old, Nick Maika skied as many days as his age during the winter season at Sun Peaks Resort. Read full story….

World’s Top Racers Head To Verbier
Following the Olympic Games in Vancouver and the finals of the World Cup at Garmisch, the world’s top racers are now heading to Verbier in Switzerland for the annual High Five competition sponsored by Carlsberg. Read full story….

First Choice Launch 2010/11 Season Brochure
First Choice is the latest of the top five ski operators to launch its new season brochure for next season. The new brochure introduces short stay holidays to 44 ski resorts from 13 UK airports, a new ski resort and has special early booking offers for next winter. Read full story….