Despite the ski season approaching its end, the skiing news keeps on rolling in. We’ve got World Cup teams training in the mountains, loads of snow in Squaw, cheaper lift passes in NZ and so much more. Even when those chairlifts stop for the final time in 09/10, we’ll still be bringing you ski news from around the world.

Another month of the season for Squaw Valley
After receiving seven feet (210cm) of fresh snow in seven days, Squaw Valley USA in California is once again offering the longest and most complete ski season in Lake Tahoe. Read full story….

Tignes offer 175 Euro deal for last week of season
Tignes is offering a week’s accommodation, lift ticket and après ski for 175 Euros on the last week of their season – the first week of May. Read full story….

Newly renovated spa for Seefeld
The renovated Olympia Sport and Congress Centre at Seefeld in Austria’s Tyrol has proved a big hit this winter. Read full story….

FIS commissions study into making ski racing safer
The University of Salzburg has begun a three year study in to all the dangers involved in Alpine ski racing at the behest of the International Ski Federation (FIS). Read full story….

Lift pass prices reduced in New Zealand
While resorts around the world have largely sought to minimize lift ticket prices or even hold charges frozen, one ski area in New Zealand has gone one further and announced it will cut lift ticket prices in 2010. Read full story….

20th anniversary of Ochsner Terrific Contest in Crans Montana
Crans-Montana in Switzerland is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its unusual multisport relay race this June when sportsmen and women, can get on the snow to compete in downhill and cross country races. Read full story….

Japan’s football team training in Saas Fee
Japan’s national football team will use Saas-Fee as their training camp in the run-up to this summer’s World Cup in South Africa. Read full story….

Two more World Cup football teams head to ski areas for training
The French and Swiss national teams have announced they’ll be training in ‘local’ ski resorts before they travel to the southern hemisphere for the Cup. Read full story….

New ski centre under construction in Turkey
A new ski centre is being built in Turkey in readiness for the 2011 Universiade Winter Games which will be staged there next February in the ancient city of Erzurum. Read full story….

New Japan-themed freestyle event in Les 2 Alpes
Les 2 Alpes will stage the Kumi Yama snowsports event from 2nd to 4th July. Following in the footsteps of the Tahitian inspired Taravena Freestyle event, this new Japanese-style event welcomes professional Freestyle skiers and boarders from all over Europe and Japan. Read full story….