| Here you'll find excellent cross-country and downhill skiing facilities on wonderfully uncrowded pistes. |
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| The skiing is suitable for all abilities and ski pistes descend right in to the centre of the various levels of the resorts. |
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| Witnesses saw an avalanche start as a skier left the pistes and traversed the slope. |
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| In Italy, anger over collisions between skiers and boarders even led to the creation of separate pistes for the two sports. |
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| There, though, I couldn't help but notice the bowls, pistes and terrain parks. |
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| The sun is shining on Alpine pistes and resorts are relying on artificial snow cannons to keep slopes open. |
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| Powder and nicely-prepared pistes are really boring compared to random ice patches, flat light and five metre visibility. |
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| There are broad boulevard pistes, delightful glade runs and routes through trees where room for manoeuvre becomes progressively tighter. |
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| Freed from the confines of ski tows and pistes, they travel to where snow cover is deepest and the hills most deserted. |
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| This, coupled with 110 km of pistes, means it's no wonder that three-quarters of skiers in the area are repeat guests. |
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| Even when pressed further by the more sceptical boozehounds, he was still adamant he was heading for the snowy pistes of Belgium and that he was not simply piste. |
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| The condition of the pistes was exemplary, and once again there was the full range from motorway-like slopes for easy riding to treacherous mogul fields. |
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| Sunshine reflected off huge drifts, soft moguls and bumpy pistes. |
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| It is situated in the enormous Les Trois Vallees ski area which links what is conservatively estimated at 600 kilometres of groomed pistes and off-piste terrain. |
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| Not so long ago, I took a cable-car from Cervinia to Plan Maison and spent the day with the baby while the rest of my family skied the prepared pistes. |
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| Boian also helped create the pistes and ski lifts on the mountain. |
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| Its range of pistes is ideal for beginners and intermediate skiers. |
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| Expansive pistes and snowsure conditions, combined with traditional hospitality and unbelievable scenery, make for a truly wonderful skiing experience. |
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| For those brave, foolhardy souls finding their way around a vast expanse of unfamiliar pistes, the shortage of landmarks can be a problem. |
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| For those going at Easter, Tignes has to be one of a few good bets for an array of open pistes late in the season. |
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| There are three smaller pistes in the group tutorial area plus strength and conditioning equipment. |
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| The skiable area extends 2965 acres across a mountain range of six peaks and includes 165 named pistes. |
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| Hochoetz in Tyrol The offer comprises a wild animal pistes, a kid's fun park and extensive child care offers. |
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| With skiing pistes at heights of 1,700 to 2,000 m, the winter snowfall is usually between 100 cm and 200 cm. |
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| If you have longer in the resort, you can ski to neighbouring Lenk using your area lift pass and also access extensive pistes at Zweisimmen. |
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| There's excellent ski-ing to be had at Tatranska Lomnica in the High Tatras, and Jasna, Slovakia's largest ski resort, with an impressive 50 kilometres of pistes. |
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| We're talking 13 different resorts, more than 650km of marked pistes and about 200 lifts in total, spread over 14 valleys and about 400 square miles. |
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| Pistes are groomed, safe trails demarcated by signposts and arrows. |
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