Summer may have arrived, but there is still snow to be found, skiing or boarding to be done, and plenty of other summer activities at many of Oregon’s ski areas.
The best summer skiing in North America can be found in Oregon. Timberline’s Palmer Snowfield is open for the entire summer and currently has over 8 feet of snow. It is the only place in the country where you can get on lift-accessible snow throughout the entire summer.
If you’re not into skiing or boarding in the summer, but want to escape the summer heat, many of Oregon’s ski resorts offer activities sure to make the whole family happy…Â Details
South America, Australia, New Zealand and the glacier resorts in the Alps. It’s not quite like mid-winter but there’s skiing available around the globe.
There’s been heavy snow in South America especially Chile.Â
Most of the ski areas in the Southern Hemisphere are now open, and in the Northern Hempisphere glacier skiing is offered by resorts in France, Italy, Switzerland and Norway.  And on 30th June 2009, here’s more from our friends over at www.skiinfo.com
In France glacier skiing is now possible in …Â Details
New Zealand’s largest ski-field operator is not buying into the recession.
A bumper start to the ski season is just icing on the mountain for NZSki, which is midway through a 10-year investment plan. The company has already spent $78 million and has no intention of slowing down, chief executive James Coddington said.
Owners of Mt Hutt, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski fields, NZSki is the backbone of Queenstown’s winter activity scene and has already taken the town to task on positive thinking.  … Details
Australians on ski fields in the Czech Republic are as much a novelty as the notion of a ski resort in North Bohemia.
While the Czech Republic isn’t exactly famous for its skiing it’s a far cheaper option than other European skiing destinations, including the French, Swiss and Italian Alps.
If it’s a toss up between going skiing in Australia or in the land of the long white cloud or going to Europe I’d choose the latter option.
I would never have thought of the Czech Republic as a ski destination until a friend of mine mentioned a “cheap as chips” day trip from Prague to the ski fields in North Bohemia many years ago…Â Details