Atzaro Agriturismo in Ibiza Storytelling at a cabin in Alta, Norway Try truffles in Istria, Croatia Jacuzzis inside the
Snow Groomer LONG winter months are sometimes difficult to endure, but the promise of short breaks can always relieve the pain.
STARGAZE FROM A CONVERTED
SNOW GROOMER, LISTEN TO STORIES AROUND A BONFIRE, OR HIKE THROUGH IBIZAN ORANGE GROVES, SAYS SARAH MARSHALL LONG winter months are sometimes difficult to endure, but the promise of short breaks can always relieve the pain.
Jacuzzis inside the
Snow Groomer in la Plagne, France
Guests at French alpine resort La Plagne have the opportunity to give it a go by staying in a converted
snow groomer, driven up to the 7800ft-high Arpette summit and parked for the night.
The exhibits feature trophies, clothing, equipment, and skis from the past two centuries, as well as the first chair lift in America and a 1940s "weasel"
snow groomer. The Hall of Fame also features a library, which makes books, magazines, videos, and films about skiing and snowboarding available to the public.
The centre is raising funds to develop the area and to buy a new
snow groomer. | skiclub.lowtherhills.com 4 Swim the Gulf of Corryvreckan Take a boat trip to visit one of the world's largest whirlpools located in the narrow channel between the west coast islands of Jura and Scarba.
* Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway: Cranmore added a new BR 350
snow groomer to its grooming fleet.
Kerry O'Brien, head
snow groomer at Sun Valley, Idaho, one of the world's premier ski resorts.
Employees were using a
snow groomer, often referred to as the "mud buggy" on site, to transport workers to the shots.
In Sundance, where it premiered, the pic was of particular interest for including a section shot in Park City, Utah, and focusing on one Bish Neuhauser, a "
snow groomer" at the Canyons ski resort who is trying to convert all of the facility's transport vehicles to bio-diesel fuel.
The 12-foot-wide steel truss structure accommodates two-way snowmobile traffic and provides
snow groomer access.
Last year, standouts included a model
snow groomer, complete with smoke and a motor's hum, and Lena, a blond mannequin in a sequined snowsuit who wind-milled her arms and screamed.