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Sheffield Ski Village
RAIL niGHt - 14th October 2005

 

 

	For more information visit:
	http://www.sheffieldskivillage.co.uk/

 

 

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“Unleashed” on Cornwall – Razorlight and James Blunt confirmed for the Rip Curl Boardmasters new music event

The organisers of the Ripcurl Boardmasters Festival, The UK’s only World Qualifying Series surf event, have announced the addition of a new live music element to the event, the “Nokia Unleashed Music Festival”.

The “Nokia Unleashed Music Festival” will take place on the 5th and 6th August at a stunning cliff-top location overlooking Watergate Bay, at the end of a week-long beach festival built around the Ripcurl Boardmasters event on Fistral Beach. The two nights of live music will include performances from Razorlight, James Blunt, Rooster and Donavon Frankenreiter, amongst others.

 

Headliner on the Friday night will be James Blunt, who has moved swiftly from a career in the army (where he was part of the NATO peace-keeping troops in Kosovo), via a thrilling performance at SXSW (a top industry showcase for new music which takes place in the US each year) to a top five debut album. “Back to Bedlam” has been steadily working it’s way up the charts – the fruit no doubt of support slots with Elton John, an appearance on “Later With Jools Holland” and regular airplay on national radio for stunning tracks from the album such as “Beautiful”.

 

Also appearing with James Blunt will be legendary surfer/singer/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter, who cemented his following in Cornwall with fantastic support slot for Jack Johnson earlier in the year, where he impressed fans with a soulful and funky set of tracks taken from his eponymously titled debut album. Donavon, who hails from California and first became famous for his talent as a surfer, has appeared in many surf films, making this an event he will truly relish appearing at.

 

Saturday night will take a rockier turn, with headliners Razorlight sure to prove a crowd pleaser. Winners of both the NME & Q “Best New Band” Award, Razorlight have experienced huge success, from their working with legendary producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Talking Heads), through to the band decamping to Cornwall’s own Sawmills Studio, where they produced a stunning debut album “Up All Night” – with hits like “Golden Touch” and “Vice” showcasing the band’s talent. Their latest single “Somewhere Else” shot straight into the charts at number 2, proving itself to be an anthem which will resonate throughout the festivals this summer.

 

Support on this night comes in the form of rock act Rooster, who will be releasing their next single “Deep and Meaningless” on July 4th, taken from their debut album, which stormed to number 4 in the charts in January of this year. The band, who have a busy year ahead of them, with appearances at Radio 1’s One Big Sunday, to be followed by slots on the T in the Park and V Festival line-ups, always put on a fantastic live performance with their blend of stadium rock and killer guitar hooks. The band performed last year at the Boardmasters event, at an intimate gig on the beach just months before they hit the big time, and are delighted to be returning to the show this time around.

 

Other acts will be added to the line-up over the next couple of weeks.

The “Nokia Unleashed Music Festival” will also feature a Freestyle Motocross (FMX) Session. The Bolddog Lings FMX team will come down with their one of a kind truck ramp to put on a show that will blow your mind. Expect breathtaking jumps of over 120ft from the UK’s best riders!

 

Tickets are available from Ticket Web on www.ticketweb.co.uk , priced at £19.50 for the Friday and £25.00 for the Saturday. For more info on the line-up go to www.ripcurlboardmasters.com/unleashed. A limited number of weekend tickets will be available at a reduced price of £39.50

	For more information on the Nokia Unleashed Music Festival or the Rip Curl Boardmasters please contact James Rodd on 0208 789 6655 OR
	james@sportsvision.co.uk Website Link: http://www.ripcurlboardmasters.com/unleashed

 

 

 

 

 

Chillchalet.com
Bourg St Maurice (Paradiski) Morzine (Portes du Soleil)

Are now charging a fixed rate of £35 (51€) per night, which includes:
Bed, linen, breakfast, dinner, FREE use of our APO and K2 rental boards and servicing equipment, internet access and all local taxes. Thay can also organise transfers, lessons, ski hire, heliboarding trips and guiding.

Chillchalet.com are also going to ask each guest or booking to pay an extra pound per
night, which they will match and give to Oxfam, Live 8.

 

	For more info visit:
	http://www.chillchalet.com

Sheffield Si Village - Snow Mountain Project

In January of this year SSV launched its major new plans for the construction of Snow Mountain and subject to outline planning permission being granted in April, the construction of the new development will begin in January 2006 with the aim of the entire Snow Mountain resort being completed and fully open in September 2008.

 

Sheffield Ski Village takes on a new dimension

Sheffield Ski Village will become one of the best leisure destinations in Europe, this sensational ski resort just five a five minutes drive from Sheffield city centre they have a multitude of fun packed activities and entertainment for all the family.

Forget the Alps, Sheffield’s has it all.

Snow Mountain will be the home to the most innovative indoor real snow experience in Europe, with its revolutionary designed slopes Sheffield Ski Village will become one of the leading tourist destinations in the UK.

 

The Snow Arena brings the mountains to urban living, with its 300m long by 100m wide piste, it will be the most advanced snow dome in the country. Not only will there be green and red runs, but for the less faint hearted there will be gullies, huge rock outcrops, a half pipe and grind rails. Not forgetting the novices amongst you, a perfectly groomed nursery slope to help you build confidence, acquire those new skills and ease you gently into the world of skiing and snowboarding.

 

A bespoke/ modern and rapid of lifts system has been designed to facilitate the smooth running of the slopes and avoid any possible queues, which guarantees you maximum time
on the piste. This includes a state of the art four person chairlift and two high speed button lifts. Play in the snow…

Enjoy the pleasures of snow all year round; you don’t have to be a child to enjoy fooling around in the snow. Come and join in the snow ball fights in our fun play area or help the children re-create frosty the snowman. A novelty ice skating rink for any budding torvil and dean’s out there or whiz down the toboggan run in true Olympic style.
The children will have their play area, so dress the kids in their ski suits and let them roll around in the snow, while you take time out to relax in one of the many bars and restaurants, enjoy a beer or a glass of mulled wine with your feet in the snow.

 

Alpine Village
Sheffield Ski Village have thought of everything to make you trip to Snow Mountain a real mountain experience. Enjoy dining in the eagles nest restaurant and take advantage of the panoramic views of the city. The Alpine village has lots to offer, with its array of shops, fine bars and restaurants. There is plenty to do, practice your technique on the slopes, wander around the shops at your leisure, let the children play in the snow, and you can even stay overnight in the fabulous 4 star hotel with its views over the ski slopes.

 

Modernisation of the transport infrastructure
A Swiss engineered gondola cableway will link the Sheffield Ski Village site with Langsett road base station in the city centre and then to shirecliffe which will be the terminus. The cable car will be linked to the tram, bus and road network.

 

Don’t worry, Sheffield Ski Village continues as normal there will be no disruption to the ski slopes and business will continue as normal throughout the construction period….please be curious come and see how Snow Mountain is advancing.

 

The proposed Snow Hall is 195,000sqft, 300m long, 100m wide and has a vertical “drop” of nearly 70m.
Revolutionary designed slopes recreate a real-snow experience for Europe’s most innovative facility.
Offers skiing, Snowboarding and a full range of winter sports to visitors.

 

Pro Ride

With the winter fast approaching Pro Ride Snowboard Camps will be entering
their 8th season.

Pro Ride offers exciting snowboard camp training programs in Whistler, Canada. You will learn with Olympic level coaches and Canada's top level pro
riders. Whether you are looking for a fun snowboard clinic, serious training camp, or long-term snowboard instructor training course, Pro Ride has a program for you. They specialize in freeride, freestyle, boardercross, half-pipe, slopestyle, competition training, snowboard instructor training and summer camp programs.

 

At Pro Ride, their goal is to provide you with an experience like no other. You will improve your riding
in a fun step-by-step progression based on a foundation of all mountain discovery.

 

Whistler/Blackcomb, Canada - voted North America's number 1 resort for the past Eight years - will spoil you with its vast array of unreal terrain. Whether it's trees, steeps, huge powder bowls, World Cup half pipes, boardercross tracks, natural wind-lips, backcountry jumps or high speed groomers, they have it all. No other mountain offers the beauty and varied terrain of Whistler's monstrous playground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Training camps start at the beginning of December each winter and run all the way through to April. Check out:
	http://www.pro-ride.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In conjunction with Rob Collister, UIAGM guide, Facewest are offering a series of mountain training weekends. These are intended to equip people with the information and experience to cope with the dangers of off piste skiing and snowboarding. Training will be by a mix of lectures and outdoor activity. Off Piste skiing and snowboarding can be very dangerous. However, a little knowledge can often save lives.

 

 

	For further info email:
	info@facewest.co.uk website http://www.facewest.co.uk/pp/ski/protection.htm