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Welcome to our latest video series, Rerouted: The Balkans, which sees social media influencer and YouTuber Eva zu Beck discover the cultures, customs and traditions of Eastern Europe. Eva takes us off-the-beaten-track on a road trip through Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania. We meet the wonderful Balkan people bringing a modern twist to ancient traditions and travel through pristine, untouched landscapes. You might not have planned to visit these countries before but one thing’s for sure - they’re about to become top of your travel bucket list.
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After a year of coronavirus restrictions, the ski industry is looking to the future and using lessons learned from 2020. Digital technology to maximise guest experiences, more diversity and a shift towards carbon zero will all be features.
The arrival of spring, with sunshine and daffodils, sends hearts aflutter in Oregon. But a segment of the population reacts to the warmer weather with a certain degree of melancholy. The end of ski season is fast approaching, the snow swiftly melting away.
This winter, set amidst a pandemic and heavy snowfalls, has been a particularly weird and wonderful time to hit the slopes.
There have been annoying moments, to be sure. Masks can make cheap goggles fog up, for example.
But more than anything, each trip to the mountain seemed like an opportunity to be cherished, perhaps because last yearâs ski season ended so abruptly. Resorts shuttered in mid-March 2020 due to government restrictions. When they reopened this winter, residents returned with a renewed focus.
Avalanche debris will keep Hatcher Pass Road closed through the week, officials say Published 3 hours ago
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Print article Officials on Monday said it could take until the weekend for debris to be cleared from the Hatcher Pass Road area so that the road can reopen after a series of avalanches closed it on Easter. The five avalanches covered about a 2,400-foot stretch of the road with roughly 6 feet of debris.
Shannon McCarthy, a spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Transportation, said there has not been an avalanche closure in the area this extreme since the 1980s. The road first closed on April 3 as avalanche danger heightened. On April 4, five natural avalanches were
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The 10th Mt. Bachelor Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge returns and it couldn’t come sooner. Photo: Mt. Bachelor
One of the hardest parts of COVID-19, for many people, is how much it has thrown off our rhythms. As humans, we’re massively reliant on our routines and habits to get us through the day, week, month, or year ahead of us, so when a worldwide pandemic comes along and tells us all to stay inside, not see each other, and not engage in our usual activities and events, it can be pretty devastating. Which makes it all the sweeter when those old friends, activities and events start creeping back into our lives as is happening right now. One such event is Gerry Lopez’s Big Wave Challenge at Mt. Bachelor.