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Bansko (Bulgaria), Dec 20 (EFE / EPA).- The ski resort of Bansko (southwest Bulgaria), the largest on the Balkan Peninsula, has opened its doors to ski enthusiasts despite the global coronavirus pandemic, for which anti-epidemic measures have been adopted throughout the complex.FOOTAGE OF THE RESORT.
Obergurgl (Austria), 14 Oct (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Christian Bruna).- The Tyrolean ski resort Obergurgl-Hochgurgl will open its doors to the public on November 19, to start the new winter sports season, under strict security measures for the coronavirus.FOOTAGE OF THE TYROLEAN SKI RESORT OBERGURGL-HOCHGURGL, IN AUSTRIA
The worlds biggest indoor ski resort opened it's doors to lovers of downhill winter sports last weekend in Harbin, China's 'Ice City' located on the border with Russia. The Harbin Wanda Indoor Ski and Winter Resort covers an area of over 860,000 square feet and boasts six different runs, with the longest stretching 1640 feet, the fourth longest in the world. Up to 3000 people can enjoy the facilities at any one time. Wang Jianlin, who is China's wealthist businessman, invested 40 billion yuan, or just under 6 billion dollars, to build the facility.
Nearly 1,500 bikini-clad snowboarders and skiers set a new Russian record at the Grelka Festival for Russia's largest downhill ride in their swim suits at the Sheregesh ski resort, on Saturday. Believe it or not, the Siberian sun was shining bright as spring is finally arriving to the cold region and people came from across Russia and the world to get rid of their clothes and slide down the slopes in frigid style.
Skiers take the Roches Noires chairlift in the resort of La Rosière, Savoie, which leads to the start of the blue run on which French actor Gaspard Ulliel died aged 37. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).