Sure Travel Journey Vol 3.3 Winter 2017 | Page 34

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skijoring events include ramp jumps and
slalom courses, and snowboards are
becoming as popular as skis.
Closer to home: Wakeboarding (cable
and powerboat) is hugely popular in South
Africa, and there are several trick and
slalom events held year round.
The Allalin restaurant.
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The Honeymoon Suite in the Sorrisniva Ice Hotel, Norway.
If your stay in an ice hotel doesn’t make for
excellent dinner conversation for at least
a year afterwards, nothing will.
Closer to home: The Cape Epic is now
recognised as one of the premier off-road
mountain biking events in the world.
WATCH SOME SKIJORING
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Ice sculpture art.
the three-stage event.
Oh, and while you’re in Gstaad, why
not stay in the Iglu-Dorf – a terrific little
igloo village with its own whirlpool and
themed sauna?
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From the deadly serious Iditarod dog sled
race to the tongue-in-cheek Yukigassen
snowball fights, there is a whole world
of weird and wonderful snow sports to
watch. But skijoring is probably the most
popular and widespread snow sport
you’ve never heard of.
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