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Snow advisory updated Sunday 6th July at 9pm NZ time: Snow developing on Monday for the Victorian Alps and spreading steadily east. Initially snow will only settle above about 1700m but by Tuesday it will fall to resort levels. Moderate to heavy snowfalls then continuing for several more days. Snow showers in New Zealand becoming confined to eastern areas including Mt Ruapehu. On Monday, another cold front crosses the country. Otherwise, fine and frosty weather for most areas until Friday. Avalanche risk on Ruapehu is now rated as extreme. Snow depths are at record levels for the time of year with 5m recorded at Tukino. Check local avalanche advisories before venturing off piste anywhere in NZ this week..

Cedars, Lebanon

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Cedars is located about 2hrs drive north of Beirut. It is slightly higher than Faraya, with a slightly longer ski season as a result. In fact the season here is surprisingly long. It can begin in November and usually ends in late April. Cedars has changed a lot since the government installed the first lift in 1953. At a cost of $15,000,000, the latest improvements are the replacement of 3 old Tbars with new chair lifts and a new gondola for 2006 that will soon carry skiers from the base area up to 2870m. New roads and a new hotel at the base area are planned too. The skiing area is respectable; perfect for learners, but with enough steep off-piste to challenge better skiers. The après-ski is worthwhile too, and there is plenty to see besisdes the famous ancient Cedars forest, with fascinating old buildings in the nearby Kadisha Valley. Bcharreh, a neighboring village of the Cedars, is the birthplace and resting place of Gibran Khalil Gibran, Lebanon's most famous poet, artist and novelist.The Cedars ski slopes normally operate from 8:00 am till 3:30 pm during weekdays and 4:00 pm during weekends and holidays.

Resorts close to Cedars include: Laqlouq (22 km), Zaarour (28 km), Faraya (32 km), Mount Hermon (105 km), Mt Olympus (302 km),

Cedars Photo Trails (Pistes): - Halfpipes: -
Summit: 2869 m Toplift: m
Beg: 33% Int: 33% Adv: 33% Terrain Parks: -
Vertical Drop: 775 m X-Country: 10 km
Lifts: 7 (3 chair lifts, 3 surface lifts and 1 gondola) Snowmaking: -
Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 Slopeside accom.: Y
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Bars: - Nearest Airport: Beirut
Nearest Train: - Info phone : - | Cedars Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Cedars


Paris from FRANCE writes:

Great environment!! a very big potential ! one of the best resorts in Lebanon

2007-02-02

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