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Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands

These changes in the alpine world are accelerating.

Illustration by Alberto Alpino Filho, published in Yahoo!

He lives in a small Alpine village in Austria.

Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels Vaccinio Piceetea

Downhill skiing also has a long tradition in Krkonoše.

The Jeseníky Mountains are the idea locality for downhill and cross country skiing as well as snowboarding.

He was succeeded in the botanical chair by his son Alpino Alpini (d. 1637).

If you prefer downhill skiing or snowboarding, you will not be disappointed in Šumava.

Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels

Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels

With nine medals overall (all in alpine skiing), Liechtenstein has won more Olympic medals per capita than any other nation.

She also participated in gymnastics, ballet, swimming and downhill skiing, though she did not have any hobbies related to acting.

For example, a foehn wind is a down slope wind which occurs on the downwind side of a mountain range.

The Jizera Mountains also have much to offer those who prefer downhill skiing.

The closest alpine peak, the 1,972 metre high Untersberg, is less than from the city centre.

Frenchman Jean Claude Killy became only the second person to win all the men's alpine skiing events.

There were six skiing sport disciplines alpine, cross country skiing, freestyle, Nordic combined, ski jumping and snowboarding.

Host nation Yugoslavia won its first Olympic medal when alpine skier Jure Franko won a silver in the giant slalom.

In 1949 it was sold to the Austrian motorcycle racer Otto Mathé and with it he won the Alpine Rally in 1950.

The steep hills on the Czech side of the Krušné Mountains are tailor made for downhill skiing.

Alpine skiing made its Olympic debut, but skiing teachers were barred from entering because they were considered to be professionals.

Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for alpine skiing and snowboarding and, in summer, mountain biking at Whistler Blackcomb.

The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris, formerly Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris ) is a newt of the salamander order Caudata (or Urodela) in the class of amphibians.

These products would then be taken, with the cattle, back to the low valleys before the onset of the alpine winter.

In any case, before I go any further, I would like to say that, as a mountain dweller, I fully understand the Austrians' concerns.

Any approach to soil protection should take account of the considerable diversity of regional and local conditions that exist in the Alpine region.

It was the site of the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1985 and 2005, and annually hosts the Alpine Ski World Cup.

A circuit of the same length around Fryšava leads to Nové Město s only downhill slope, Harusův hill.

Heavy vehicles, especially those crossing an Alpine pass, certainly have an environmental cost that nobody would want to pay.

The Games were affected by the deaths of Australian alpine skier Ross Milne and British luge slider Kazimierz Kay Skrzypeski, during training, and by the deaths, three years earlier, of the entire US figure skating team and family members.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided by the renowned restaurant in the hotel, and good food can also be had at the alpine type M2 canteen.

However, this doesn t mean that downhill skiing in Harrachov, Janské Lázně, in Pec pod Sněžkou or in Rokytnice nad Jizerou would be less interesting.

Tourism is an economically highly important sector in most parts of the Alps and is intimately linked to and dependant on environmental and social impacts.

I skied competitively throughout high school, and I got a little restless in college because I wasn't doing anything for about a year or two sports wise.

Climate Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and in the valleys to the east.

I also warmly welcome, on my own account, the links through the Pyrenees, because it cannot be repeated too often that the Pyrenees pose a problem which is just as acute as the one posed by the Alps.

The Chugach Mountains on the east form a boundary to development, but not to the city limits, which encompass part of the wild alpine territory of Chugach State Park.

Not only the Alpine region, but all our countries are involved the conditions are being created whereby democracy and European civilisation may once again come under threat.

As a representative of a country that has to cope with the considerable problems of traffic in transit through the Alps, I call on the European Union to devote more attention to this subject than it has to date.

At a UNESCO meeting some years ago in Casablanca, the issue was raised of whether to make the entire Alpine Region a World Heritage Site. I confess to feeling somewhat perplexed at this point, for I found the idea of lumping the entire Alpine Region, which covers a whole range of different areas, together as one site rather odd.

B3 1035 91) by Mr Amaral and others, on behalf of the Liberal, Democratic and Reformist Group, to wind up the debate on the Council statement on the need to conclude transit agreements with the Swiss Confederation and Austria.

You will discover something new here every year, ranging from stylish hotels, restaurants and cafes right on the slopes, right through to ski mountaineering trails for example in Šumava and in the Krkonoše Mountains!