Snow Hunter--June 10, 2009--A new international ski body, the European Ski Federation, has been established by the Austrian, French, Italian, and Swiss ski federations. They say they do not intend to compete with the International Ski Federation, but that the Alpine nations of central Europe planned to stand together in the face of the current economic crisis.

The organization intends to monitor and promote the development of European ski and snowboard sport and to organize and implement international ski and snowboard competitions at all levels.

The European Ski Federation's first event, at the Amneville Indoor Snow Hall in Northern France this autumn, is being portrayed as a promotional event for snow sports in general.

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