08 Nov 2013
Bored of the Piccadilly and Northern Lines? Then why not hop onto the Alpine or Vin Chaud Line instead. Or perhaps you could take the Innsbruck & City or even the Black Run, don't forget to change at Verbier if you're heading to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
If you want to get around Europe's ski resorts and beyond then you need to get onto the new worldwide iconic art snow phenomenon, The Frozen Underground.The artwork is based on the classic London Underground system with lines crafted into mountains complete with trees, cable cars, skiers, snowboarders and fine mountain huts. Its stations are winter resorts across the world including Morzine, St Anton, Whistler and of course occasionally Tunbridge Wells.
But the design goes beyond a simple imaginary network and has started to grow in lore and myth. Stations have their own history and new lines get opened up, where Yetis roam and Marmots work as ski lift attendants. The maps also show the host towns of our own Frozenolympics - the winter games that take place every four years, and which are blatantly copied by the "real" Olympics. The cheek of some people!
But back to reality - Frozen Underground maps are available in standard or bespoke designs.
The Central Network Map is the main navigational hub and comes in a choice of three sizes, printed on 249 gram Pro Gloss Board and mounted on 3mm aluminium composite panels. Other standard maps include Austria and France.
Frozen Underground Art is perfect for anyone who loves the snow, goes on winter holidays and has a friend who loves skiing or has a space on their wall to remind them of their favourite resort.
Kay Evans, who runs Always Number One, a specialist wedding company based in the French Alps received a poster as a gift and said, 'after many hints, my boyfriend bought me a Frozen Underground map for my birthday in February. It was the one personalised with St Jean d'Aulps and 'Always Number One' - my company name, and I love it. In fact, it has pride of place above my desk and all our friends who visit think it's amazing.
The creator of The Frozen Underground is Anton Vamplew, a well-known British amateur astronomer who's worked on a variety of radio and television programs including the BBC's Blue Peter and The Sky at Night. Anton's love of skiing has taken him on family holidays to the Alps for over 20 years and this passion ignited his idea to create his unique artwork.
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For further information please contact:
Robert Stewart
Tel: 07543 799338
Email: robert@ski-press.com