The great grandson of US automobile pioneer Henry Ford is going to build a ski resort in the Himalayas. The project called Himalayan Ski Village has recently been approved by the Himachal Pradesh state government and construction is set to begin next year. The resort will be located in the Kullu Valley and will include 700 five-star rooms, 300 chalets and a cable car taking visitors up to 4,300m (14,000ft). The ski area is expected to stretch over 6,000 acres making it one of the biggest ski resorts in the world. The resort is expected to open in early 2009.
From HimalayanSkiVillage.com and BBC News.