+1 with all above.
Vid cams are great at video but average at pictures. I have a Sony hi def camcorder. Video is superb, but still pictures still leaves a lot to be desired - noisy, grainy, soft lens, slow, very basic metering and WB, etc..
Digicams great at pictures and generally "good" at video.
The only issue is that most P&S cams can't zoom while filming (the TX1 mentioned above being one that can). But it's a discontinued beast. The other issue with the TX1 is the shitty video codec they use, which results in huge files and eats memory fast.
And do not wear your dslr around your neck while skiing.... If you wipe out, your camera is toast. And you could probably get hurt too. And you also probably don't want to be sticking your eyes through the view finder while burning down the hill.
As for the indoor Dubai thing.... Dood you live in ski country man!!! World class skiing is at your doorstep! Why would you want to go down a slope that is 10x worse than COP, 10x more expensive, and 1000000000x as packed?!?
You have a couple of photos that are great... you must be very good at photoshop!