Browsing entries tagged with Crans Montana
24 May 2021
Ski areas in Italy and France are opening for the summer skiing season, for many the first time their lifts have turned in 2021. On Monday 17 May, Italy’s Council of Ministers cleared ski lifts to begin…
21 Jul 2017
Two hotels from leading luxury operators will be opening in the Swiss and French Alps in the next couple of years. The first hotel to open will be a Four Seasons, currently being finished in the French…
3 Jan 2017
Single, want to go skiing and determined to find love this year? The Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana is running its European singles week Snowgether later this month, with the hope of match-making winter…
22 Jun 2016
The Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana has moved one step closer to building a massive indoor and outdoor action sports centre. Should it go ahead, the Alaïa Chalet will be the first centre of its kind…
5 Mar 2015
The Swiss ski resorts of Davos and Klosters have launched a campaign allowing visitors to pay what they want for their ski passes. Following on from cost-saving initiatives in Crans Montana and Verbier,…
27 Mar 2012
Momentum Ski’s City Ski Championships and Festival was held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, this winter – the first time in this resort. The event took place between 15-18 March, when over 280…
22 Dec 2011
The past week will be remembered for a long time to come … It’s a great Christmas present, as snow continues to pile up in the Alps. And the forecast is for brighter weather next week, great…
8 Oct 2011
A fabulous gold nugget weighing 128.5 grams has been found in a Swiss river near Crans-Montana. A German hiker made the surprising discovery in the river Raspille-Tièche, to the east of Crans-Montana…
5 Apr 2011
Skiers in tweed, with vintage equipment turned out in Crans-Montana last Sunday to mark the resort’s centenary downhill celebrations. We reported earlier in the season that the Swiss resort was to…
22 Mar 2011
The race weekend that brings together teams of city bankers and ski celebrities to the slopes each season is to move location after 12 years. The City Ski Championships, founded and organised by Momentum…
11 Oct 2010
This winter Crans-Montana will celebrate the centenary of one of the earliest recorded Alpine downhill races, the Roberts of Kandahar Challenge Cup. The Roberts of Kandahar Challenge Cup took place in…
5 Mar 2010
Fresh from the Olympics, the World Cup racing resumes this weekend with the ladies series in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The racers are in action on the Nationale downhill course, a long and steepish red…
30 Jan 2009
Assistant editor Wendy hits the sunny side of the Rhone valley - in Crans-Montana…It’s known as the sun-soaked resort, but I was delighted to enjoy top-to-bottom cruising on Crans-Montana’s…
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