Browsing entries tagged with Powder
27 Jun 2019
The European Space Agency (ESA) has worked out a new way of remotely determining where the freshest powder snow is lying. Ice and snow show different degrees of reflection depending on their age and microscopic…
9 May 2016
Ski instructors from all over the world may soon be allowed to teach in Japan, following the announcement of plans to ease visa requirements for foreign instructors to help attract more skiers to the country.…
7 Nov 2014
The storm that blew in across Europe this week has meant that non-glacial ski resorts across the Alps and Pyrenees are getting ready to open early — with Andermatt and Verbier opening this weekend. Andermatt…
17 Feb 2014
While the south of England recovers from Friday’s high winds and floods, a ski resort in the north of England is celebrating “brilliant” conditions. The Cumbrian ski slope on Raise, next to Helvellyn…
20 Mar 2013
Yesterday was described as the powder day of the season. Resorts all over the Alps have been recording up to 100cm of new snow. Alpe d’Huez is currently enjoying an upper snow depth of 420cm and La Thuile…
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