Browsing entries tagged with Ski Touring
29 Jun 2022
The sport of ski mountaineering — the competitive version of ski touring — has been added to the schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics, along with freestyle skiing dual moguls. The 2026 Winter games…
22 Jun 2021
Ski mountaineering — a competitive version of ski touring often nicknamed “ski-mo” — has been proposed as a new event for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The proposal, initially put forward by the…
17 Mar 2020
While more ski resorts across North America shut their lifts, European mountain areas are appealing for skiers and snowboarders who have taken to ski touring and split boarders to exercise caution —…
11 Feb 2020
Tickets go on sale today for the world’s first entirely human-powered ski resort that will open in Colorado this weekend. On Saturday 15 February, Bluebird Backcountry will open Whiteley Peak — an…
9 Oct 2018
Ellis Brigham is helping skiers put the focus on backcountry this season, with a special talk at its flagship London store later this month followed by a very affordable skills weekend in Scotland next…
30 Mar 2012
A British ski tourer has died after a fall in Chamonix on Friday 30 March. The man, reported to be 56 years old and a resident of the resort, fell on ice and plunged 100ft to his death off the Crochues-Berard…
6 Mar 2012
Fancy closing out the season in May? The Ski Club of Great Britain has introduced a new holiday, designed to give ski tourers a last winter thrill on the snow when other tour operators have finished for…
2 Apr 2011
The second major avalanche to hit Switzerland in a week has claimed the lives of three ski tourers in the Val d’Anniviers. The avalanche struck on Friday above Ayer, near Grimentz, in the Val d’Anniviers…
28 Jul 2010
If you fancy some back-country snow, Top Ski are offering some exciting new off-piste touring holidays for 2010/11. The ski school company is based in the French Alps, and with the usual tuition available…
24 Apr 2010
According to local reports: new records have been set in the Swiss ski mountaineering race, the Patrouille des Glaciers, which takes place on a high alpine route from Zermatt to Verbier – and includes…
13 Apr 2010
Even this late in the season there are a couple of big snow events taking place in Verbier before the ski area closes, one for speed and the other a monumental test of endurance. They are not for the faint-hearted,…
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