Browsing entries tagged with Ski
1 Dec 2020
Anger is growing in the French Alps with demonstrations taking place all week to protest at the government’s decision to close ski resorts due to Covid-19. Last week, President Macron announced ski resorts…
24 Nov 2020
The news that the Government is reducing quarantine from 14 days to five on 15 December has been cautiously welcomed by a ski industry keen to take desperate UK skiers to the mountains this winter. Under…
18 Nov 2020
More sad news for the ski industry this morning as VIP Ski goes into administration and Hotelplan UK announces that it is suspending all operation this winter across its family brand Esprit Ski and much…
3 Oct 2020
A new service offering mobile professional ski boot fitting has launched for the 2020-21 winter season. Hike and Ride is a mobile boot fitting lab that can travel across the UK, helping skiers to purchase…
29 Sep 2020
With fresh snowfall across the Alps last week thoughts are turning to skiing and guidance on keeping skiers safeguarded from Covid-19 have been released from the French and Austrian governments. This advice…
18 Sep 2020
As ski resorts around the world announce details of Covid-secure operations for this coming winter, Switzerland’s first fully automated gondola will open in Zermatt this December. Despite the difficult…
10 Sep 2020
Small, independent ski companies are remaining positive about the winter season ahead, which starts in just over two months from now. Since Crystal Ski Holidays dropped the bombshell on Tuesday that it…
8 Sep 2020
Crystal Ski Holidays has taken the decision to cancel all catered chalet holidays for the 2020/21 ski season due to Covid 19. The decision comes as the coronavirus infection rate rises in the UK and…
1 Sep 2020
Vail Resorts has unveiled its plan for operating its 34 ski resorts across North America this coming winter. The 2020-21 winter ski season begins for Vail Resorts on 6 November at Keystone, and last week…
27 Aug 2020
The ski resort of Squaw Valley in California has announced it is to drop the “derogatory and offensive term ‘squaw’” from its name. Squaw Valley was named in 1949, but since that time changes have…
20 Aug 2020
Top Swiss ski resort Verbier has unveiled a new star attraction: the world’s highest zipline. The new Mount 4 Zipline starts at 3330m and flies for 1.4km over the Tortin glacier, descending 383 vertical…
10 Aug 2020
A new event for snowsport enthusiasts has been launched, to run over two days in October 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham. The National Snow Show will take place 23-24 October with more than 140 exhibitors,…
5 Aug 2020
Indoor ski centres across the UK are preparing to open their doors following months of closure due to Covid-19. Ski centres, along with other indoor leisure facilities including ice rinks, bowling alleys,…
22 Jul 2020
A piste in the ski resort of Jahorina in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been named after tennis player Novak Djokovic, who seems to have recovered well following his brush with Covid-19. The inauguration took…
19 Jul 2020
The Horstman T-Bar lift in Whistler-Blackcomb was removed this week, because the glacier has receded so much the ski lift was no longer serviceable. The Horstman Glacier at the top of Whistler-Blackcomb…
15 Jul 2020
Two more ski publications have become coronavirus casualties, as websites OnTheSnow and Skiinfo close for good. Their Colorado-based owner, Mountain New Corporation, closed both sites on 13 July citing…
1 Jul 2020
Work has begun on the installation of a high-speed eight-seater chairlift in the centre of the Austrian ski resort of Schladming. The new chair will replace the 26-year-old four-seater Lärchkogelbahn…
25 Jun 2020
The Swiss ski resort of Les Diablerets staged an incredible acrobatic show this week to mark its reopening after the Covid-19 lockdown. Stunts by circus performers Sheila Nicolodi, Ramon Kathriner, Freddy…
23 Jun 2020
Regular readers of Where to Ski and Snowboard will know that Zermatt in Switzerland is my favourite resort. One of my favourite runs in Zermatt has long been the one on skier’s right of the whole area…
12 Jun 2020
A virtual event, touting itself as “the World’s Largest Ski Show” will take place from the French ski area Portes du Soleil this coming October. The World’s Largest Ski Show (#WLSS) will run gfrom…
5 Jun 2020
The French ski resorts of Les 2 Alpes and Val D’Isère will open tomorrow, 6 June, for the start of their summer skiing season. Les 2 Alpes opens for weekends only throughout June (6-7, 13-14, 20-21…
3 Jun 2020
Ski tour operators are reporting that skiers are feeling positive about the 2020/21 winter season and planning to take ski holidays. A customer survey by French specialist Peak Retreats reports that…
14 May 2020
The Jungfrau ski region has confirmed its huge gondola/cable car hybrid to Eigergletscher will in operation by December 2020 as work continues on its V-Cableway project. Work began on the Eiger Express…
24 Apr 2020
The Austrian ski resort of Ischgl is planning to move its après-ski scene more upmarket, as Austria starts to ease its lockdown. Mayor of the Tyrolean ski town has said he will work with local business…
20 Apr 2020
The Italian ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo will start work in June on a new gondola that will for the first time link the ski areas of Tofane and Cinque Torri. The journey has previously only been possible…
18 Apr 2020
A ski resort in Finland is preserving snow for the 2020-21 winter season after being forced to close early due to the coronavirus outbreak. Staff at Levi, a ski resort in Finnish Lapland north of the Arctic…
14 Apr 2020
While travel as we know it is not currently possible, “armchair travelling” is the new buzzword, and helping to keep horizons intact for those with wandering feet. While some companies are offering…
11 Apr 2020
As the coronavirus death toll hit 980 in the UK last night, the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt sent a sign of solidarity. Since 25 March, the famous Matterhorn mountain which straddles the ski resorts of…
1 Apr 2020
The French ski resort of Val Thorens has published a set of drawings for children to colour in to help keep them busy at home during the coronavirus outbreak lockdown. The resort in the world-famous Three…
18 Mar 2020
The airline easyJet is launching its winter schedule early to allow skiers and snowboarders to change existing bookings that have been affected by the coronavirus. Until 24 March, fares for next winter…
13 Mar 2020
Switzerland is following Austria, Germany, Norway and Italy with the closure of its ski resorts in the battle to contain Covid-19. This afternoon, Televerbier announced: “Due to the COVID-19…
13 Mar 2020
Most ski resorts across the Austria are closing this weekend, along with Norway and Germany, too. Hundreds of ski resorts across Austria — from Lech to Saalbach-Hinterglem — as well as Germany and…
10 Mar 2020
Ski resorts across the whole of Italy have now been closed, following the country-wide lockdown in Italy to prevent further spread of coronavirus. Following our news story yesterday, the ski resorts that…
9 Mar 2020
Ski lifts in the Aosta valley and other northern regions of Italy have been closed until further notice, as part of the government’s lockdown in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The means…
24 Feb 2020
Where to Ski and Snowboard has teamed up with French skiwear rental service Les Petits Montagnards to offer one lucky reader a voucher for €100 to spend on renting ski kit for their holiday in France.…
20 Feb 2020
Tickets go on sale today (20 February) for winter 2020/21 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flights from London to Scandinavian Mountains Airport. The brand new, privately-owned airport offers speedy access…
19 Feb 2020
The Austrian ski resort of Ischgl has hit the big screen in a new comedy drama opening in cinemas at the end of the month. Hollywood film “Downhill”, starring Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus,…
15 Feb 2020
Patagonia’s famous “Worn Wear Tour” returns to the European slopes this winter, beginning in the French ski resort of La Clusaz this weekend. The clothing manufacturer is renowned for its environmental…
4 Feb 2020
The French ski resort of Les Gets is launching an illuminated, multi-media night walk this summer. The “Lumina night walk” is the first of its kind in a European ski resort and is expected to draw…
3 Feb 2020
Where to Ski & Snowboard has teamed up with our favourite sock manufacturer FALKE to offer one lucky reader a three-pack of SK4 ski socks worth £90. FALKE sells a range of ski and snowboard socks…
24 Jan 2020
From next month, Jet2.com will start operating flights from East Midlands to Grenoble Alpes Isère. The route is one of nine new regional flights launched for winter 2020 by Jet2.com in its biggest ever…
14 Jan 2020
The ski school booking platform SkiBro has expanded to include 150 different resorts for this winter, and has partnered with Where to Ski and Snowboard to offer up to €50 off bookings. SkiBro began operating…
9 Jan 2020
Where to Ski and Snowboard has teamed up with Danish ski and snowboard goggle manufacturer Messy Weekend to help your next ski trip go with a bang. The company’s latest goggle, the Float XE2, is made…
8 Jan 2020
The ski resort of Orelle in France is offering free accommodation to skiers who by a Three Valleys lift pass next week and at the end of March. The small farming village of Orelle is the mythical ‘fourth…
23 Dec 2019
The Austrian ski resort of Schladming-Dachstein has opened a new 10-seat gondola in the Planai section of its ski area. The lift, which replaces an old six-seater ‘bubble’, uses state-of-the-art technology…
16 Dec 2019
A rental service for kids skiwear is entering its second winter in the French Alps. Les Petits Montagnards offers a wide choice of skiwear for children aged between one and 16 years for between €45 and…
10 Dec 2019
Want to ski the Alps and get paid for it? You have until Christmas Eve to enter a competition by SkiBro, the ski instructor booking platform, to review ski lessons across the Alps while being paid £600…
3 Dec 2019
British band The Kooks have been announced as the headline act for the 10th edition of the Rock the Pistes Festival across the Portes du Soleil. Rock The Pistes, from 15-21 March 2020, features concerts…
28 Nov 2019
A new toboggan run of 7.3km will open in Sölden this winter, from the mid station of the new Gaislachkogal gondola. The new toboggan run will offer a new attraction to the already popular Austrian ski…
22 Nov 2019
The French ski resort of Val Thorens will be opening this weekend, with fresh snow due across the Alps on Sunday. Verbier in Switzerland opened to fantastic conditions last weekend, and this morning Saas-Fee…
20 Nov 2019
Colorado is finally looking at ways to ease the terrible congestion that runs along the 1-70, the major road connecting Denver and some of the state’s best ski areas. The Colorado Department of Transportation…
13 Nov 2019
The organisers of one of ski racing’s most famous races, the Hahnenkamm, have announced a record prize fund for next year’s event — the 80th anniversary. The Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel will…
12 Nov 2019
A charity ski event will be taking place across the 3 Valleys and Paradiski next January, in memory of talented skier and tennis player Sadie Bristow, who died in August 2018, aged only nine years old.…
6 Nov 2019
Tour operator Ski Amis has great-value catered chalets in La Tania and Les Menuires in the Three Valleys ski area and in La Plagne and Les Arcs in the Paradiski area. Both these giant French ski areas…
8 Oct 2019
UPDATE The winners of the three pairs of tickets have been drawn from the hat, and they are: Angus Frazer Debbie Morris Alun Perkins. Team GB skiers and snowboarders, along with the World’s Greatest…
2 Oct 2019
The iconic Tyrolean ski resort of Kitzbühel will be the first non-glacier ski area in the Alps to open for the 2019/20 season. On 19 and 20 October it will be opening pistes served by the Resterkogel…
30 Sep 2019
A new six-man chair lift will open up a previously little skied area of Megève, and an increased Alpybus service will make the French ski resort more accessible than ever before. The new chair lift will…
25 Sep 2019
Skiers who like to stay in Bourg Saint Maurice have a great new route directly into the Les Arcs ski area this winter. The funicular that has taken skiers and snowboarders directly into Arc 1600 from the…
23 Sep 2019
Hundreds of skies, hikers, climbers and mountain folk — as well as climate change activists — gathered yesterday in the Swiss Alps to mourn the loss of the Pizol Glacier. The funeral march, organised…
17 Sep 2019
Ski coach and academy owner Warren Smith has announced dates of his Ski Technique Lab Tour, beginning on 3 October in Aberdeen. This is the fourth year Warren Smith has run his workshops across the UK.…
16 Sep 2019
Crystal Ski Holidays has launched short-break ski holidays to Austria and France this coming winter. The tour operator will be offering weekend trips and mid-week short breaks to ski resorts all within…
11 Sep 2019
Les 2 Alpes in France is installing four new ski lifts and reconfiguring several ski runs for the coming winter. The ski resort — which estimates it has 10,000 visitors each day — says the reconfiguration…
9 Sep 2019
The French ski resort of Les Arcs has introduced several new types of ski pass for the coming winter. In doing so, they join a growing number of resorts and ski areas offering more dynamic pricing as people’s…
4 Sep 2019
The ski resort of Copper Mountain in Colorado will this winter open a new lift to offer access to Tucker Mountain, previously only accessible by snowcat or by hiking. The three-person Three Bears chairlift,…
2 Sep 2019
Val Thorens in the Three Valleys, France, is to be the first ski resort in the world to introduce a four-wheel drive, self-driving electric shuttle bus. The driverless bus, which is manufactured by French…
30 Aug 2019
The Austrian ski resort of Ischgl is adding six-seater chairlift for the coming winter that will be the fast chairlift in the resort. The detachable six-seater Velilleck F1 will transport skiers up to…
28 Aug 2019
The ski resort of Zermatt in Switzerland has joined the Ikon Pass — a collection of iconic resorts around the world including Aspen, Revelstoke, Jackson Hole and Niseko available under one lift pass.…
21 Aug 2019
Crystal Ski Holidays have added another new resort to its programme for the coming winter — Hopfgarten in Austria. A traditional Austrian mountain village with old houses huddled around a twin-towered…
20 Aug 2019
Park City in Utah is planning a fourth ski area on 5,000 acres of private land next to Deer Valley that has reportedly been purchased for $1 billion. The new area, to be called the Mayflower Mountain Resort…
16 Aug 2019
The French ski resort of Les Gets has massively increased its snow-making facilities for this coming winter, as well as creating a new blue run, a new ski touring piste and building a brand new spa in…
15 Aug 2019
After abruptly eschewing its connection with Vail Resorts in February, the ski resort of Arapahoe Basin in Colorado has joined the Mountain Collective. A-Basin COO Alan Henceroth said in a statement that…
8 Aug 2019
Crystal Ski Holidays has added a new flight route to Memmingen Airport in Germany for this winter, in response to a growing number of skiers wanting to head to nearby Austria for their holiday. Flights…
6 Aug 2019
An investigation is underway to find out how a blaze started last night in the ski resort of Morzine, France. The fire has destroyed three buildings including two restaurants and the chalets and apartments…
6 Aug 2019
The French ski areas of Serre Chevalier is upgrading two lifts for the coming season — at a cost of €8 million. The two new chairlifts — Eychauda and Cibouït — are going into the Monêtier area.…
1 Aug 2019
Just in time to go on everyone’s Christmas lists, Lego is launching what is believed to be its first full ski resort this September. The Lego City play set Ski Resort, aimed at children aged six and…
30 Jul 2019
The Grande Motte glacier in Tignes was closed to skiers last Thursday, more than two weeks before summer skiing was due to finish, thanks to the heatwave that has engulfed Europe over the past few weeks.…
29 Jul 2019
French Alps specialist Ski Collection has launched a premium range of properties for the 2019/20 ski season. The hand-picked range of ski chalets, apartments and hotels — some of which are brand…
25 Jul 2019
Vail Resorts has agreed to buy another 17 US ski areas, by purchasing their owner Peak Resorts. The deal is subject to regulatory review and approval of Peak Resorts’ shareholders, but once sealed means…
24 Jul 2019
Crystal Ski Holidays is adding a new ski resort in the Italian Dolomites to its programme for next winter. Drei Zinnen — which means ‘Three Peaks’ in German is in the east of South Tyrol, on the…
22 Jul 2019
Skiing brings massive gains to physical and mental health say experts in a new guide produced by ski agents Ski Line. The guide, The Health Benefits of Skiing, reports that skiing can help deal with depression,…
16 Jul 2019
If you’re planning to travel by train to ski in the French Alps this coming winter, get ready to buy your tickets tomorrow morning, when the direct Eurostar Ski Train goes on sale. The tickets for both…
12 Jul 2019
Legendary freeride skier Candide Thovex has been skiing in Wales – would you believe – riding the waves at Surf Snowdonia. Using a customised pair of Faction skis and full skiing kit rather than a…
10 Jul 2019
The French ski resort of Courchevel in the Three Valleys is installing three new lifts for the coming winter — and building a brand new modern lift building in Le Praz. In Courchevel Le Praz, a new 10-seater…
9 Jul 2019
It might be the height of summer, but early bird tickets have gone on sale for the 2019 Ski and Snowboard Festival in London’s Battersea Park. The event will run this year from 24 to 27 October, as a…
5 Jul 2019
Work will begin later this summer on a €60million wellness complex in the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl. When finished, the Silvretta Therme will have a gigantic pool with separate swimming areas across…
4 Jul 2019
The Ski Club of Great Britain (SCGB) is replacing its leading service with resort reps, who it says will continue to focus on social skiing. The leading service was called in to question in 2014, when…
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…
26 Jun 2019
Ski tour operator Erna Low has been sold — to NUCO Travel, a Cheshire-based company specialising in university and student holidays. It’s a move that has raised eyebrows among the ski industry, but…
24 Jun 2019
This year, the French ski resort of Les Arcs celebrates its 50th anniversary, and to kick off the fun it has a summer of activities planned to keep all outdoor fanatics, as well as families and children,…
20 Jun 2019
The Austrian city of Innsbruck has launched a new lift pass that allows skiers to access 13 ski areas as well as to enjoy the sights around the historic city. The SKI plus CITY Pass offers access to 308km…
19 Jun 2019
The cult resort of RED Mountain in Canada is to expand its terrain even further this winter, making it one of the top ten largest ski resorts in North America. Six years ago, RED added nearby Grey Mountain…
17 Jun 2019
British summer has barely started — with snow still falling in some parts of the Alps — and summer skiing is beginning. In Tignes, the Grande Motte glacier will open from Saturday (22 June) until 4…
13 Jun 2019
With plastic and waste in the news this week, Denmark has come up with an innovative second use for a waste incineration plant in Copenhagen: build a ski slope on it. CopenHill is a waste incineration…
12 Jun 2019
Le Ski is adding two new chalets to its programme in Courchevel and revamping two of its Val d’Isère chalets to provide even more comfort for skiers next winter. The chalet operator has just announced…
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