Browsing entries tagged with Snow

27 Jun 2022

Sunshine Village opens for Canada Day

Sunshine Village opens for Canada Day

Massive snow levels this week in Sunshine Village, Banff, means the ski resort can reopen for Canada Day on Friday (1 July) — the first time in more than two decades. The resort is located in western…

6 Jun 2022

Bumper start to Australian ski season

Bumper start to Australian ski season

The ski season in Australia has started with a bang — with Perisher in the Southern Alps recording a metre of snow in the past week, the biggest snowfall for the start of a winter in more than half a…

19 Apr 2022

Skiers caught in Courchevel avalanche

Skiers caught in Courchevel avalanche

A French man skiing with his daughter in France filmed a wet snow avalanche taking out two young skiers on the piste in Courchevel at the weekend. At 10:30am on Saturday morning, Gerard Jean-Claude Clarey…

16 Mar 2022

Historic season for some Vail Resorts

Historic season for some Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts is extending the ski season this year at many of its destinations by as much as three weeks — and making this winter in Vail the longest ski season on record. This winter’s snow pack has…

28 Feb 2022

Carezza unveils open-air cable car

Carezza unveils open-air cable car

Carezza in the Italian Dolomites has unveiled the world’s third cable car with an open-air viewing platform. Carezza in the South Tyrol is a small ski area and resort off Val di Fassa, linking Passo…

26 Jan 2022

Verbier working to reduce avalanche fatalities

Verbier working to reduce avalanche fatalities

The Swiss ski resort of Verbier, known for its challenging off-piste, is taking part in a pilot scheme that is hoped will strengthen avalanche prevention. The scheme, for which Verbier is acting as a test…

5 May 2020

Norway glacier opens to 14.9m of snow

Norway glacier opens to 14.9m of snow

The Fonna Glacier in Norway has opened for the summer season with social distancing measure in place — tremendous amounts of snow. The glacier opened on 1 May with an incredible 14.9m of snowfall. The…

1 Apr 2020

Val Thorens offers ski pictures for kids to colour in

Val Thorens offers ski pictures for kids to colour in

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…

15 Feb 2020

Patagonia’s Worn Wear Tour kicks off

Patagonia’s Worn Wear Tour kicks off

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…

14 Jan 2020

SkiBro expands to 150 ski resorts

SkiBro expands to 150 ski resorts

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…

22 Nov 2019

More snow due in the Alps this weekend

More snow due in the Alps this weekend

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…

6 Nov 2019

Lots of new developments in 3 Valleys and Paradiski for 2019/20

Lots of new developments in 3 Valleys and Paradiski for 2019/20

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…

23 Sep 2019

‘Funeral’ held for Pizol Glacier in Switzerland

‘Funeral’ held for Pizol Glacier in Switzerland

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…

16 Aug 2019

Les Gets boosts snowmaking to 50% of ski area

Les Gets boosts snowmaking to 50% of ski area

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…

27 Jun 2019

Powder snow identified from space

Powder snow identified from space

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…

24 Jun 2019

Les Arcs celebrates 50-year anniversary

Les Arcs celebrates 50-year anniversary

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,…

19 Jun 2019

RED mountain expands terrain

RED mountain expands terrain

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…

24 May 2019

World’s first electric piste basher unveiled

World’s first electric piste basher unveiled

The world’s first all-electric piste basher has been unveiled by manufacturer PistenBully. The machine — called the PistenBully 100 E — was first show at the Interalpin trade fair in Innsbruck earlier…

21 May 2019

Aspen to open for skiing this weekend

Aspen to open for skiing this weekend

Last weekend it was Austria, now Aspen Mountain in Colorado has announced it will open for the coming weekend, following more snowfall in recent days. Colorado recorded massive snowfalls over the past…

18 May 2019

Hochkar deluged for free skiing

Hochkar deluged for free skiing

The ski resort of Hochkar — which in January was cut off by heavy snow — has reopened this weekend after another heavy fall and offering free skiing to all. The news has brought such a rush of skiers…

13 May 2019

Pan-European ski pass on sale for €395

Pan-European ski pass on sale for €395

A ski pass offering skiers and snowboarders access to more than 100 ski resorts across eight European countries has gone on sale at a launch price of €395. The Snowpass Card is a European multi-resort…

14 Feb 2019

Are you this obssesed by skiing?

Are you this obssesed by skiing?

Are you so obsessed by skiing that you sometimes feel a self-help group might assist? Perhaps you already have one — albeit the venue is your local pub where you wax lyrical about recent exploits and…

8 Feb 2019

Where in the world is the deepest snow?

Where in the world is the deepest snow?

Where is the snow lying deepest so far this winter? Snow-Forecast.com has compiled a handy list to tell us skiers and snowboarders where the biggest falls have been — but remember that deep snow doesn’t…

7 Feb 2019

James ‘Woodsy’ Woods crowned Big Air World Champion

James ‘Woodsy’ Woods crowned Big Air World Champion

Britain’s top skier James “Woodsy” Woods has won the Big Air World Championships in Park City, Utah. Woodsy took the ski slopestyle 10-man final on Wednesday after taking the lead in the second run…

9 Jan 2019

Snowfalls continue in Austrian resorts

Snowfalls continue in Austrian resorts

Another cold front has hit Austria — with even more due at the weekend, resulting in villages and ski resorts over the Austrian and Bavarian Alps being cut off amid near historic levels of snow. Avalanche…

2 Nov 2018

Lots of improvements in Champoluc

Lots of improvements in Champoluc

Champoluc in Italy’s Monterosa ski area has been put on the UK skiers’ map by small tour operator Ski 2 which pioneered holidays here 20 years ago. Ski 2 now takes around 2,500 guests a year to this…

1 Nov 2018

Verbier’s ski area opens tomorrow

Verbier’s ski area opens tomorrow

The Swiss ski resort of Verbier will open tomorrow, Friday 2 November. Last weekend the Alps was subjected to a weekend of wild, wintry weather and it snowed hard in many areas — including over some…

2 Oct 2018

Jet2.com launches new ski flights

Jet2.com launches new ski flights

Three new regional ski flights will be operated by Jet2.com this winter. The airline is operating new routes to Turin from London Stansted and Leeds Bradford, as well as to Lleida (Andorra) from London…

1 Oct 2018

New lift and ski passes in the Haute Maurienne Vanoise

New lift and ski passes in the Haute Maurienne Vanoise

The Haute Maurienne Vanoise has changed its ski passes for this winter, re-naming its Eski-Mo Ski Pass and adding a new one, both offering access to the valley’s fabulous family-friendly ski resorts…

28 Sep 2018

Join the October UK ski fest

Join the October UK ski fest

Start your winter off next month with discounted ski and snowboard sessions thanks to Snowsport England’s “30 Days of Snowsport” initiative this October. 30 Days of Snowsport (30daysofsnowsport.org.uk)…

27 Sep 2018

Dolomiti Superski invests €90million

Dolomiti Superski invests €90million

The Dolomiti Superski, a ski pass network in Northern Italy that includes 1200km of pistes and 12 ski resorts over its total area has invested €90million for the coming winter in celebration of its 45th…

13 Sep 2018

Second consecutive weekend of summer snowfall in the Alps

Second consecutive weekend of summer snowfall in the Alps

For the second consecutive weekend in the row, there has been snow falling on the higher slopes in the Alps, the particular the Stubai glacier in Austria which reported 20cm of snow, whilst the Hintertux…

12 Sep 2018

Rent an Entire Ski Mountain for the Day

Rent an Entire Ski Mountain for the Day

Since 2013, Plattekill Mountain which is located in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York, has been offering private mountain rentals. The idea originated, one weekday when a group of skiers arrived…

11 Sep 2018

La Rosière announces exciting plans for the new winter season

La Rosière announces exciting plans for the new winter season

Located at 1,850m within the Tarentaise Valley, in the French Alps, La Rosière is a charming ski resort which has the additional benefit of links to La Thuile in Italy. La Rosière benefits from favourable…

5 Sep 2018

Kitzbühel launches two new lifts and expands their snow-making facilities

Kitzbühel launches two new lifts and expands their snow-making facilities

The Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel have built two new lifts for the 2018/19 winter season, which will allow skiers to travel quicker up the mountain. The design of their 6SB Brunelle chairlift offers…

4 Sep 2018

Les Deux-Alpes to open an “ultra-modern” hostel

Les Deux-Alpes to open an “ultra-modern” hostel

The People Hostel which is due to open on the 15th December in Les Deux-Alpes is a new approach to ski resort accommodation and is firmly aimed at the budget-conscious skier and snowboarder. The hostel…

3 Sep 2018

Oman’s new indoor snow centre to open in 2019

Oman’s new indoor snow centre to open in 2019

Oman’s first indoor snow centre which will be located within the Mall of Muscat, began construction in 2015 and is due to open early next year. The 5,600 square metre centre will feature a dry ski slope…

31 Aug 2018

Courchevel 2018/19 winter calendar

Courchevel 2018/19 winter calendar

The French ski resort of Courchevel have confirmed their winter calendar for the forthcoming 2018/19 season. There are a plethora of events occurring, including the Women’s Skiing World Cup, a tattoo…

30 Aug 2018

Summer snow in the Alps

Summer snow in the Alps

A cold front which is currently moving central Europe resulted in snowfall in the Alps last weekend. The Austrian glaciers saw the largest fall, which localised over 1500 metres, including the resort of…

20 Aug 2018

Vail Resorts to acquire four mountain resorts

Vail Resorts to acquire four mountain resorts

Vail Resorts has entered into an agreement to purchase Triple Peaks, LLC, the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort…

16 Aug 2018

Les Gets confirms new activities for winter 2018/19

Les Gets confirms new activities for winter 2018/19

Fat Biking Mountain biking on snow is the currently extremely popular in the Alps, since Fat Bikes were introduced, a Fat Bike is basically a normal mountain bike but with huge, fat tyres which respond…

13 Aug 2018

easyjet announce new ski route to Åre Östersund, Sweden from Bristol

easyjet announce new ski route to Åre Östersund, Sweden from Bristol

Bristol’s skiing and snowboarding passengers can now enjoy Swedish snow, due to a new weekly route starting to Åre Östersund which is due to commence on the 9th December. This new route will be easyJet’s…

13 Aug 2018

Ski Resorts announce early Autumn 2018 season start dates

Ski Resorts announce early Autumn 2018 season start dates

A number of ski resorts have begun announcing their planned opening dates for the 2018-19 ski season, some as soon as this autumn. Ruka in Finland may be the first resort in the world without a year-round…

9 Aug 2018

Niseko United elevated to full partner of The Mountain Collective Pass for 2018/19 season

Niseko United elevated to full partner of The Mountain Collective Pass for 2018/19 season

The Japanese ski resort of Niseko United has recently become a full member report of the Mountain Collection pass for the 2018/19 season. Niseko United now joins this exclusive club, and stands alongside…

8 Aug 2018

Les 2 Alpes - A family friendly ski resort

Les 2 Alpes - A family friendly ski resort

Les 2 Alpes was awarded the national FAMILLE PLUS MONTAGNE label in 2009, and since then has continued to offer their visitors a dedicated and high quality level of service and activities for children…

7 Aug 2018

Le Massif to open in Courmayeur

Le Massif to open in Courmayeur

Five-Star Hotel Le Massif and slope side restaurant and club, La Loge du Massif due to open in December 2018 The Italian Hospitality Collection has confirmed that Le Massif and La Loge du Massif, will…

6 Aug 2018

Travel companies warn that European holiday prices are set up escalate as a result of Brexit

Travel companies warn that European holiday prices are set up escalate as a result of Brexit

Government plans for Brexit could see the price of European holidays rise by almost a third and put thousands of British jobs at risk by forcing British companies to pay into overseas state social insurance…

1 Aug 2018

La Folie Douce Hotel to be opened in Chamonix

La Folie Douce Hotel to be opened in Chamonix

La Folie Douce, the world renowned après ski bar and restaurant chain has recently confirmed that they will open their first hotel in Chamonix. The Chamonix La Folie Douce Hotel is set to open in December…

30 Jul 2018

Crystal Ski Holidays welcomes Suomu for winter 2018/19

Crystal Ski Holidays welcomes Suomu for winter 2018/19

Located within the Arctic Circle, the Finnish resort of Suomu offers 13km of ski slopes including a selection of green, blue, red and black runs and a plethora of fun activities including snowmobile Northern…

27 Jul 2018

IOC confirms Ski Big Air for 2022 Olympic Programme

IOC confirms Ski Big Air for 2022 Olympic Programme

The International Olympic Committee recently confirmed that Ski Big Air will be included within the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games programme. British Ski & Snowboard welcomed the decision and Team…

25 Jul 2018

New ski clothing rental service by Oxygene

New ski clothing rental service by Oxygene

Oxygene has launched a new skiing and snowboarding clothing rental service for the winter 2018/18 season from the Oxygène ski school in Val Thorens. Oxyfit offers a wide selection of high-quality…

25 Jul 2018

Fly from Southampton Airport to the Alps this winter

Fly from Southampton Airport to the Alps this winter

Tickets are now available to fly direct to Geneva or Chambery directly from Southampton Airport for the forthcoming 2018/19 winter season. The easyJet route to Geneva will be back again for 2018/19.…

24 Jul 2018

Val d’Isere to open France’s highest hotel

Val d’Isere to open France’s highest hotel

The original upper station of the Solaise lift (France’s oldest cable car station) is currently being transformed into a 34-room hotel known as Le Refuge de Solaise. The hotel which will be at an altitude…

20 Jul 2018

Early bird holiday bargains

Early bird holiday bargains

There are currently some great deals to snap up, so if you are thinking about booking for the winter 2018/19 season, have a look at the bargains section of our website. Stanford Skiing are currently…

10 Jul 2018

First fully solar-powered ski area in Colorado

First fully solar-powered ski area in Colorado

Wolf Creek ski area in Colorado is making strides towards being the first ski area in the USA to be 100% solar energy powered. The ski area currently receives all of its power from the state’s Penitente…

3 Jul 2018

British ski and snowboard teams announce increased funding

British ski and snowboard teams announce increased funding

The British ski and snowboard teams will receive an increase in their funding following their successful Winter Olympics. The World Class Programme has received increased funding of around £24 million…

18 Jun 2018

Snow storm hits Perisher ski resort

Snow storm hits Perisher ski resort

The ski resort of Perisher in New South Wales, Australia, will open this coming week while enjoying the same cold and wintery conditions that besieged the Alps last season. Perisher has received more than…

8 Jun 2018

Crystal offers Austrian ski resort Serfaus

Crystal offers Austrian ski resort Serfaus

Crystal Ski Holidays has added the Austrian resort of Serfaus to its 2018-19 winter programme, much to the delight of Where to Ski and Snowboard editors Chris Gill and Dave Watts. Serfaus, on the Austrian…

5 Jun 2018

Val d’Isère makes history with summer skiing

Val d’Isère makes history with summer skiing

The French ski resort of Val d’Isère made history last weekend, reopening its winter pistes on 3 June for the first time in history. While ski resort’s glaciers are normally open during the summer…

30 Apr 2018

Val d’Isère makes summer skiing history

Val d’Isère makes summer skiing history

The French ski resort of Val d’Isère closes its lifts tomorrow, Tuesday 1 May, but has announced it will reopen some of them in June for summer skiing for the first time in its history. Some nine…

9 Apr 2018

Ski for €1 in Les 2 Alpes this April

Ski for €1 in Les 2 Alpes this April

For the rest of this month, the French ski resort of Les 2 Alpes is offering ski passes for €1 when you stay in selected hotels in resort. Until 28 April (the offer began on Friday 6 April) if you stay…

5 Apr 2018

A whole new mountain to ski in La Rosière next season

A whole new mountain to ski in La Rosière next season

It’s very unusual these days for ski resorts to open up whole new mountainsides for skiing. Environmental objections usually win the day. But after years of negotiating and compromising on plans, the…

14 Mar 2018

Ski in La Tania this spring with Ski Amis for just £349pp

Ski in La Tania this spring with Ski Amis for just £349pp

WHERE TO SKI AND SNOWBOARD PROMOTION The French ski resort of La Tania in the Three Valleys has been something of a sensation this winter for family ski chalet company Ski Amis — with entire weeks selling…

8 Mar 2018

Epic Pass adds Canada ski resorts

Epic Pass adds Canada ski resorts

As the new Ikon Pass goes on sale, offering skiers in North America access to 26 different resorts for just $899, Vail Resorts announces a host of resorts in the Canadian Rockies, Hakuba in Japan and Telluride…

26 Feb 2018

Ikon Pass on sale 6 March

Ikon Pass on sale 6 March

The new Ikon Pass, offering access to some of North America’s most iconic ski resorts, will go on sale next week — with the addition of several new top-notch ski destinations. The Ikon Pass was announced…

12 Feb 2018

Kitzbühel offers spring discounts

Kitzbühel offers spring discounts

The traditional and historic Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel will this year again be open for spring skiing until 1 May, thanks to a world class snowmaking system. The iconic resort enjoys one of the…

30 Jan 2018

Choose your perfect ski holiday

Choose your perfect ski holiday

Crystal Ski Holidays has developed a brilliant new tool to help you find your perfect ski holiday destination by choosing criteria most important to them. The new interactive tool allows skiers to hone…

25 Jan 2018

Team GB head to Winter Games

Team GB head to Winter Games

James Woods, Andrew Musgrave, Billy Morgan, Dave Ryding and Katie Summerhayes are among the biggest team of British winter athletes heading to the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea next month. A record…

22 Jan 2018

Another storm batters the Alps

Another storm batters the Alps

The Alps are in the grip of another storm this morning, with avalanche warnings at their highest and many resorts again on lock down. With huge falls of fresh snow since Saturday night, strong winds and…

10 Jan 2018

Mountains reopen after snowfall

Mountains reopen after snowfall

Authorities across Europe are working hard to restore power and access to ski resorts following record amounts of snowfall. This image this morning from Duclos Alain Duclos at data-avalanche.org shows…

8 Jan 2018

Ski train map of the Alps published

Ski train map of the Alps published

A new map of the Alps has been launched to help people plan their ski holiday by train. “The Alps — Skiing by Train” has been published by Alpine travel specialists 2theAlps, who last year produced…

2 Jan 2018

Family ski holidays cheaper in 2018

Family ski holidays cheaper in 2018

The price of a family ski holiday has dropped in two-thirds of European ski resorts — good news for families booking their February half-term ski holidays as the snow continues to fall. The good news…

29 Dec 2017

Grab a January ski holiday bargain

Grab a January ski holiday bargain

With our latest snow report from Weather To Ski showing no let-up in the amazing weather conditions, if you haven’t yet booked your ski holiday this season, now is the time to do so. Just some of the…

27 Dec 2017

New ski lifts for Whistler Blackcomb

New ski lifts for Whistler Blackcomb

A major investment into three new lifts at the ski resort of Whistler Blackcomb in Canada has been announced, something owners Vail Resorts hope will greatly ease access to the mountain. The three new…

19 Dec 2017

Aldi launches Pro Ski range

Aldi launches Pro Ski range

Supermarket chain Aldi is launching a second round of skiwear in January, with a Pro Ski range aimed at skiers who are looking for a more premium product. Aldi’s ski range was released in store on 26…

12 Dec 2017

Serre Chevalier opens this weekend

Serre Chevalier opens this weekend

Serre Chevalier Vallée, the largest stand-alone ski area in France, is opening for the season this weekend (16 December) with a good helping of snow thanks to the recent storm — and an unusual new sport…

6 Dec 2017

Snowmaking for Scottish ski resort

Snowmaking for Scottish ski resort

CairnGorm Mountain in Scotland will be using artificial snowmaking this winter — but snowmaking with a revolutionary difference, that can be used at almost any outdoor temperature. A temporary “Snowfactory”,…

30 Nov 2017

Best season start in three years

Best season start in three years

“Nothing can now change the fact that snow conditions in the Alps in early December will be vastly better than they have been for the last three seasons,” says our snow guru Fraser Wilkin, founder…

25 Nov 2017

Kitzbühel begins Christmas fun

Kitzbühel begins Christmas fun

Although it has a big, beautiful and varied ski area, the USP of Kitzbühel is its old town, with its car-free central streets lined by gabled and arcaded stone houses, some dating from the middle ages.…

22 Nov 2017

Ski tour operators offer huge bargains

Ski tour operators offer huge bargains

With snow in the Alps, and more cold and snowy weather due to blow in over the coming weekend, now is a pretty good time to buy a ski holiday. Particularly this week, because tour operators and ski companies…

15 Nov 2017

Courchevel opens for skiing today

Courchevel opens for skiing today

Courchevel has opened three runs today following a bounty of early-season snow. The ski resort in France’s Three Valleys opened the Verdons, Biollay and Bellecote runs at 9am this morning, Wednesday…

8 Nov 2017

Ste-Foy to open new red ski run

Ste-Foy to open new red ski run

The French ski resort of Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise has announced it will open a 1,500m new red piste this season. The ski run will be called Camp Filluel, after a military barracks whose ruins can be spotted…

7 Nov 2017

Ski Amis launches Autumn sale

Ski Amis launches Autumn sale

Ski Amis have launched their Autumn sale with catered chalet prices now from only £299 per person. With only five weeks before the resorts open their doors and the Alps receiving a metre of snow over…

6 Nov 2017

Storm dumps snow in the Alps

Storm dumps snow in the Alps

A big storm has delivered a dump of snow across the Alps — with up to 100cm of new snow above 2,300m in some areas — and more snow is on the way. In the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel, where the…

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