Browsing entries tagged with Snowboard
3 Jul 2015
A number of new flight routes have been opened between the UK and Europe for the coming ski season making it ever easier for skiers to get to the mountains. Yesterday, easyJet announced it has added twice-weekly…
29 Jun 2015
A ski resort in the USA has returned to court to defend its policy of banning snowboarders from its slopes. Alta Ski Area in Utah appeared at a federal appeals court in Salt Lake City last Friday, 26 June,…
22 Jun 2015
Three of France’s biggest ski areas are joining forces to offer a single pass. Following in the footsteps of US ski resorts which have combined to offer adventurous skiers and snowboarders a range of…
18 Jun 2015
Crystal Ski Holidays has launched a digital Family Guide to the Mountain, giving parents all the information they need to choose the right ski holiday. The guide offers family-specific information covering…
18 Jun 2015
Glencoe ski area in Scotland is planning a Midsummers Day ski this Sunday, 21 June in celebration of the Summer Solstice. There’s still plenty of spring skiing to be had in the Lochaber area of the Scottish…
15 Jun 2015
One ski season ended this weekend, and another began — on the other side of the world. After a massive eight-month season, Arapahoe Basin in Colorado, USA, closed its lifts yesterday, Sunday 14…
11 Jun 2015
Four ski shops in the Austrian resort of St Anton have been fined €419,200 (nearly £305,000) between them after being found guilty of fixing prices for the past 12 years. On 28 April, the Cartel Court…
10 Jun 2015
After all the shocking avalanche news from last winter, one heart-warming video of an avalanche has been circulating on social media in the past 24 hours. The video shows a hare dashing across a slide…
4 Jun 2015
Skiers are being asked to help shape the future of Lake Louise, Canada by commenting on the government’s development plans for the ski area. These plans include the addition of new terrain for all…
2 Jun 2015
Three skiers have secured their place in history by climbing and skiing Colorado’s 100 highest peaks, a project that has taken five years. Pro skier Chris Davenport together with husband-and-wife team…
27 May 2015
Deer Valley ski resort in Utah has bought nearby Solitude Mountain Resort and plans to inject a raft of upgrades before the 2015-16 ski season. Solitude is a smart, car-free ski area linked with Brighton…
22 May 2015
Neilson has become the latest ski tour operator to employ qualified instructors to guide its guests around resorts. The instructors will also offer free coaching in the half-day sessions, which are guaranteed…
18 May 2015
A new lift will open in the iconic ski resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, giving skiers access to an area previously accessible only by hiking. The completion of the new high-speed quad Teton Lift, after…
4 May 2015
Healthy numbers of people are taking up skiing and snowboarding, or coming back to snowsports, according to the latest figures from Snowsport England. The organisation’s GO SKI GO BOARD campaign show…
24 Apr 2015
Ski resorts in Oregan, USA are considering asking skiers and snowboarders to sign tight liability waivers to protect themselves against lawsuits over injuries and deaths on the slopes. There are 10 ski…
23 Apr 2015
April has always been silly season in the mountains — earlier this week it was skiing in bikinis, now it’s a snowboarding pug. A video of Brandy the pug snowboarding in southern California has gone…
21 Apr 2015
The weather might be unseasonably warm at the moment, but more than 1,800 skiers and snowboarders in Siberia took “stripping off” a little further this week to set a new world record for the most people…
17 Apr 2015
British snowboarder Billy Morgan has this week become an internet sensation after landing the world’s first ever quad cork on a snowboard. He pulled off the astonishing feat in the Livigno ski resort…
16 Apr 2015
We need your ski resort reports! We’re about to start updating Where to Ski and Snowboard for the next season, using information we have gathered, that sent to us by the tourist boards and tour operators…
7 Apr 2015
It might be April, but the snow hasn’t stopped, and the Austrian resort of Ischgl is already gearing up to its season finale “Top of the Mountain” concert. The record-breaking US band Thirty Seconds…
1 Apr 2015
We all know that snowboarders love a sit down – often to the annoyance of everyone else on the piste. To combat this, some ski resorts have today announced they’ll be enforcing “no-sitting zones”,…
30 Mar 2015
There are fresh warnings for skiers and snowboarders to take care in the mountains, following the death of a British snowboarder in an avalanche this weekend. Heavy snow is forecast this week with a number…
23 Mar 2015
A chairlift remains closed as an investigation is carried out in Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Maine, following major mechanical failure at the weekend that injured seven skiers. King Pine Chair at Sugarloaf…
12 Mar 2015
More ski resorts in North America have teamed up on collaborative season ski passes for next winter. Sun Valley in Idaho has joined the Mountain Collective and the Tahoe Local Pass will include skiing…
11 Mar 2015
Snowboarding is on the decline, according to a new survey from the US — but Burton is not deterred. Aging athletes, new skis and a lack of snow are all being blamed for a drop of 28 per cent drop in…
10 Mar 2015
Nine new ski and snowboard equipment brands are to include RECCO reflectors in their products next year — joining the list of 200 already using the technology. RECCO refloctors are permanently attached…
9 Mar 2015
Two new, much-awaited chairlifts have opened between Linga and Super-Châtel, completing the Portes du Soleil ski circuit. The two high-speed lifts, a four-man and six-man chair lifts both leave from Vonnes,…
28 Feb 2015
Emergency centres have been set up in Moutiers to cope with skiers stranded because of the rockfall in Val Thorens. Yesterday afternoon (Friday, 27 February) a large rock fell onto the road down the valley…
26 Feb 2015
New research has shown that one in seven people who goes on a ski holiday comes back with an injury — with a quarter of people injured on the slopes admitting it was because they had been skiing too…
17 Feb 2015
Researchers in America are warning that fat skis could be damaging our knees. Originally designed to float in deep powder and for off-piste skiing on lesser gradient slopes, fat skis are now being used…
13 Feb 2015
High dining took on a new meaning last night (Thursday, 12 February) in Paradiski in the French Alps. The Vanoise Express cable car, which ferries skiers and snowboarders between Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry…
12 Feb 2015
The ski resort of Sun Peaks in Canada has announced an extension its winter season. The British Columbia resort has extended the season by a week from 6 to 12 April — to ensure locals will be able to…
11 Feb 2015
In case it had escaped your notice, Saturday is Valentine’s Day, and ski resorts around the world are running special events from chairlift speed dating to private gondola rides and even mass weddings.…
30 Jan 2015
Resorts in the Alps are closed today due to colossal amounts of snow falling — and there is more to come. Many that are open have raised the avalanche danger level from three to four (high). In the past…
26 Jan 2015
Love the cheese, meat, vin chaud and beers on a ski holiday but don’t want to go up too many notches on the belt? Crystal Ski has come up with a nifty solution. The world’s largest tour operator has…
22 Jan 2015
Ski tour operator Inghams is guaranteeing frozen prices in Switzerland until the end of February. Following last week’s announcement on the discontinuation of the minimum exchange rate, the Swiss franc…
21 Jan 2015
The Canadian ski resort of Whistler Blackcomb has opened a snowpark specifically for children. The resort has teamed up with Burton Snowboards on the kids-only Burton Riglet Park — basically a snowboarding…
19 Jan 2015
A third of skiers won’t be adequately insured this winter, according to new research A third of people planning to go skiing or snowboarding this season will not take out winter sports insurance. The…
16 Jan 2015
A challenge to rack up a collective 238,855 miles on skis — the distance from the earth to the moon — has been launched by youth charity Snow-Camp. A special app, developed by the makers of Ski Tracks,…
14 Jan 2015
It’s snowing in Scotland, just in time for World Snow Day this weekend, and a host of offers to get families skiing and snowboarding. On Sunday (18 January), Glencoe, Glenshee and Nevis Range as well…
12 Jan 2015
Prices in ski resorts across Europe have plunged by up to 23 per cent, according to a survey by Post Office Travel Money. The survey, which was compiled using prices from 27 resorts in Europe and North…
6 Jan 2015
Ski resorts across the US are this month running special offers designed to encourage newcomers to the mountains. The annual Learn to Ski and Snowboard month runs across the States throughout January.…
4 Jan 2015
As wet snow falls in many Alpine areas, the Swiss Avalanche Institute has issued a warning of considerable danger of dry and wet avalanches over a wide area. “As a result of mild temperatures together…
3 Jan 2015
The Spanish ski resort of Baqueira Beret has added 21 new pistes to its ski area this winter, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The groomed runs offer an extra 26km to its terrain, now totalling…
31 Dec 2014
A new website has been set up unite keen skiers looking to share a chalet with like-minded groups. The site, chalet-share.co.uk, offers to put individuals, small groups and families together with like-minded…
16 Dec 2014
Another “poshtel” has opened in the Alps offering yet more affordable accommodation for this winter. Rude Lodge in Morzine opened last Friday, 12 December, following a £1.2million overhaul of Le Laury’s…
12 Dec 2014
British skiers are keeping calm and carrying on, despite a lack of snow in resorts for the time of year. Where to Ski and Snowboard has this morning talked to a variety of tour operators from Inghams…
5 Dec 2014
Among all the doom and gloom about bare patches in the Alps — Ski Welt in Austria becoming the latest to delay its opening date — one ski resort is remaining upbeat. Verbier is offering free lift…
4 Dec 2014
Some some significant snow is in the offing over the next week or so in the Alps, says WTSS weather expert Fraser Wilkin, founder of Weather to Ski, so try not to panic about the snow conditions. Images…
27 Nov 2014
Get set to elbow the crowds away from your local Aldi on Thursday 4 December when its Ski Specialbuys drops into stores. We haven’t seen the kit ourselves, but the German supermarket’s Specialbuys…
25 Nov 2014
Fancy a new outfit this season? One that no one else has? Crystal Ski holidays has teamed up with Avalanche to give three lucky skiers and snowboarders the chance to win a bespoke jacket for themselves…
24 Nov 2014
Two of Switzerland’s most popular resorts are set to become more affordable this winter, with the opening of new accommodation. In the glacial resort Saas-Fee, the world’s first youth hostel to have…
23 Nov 2014
The French ski resort of Val Thorens was celebrating last night — after being named “world’s best ski resort” for the second year running. Last year the resort in the Three Valleys…
17 Nov 2014
Ski schools in the French resort of Val Thorens are offering a host of new and good-value learning experiences on the mountain for both experienced and beginners alike. A new ski school in the resort this…
13 Nov 2014
Crystal has today announced that ski hosting will be suspended in Italy this winter due to “local legal restrictions” similar to those in France. A spokesman for Crystal told Where to Ski and Snowboard:…
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…
2 Nov 2014
It’s been dumping in the Rockies and rumour has it that another two metres of snow is forecast this week for the Alps — but have you decided where to go yet this winter? We hope you’ve been…
31 Oct 2014
The electric car revolution is filtering down to the Alps this winter, with Renault Twizys set to become the latest way to find your way around a ski resort. Serre Chevalier Vallée is one of the resorts…
29 Oct 2014
The launch of two new properties in Andorra this season further cements the country’s position as a ski destination. Pierre & Vacances are opening self-catering residences in El Tarter and Ransol,…
28 Oct 2014
Destination of more après-ski parties than we can fathom, the team behind La Folie Douce is travelling to the UK next month to bring a bit of its unique magic to Bodos Schloss in Kensington. On Thursday…
24 Oct 2014
We know the ski season is on its way — the latest Warren Miller film is about to be released. “No Turning Back”, Warren Miller’s 65th annual ski film, begins its UK tour in Reading on 10 November,…
20 Oct 2014
Arapahoe Basin, or A-Basin to those in the know, has yet again become the first ski resort in the US to open its slopes for the season. A-Basin in Colorado is known for its record-breaking ski seasons…
17 Oct 2014
French ski holiday operator Ski Amis is offering 25 per cent discounts on selected weeks and chalets over the season to celebrate 25 years in business. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to celebrate…
15 Oct 2014
Sun Peaks ski resort in British Columbia is adding more terrain this season, bringing the skiable acres up to 4,270 and making it the second-largest area in Canada. The new terrain is in the resort’s…
13 Oct 2014
Fancy winning a ski pass for Les Menuires for the next 50 years? On 12 February, 2015, Les Menuires in the Trois Vallées will celebrate its 50th birthday. To celebrate, the resort is giving away a ski…
10 Oct 2014
Winter is most definitely coming. Ski resorts across Europe and North America have been inundating us with pictures of the first snowfalls and the news that their snow-making has cranked in to life. In…
8 Oct 2014
Does your child have what it takes to run a hotel? Badrutt’s Palace in St Moritz, one of the most famous hotels in Switzerland, wants to find a Junior General Manager to help upgrade its appeal to families.…
6 Oct 2014
A host of new flight routes will be operating from all over the UK to the Alps, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia this winter. British Airways will fly twice a week from Gatwick to Friedrichshafen in Germany…
3 Oct 2014
Squaw Valley is launching the ski industry’s first app for Google Glass — the hands-free device that allows users to access the internet. Google Glass is essentially a hands-free computer with an optical…
30 Sep 2014
Zermatt, Cervinia and Monterosa Ski (encompassing Champoluc, Gressoney and Alagna) are planning to link up and create one of the largest ski areas in the world. A lift link has long been discussed between…
28 Sep 2014
Two ski resorts in the US have new direct routes from major hubs used by Brits during the ski season. Jackson Hole in Wyoming has a new route from Chicago and Mammoth Mountain in California has a direct…
26 Sep 2014
The ski shows in London and Manchester are only one month away — and we have four pairs of tickets to each event worth £24 and £20 respectively to give away. The shows kick of 24 October in Manchester,…
19 Sep 2014
Tour operators say skiers and snowboarders are well into booking their holidays for this winter season. “We’ve been hugely busy in May, June and July,” said Nick Morgan of Le Ski, which offers catered…
16 Sep 2014
Crystal has developed an app that to guide clients around the mountain in place of ski hosts. The Crystal Ski Explorer App 2.0, available for Android and iPhone, allows users to track their routes, find…
10 Sep 2014
Regular skiers of Verbier are breathing a sigh of relief that the Swiss resort has reunited with Nendaz, Veysonnaz and Thyon to form the 4 Vallées ski area once again, in an agreement that will last 18…
9 Sep 2014
Where to Ski and Snowboard was officially launched last night — 20 years since the first edition was published. Tour operators, ski journalists, long-standing readers and contributors, advertisers and…
6 Sep 2014
Le Ski has announced it will submit an appeal to France’s Supreme Court in Paris, to fight a ban on British tour operators guiding their clients around French ski resorts. The appeal court in Chambery…
27 Aug 2014
It’s that time of year again — winter is coming and so is the new edition of Where to Ski and Snowboard. Now is your chance to order a copy for the 1994 price of £14.99 and free postage within the…
4 Aug 2014
Inghams has added 10 new ski resorts to its offering this winter — including one in Austria that is dedicated to people learning to ski and snowboard. Oberperfuss, just above Innsbruck in Austria, is…
1 Aug 2014
One of the biggest ski centres in the north west of England has applied for a grant of £500,000 to become a “winter sports centre of excellence”. Ski Rossendale in Rawtenstall, in Lancashire’s…
29 Jul 2014
The ski resort of Chamonix will be relieved of a significant lift queue this season — thanks to the replacement of the Plan Joran chair lift from Argentière to Les Grands Montet. The old four-man chair…
22 Jul 2014
Skiing and snowboarding is growing in popularity in England, according to the latest research. A report by Snowsport England, released at the end of June, shows that the number of people using artificial…
18 Jul 2014
Canada’s cult resort Red Mountain is adding another 200 acres of in-bound skiing for the 2014-15 season. Three new runs have been cut into the trees on the south side of Mt Kirkup and accessed by snowcat.…
9 Jul 2014
Record snow conditions in the Rockies resulted in a similar record ski season in Colorado — with the state’s 25 ski areas logging 12.6 million visits over the 2013/14 season, a 10 per cent jump…
7 Jul 2014
Vail, Beaver Creek, Canyons and Breckenridge ski resorts are to undergo some major refurbishments this summer. Vail Resorts, which owns the four North American ski areas, is ploughing $85 million (nearly…
3 Jul 2014
A decision on whether British tour operators will be allowed to continue ski hosting in France will be given on 4 September. Yesterday (3 July), French chalet specialists Le Ski were present at a two-hour…
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