British Ski Racer Dave Ryding Announces His Intention to Retire After the 2026 Winter Olympics Dave Ryding, Britain’s most accomplished alpine skier, has announced that he will retire following the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. The tech specialist, who to date is the only British Alpine skier to have won a FIS World Cup race, starts mainly in the Slalom and Giant Slalom disciplines. He made his World Cup debut in February 2009 in Val […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
Vermont’s Northern Ski Resorts Feel the Chill of Declining Canadian Tourism Under Trump Administration In Vermont’s snow-covered Northeast Kingdom, the winter silence is arriving earlier than expected—not from a lack of snow, but from a lack of visitors. Canadian ones, specifically. Since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, ski resorts and border businesses across northern Vermont have reported a sharp and unsettling drop in tourism from their neighbors to the north as a direct […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 12, 2025 0 Comments
Swiss Avalanche Death Toll for 2024-25 Rises to 21 After Serious Late-Season Accidents What began as one of the lowest-risk winters in recent memory has ended on a tragic and unexpected note: the number of people killed in avalanches in Switzerland during the 2024–25 season has risen to 21, following a series of deadly late-season accidents—including five fatalities in a single event on the Rimpfischhorn at the end of May. Related: Bodies of […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | June 10, 2025 0 Comments
Swiss Resorts Airolo and Andermatt May One Day Be Joined by Gondola in Ambitious St. Gotthard Project A bold new plan could soon link two of Switzerland’s most iconic mountain regions—Andermatt in the canton of Uri and Airolo in the canton of Ticino—through a 16-kilometer (10-mile) gondola system crossing the St. Gotthard Pass. If realized, the project would not only bridge the German- and Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland, but also transform the region into a four-season international […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 9, 2025 0 Comments
U.S. Tourists Lead Boom in Swiss Winter Tourism, Driving Highest Foreign Demand in 17 Years Switzerland’s ski hotels and mountain resorts just closed the books on their busiest winter season in history—and no group contributed more to the international surge than U.S. tourists. From November 2024 through April 2025, Swiss hotels logged a record-breaking 18.5 million overnight stays, according to provisional data released Monday by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BSF). The total represents a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 8, 2025 0 Comments
Glacier Study Reveals Strong Snowpack on Italian Glacier Leading into Summer At nearly 10,200 feet above sea level, on the Piedmont side of Italy’s Gran Paradiso National Park, a quiet but remarkable spring snowfall has revived hopes for one of the Alps’ most closely watched glaciers. Since 1992, the Italian Meteorological Society (SMI) and the Italian Glaciological Committee have conducted annual late-spring snow surveys here, using it as a bellwether for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 8, 2025 0 Comments
‘My Health Comes First’: Brignone Cautious as Milan-Cortina Dream Hangs in the Balance Two months after a devastating crash in Val di Fassa, Italy, ended her successful 2024-25 World Cup season, Italian alpine skiing star Federica Brignone is cautiously optimistic about her comeback. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, June 3, from J-Medical in Turin, the 34-year-old offered a hopeful, but realistic update on her recovery: “I’m positive. The leg responds well, and the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 6, 2025 0 Comments
Val d’Isère, France, Opens for Summer Skiing on the Pisaillas Glacier This Weekend Perched high in the French Alps and framed by the dramatic peaks of the Vanoise National Park, the Pisaillas Glacier at Val d’Isère, France, is once again opening for summer skiing. Accessible only via the Col de l’Iseran—the highest paved pass in Europe—this seasonal tradition offers a rare chance to ski above 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) well into July. The […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 5, 2025 0 Comments
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