FIS Recognizes Freeride Skiing and Snowboarding as Official Discipline After a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) now recognizes freeride skiing and snowboarding as official winter sports disciplines. The FIS made the decision at its annual general assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Two years ago, the FIS and the Freeride World Tour (FWT) joined forces, enabling the FIS to add freeriding to its list of official […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 7, 2024 0 Comments
17,000-Square-Foot Mansion Sells for $20 Million in Telluride, CO A 17,000-square-foot mansion just sold near Telluride, Colorado. The log-cabin-style house not only offers multiple luxurious amenities but is also located next to a ski slope. According to Mansion Global, its amenities include 11 fireplaces, a bowling alley, as well as a home cinema and multiple wellness and spa features. In addition to the main mansion the property also includes […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 5, 2024 0 Comments
Main Chalet at Mont Edouard, QC, Burns Down in Devastating Fire A fire has left the main lodge at Mont Edouard, Québec in ruins. The fire broke out on the afternoon of Friday, May 31. According to the ski resort’s Facebook page, no one was injured. At the time the cause of the fire remains unknown, but the resort is working together with authorities to investigate the cause of […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 4, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Zugspitze and Garmisch, Germany: My Escape at the Edge of the Alps I learned skiing on once-a-year family trips to Italy, where I did my first laps on skis at age five and got hooked immediately. Soon enough, these vacations weren’t enough to fulfill my need for skiing, so my dad put both me and my brother in a local ski racing program, which trained at Garmisch Classic and Zugspitze ski area, […] Leander Walchshöfer | June 3, 2024 0 Comments
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