European Glaciers Are Back in Business as Several Ski Areas Reopen Good news is coming from all over Europe where athletes have been able to return to alpine training on many of the European glaciers. Colder temperatures, and even some early season snowfall, have enabled many of the glacier resorts in the European Alps to reopen. Recreational skiing has been able to resume in some resorts as well. Only a couple […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 29, 2022 0 Comments
Park Etiquette: 9 Tips to Stay Safe in the Terrain Park Every ski resort in the world now seems to offer terrain parks. Once the domain of a select few resorts, the emergence of twin tips in the late 90s made fun parks increasingly popular. It is great that terrain parks are attracting more and more skiers but it is important to observe the park rules, especially since snowparks are more […] Brains Julia Schneemann | September 27, 2022 0 Comments
How French Ski Resorts Are Saving Energy Costs Amidst Europe’s Energy Crisis Rising energy prices in Europe have lead to governments appealing to industries and individuals to cut energy usage and heating this coming winter. Ski resorts across the Alps are considering their options for the 22/23 season. SnowBrains recently looked at the situation in Switzerland. Today, SnowBrains is taking a look at the situation across French resorts. Related: Could the Global […] Julia Schneemann | September 27, 2022 2 Comments
Northern Hemisphere Ski Season is Only 2-Weeks Away We’re officially into fall and dustings of snow at ski resorts across North America have started to whet our appetite for winter. The days are getting shorter and colder, and the countdown to winter is now on. In Finland, they don’t have as long to wait. Levi, the nation’s largest ski area, and Ruka, another one of the largest both plan […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2022 1 Comment
Fire Engulfs Gondola Station At Summit of Glacier 3000, Switzerland Shocking pictures reach us from Switzerland, where on Monday, September 19, 2022, the summit station of the Glacier 3000 gondola burst into flames. Glacier 3000 is a ski resort in the Swiss canton of Vaud, about 20 minutes from Gstaad and 40 minutes from Montreux. The fire appears to have started on the fourth floor of the upstairs restaurant “Botta” of […] Fire Julia Schneemann | September 21, 2022 3 Comments
Swiss Alpine Club Attempts to Kerb Geotagging to Reduce Accidents and Death The Swiss Alpine Club ‘SAC’ has started a media campaign called #nogeotag, with which the SAC is hoping to discourage people from geotagging on social media. The move has been prompted by the Swiss Alps seeing a record number of hikers this summer and accidents and deaths. Related: Tragedy in the Swiss Alps as one 14-Year Old Confirmed Dead and […] Julia Schneemann | September 20, 2022 3 Comments
Dachstein Glacier, Austria, Is ‘Unsafe’ Due to This Summer’s Extreme Heat and Won’t Open at All 22/23 Dachstein Gletscherbahn Ramsau, the company operating the lifts on the Dachstein Glacier, announced on September 15 that the glacier would not open for skiing or boarding this ski season. Following the below-average snowfall last season and extreme heat in the summer, the glacier was deemed unsafe for snowsport operations. Whether skiing can ever resume is currently uncertain. Related: Northern Hemisphere […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 20, 2022 1 Comment
From Heat Record to Cold Record – Arctic Winds Send Temperatures in Europe Plummeting Two new records were broken at the weekend as temperatures at the weather station at Capanna Margherita in Monte Rosa, Italy, dropped to -6.2°F (-21.2°C) at 6 am on September 17. This breaks the previous coldest temperature measured for the day in 2013, which was -3.5°F (-19.7°C) on September 17, 2013. It also is the earliest temperatures have dropped below -4°F (-20°C) […] Julia Schneemann | September 19, 2022 2 Comments
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