Deadly Christmas Period in European Alps Continues As Father & Son Perish on Boxing Day in Avalanche Near Tux, Austria A tragic avalanche in Austria’s Tux Alps claimed the lives of a 51-year-old father and his 22-year-old son during a backcountry tour on December 26, 2024. The incident is the fourth death over the Christmas period in the European Alps, after a Swiss Olympic snowboarder died on December 23 and a 14-year-old boy died on Christmas Day in Les Arcs, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 26, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Another Lift Failure on Christmas Eve at La Norma, France, Sees 107 Skiers Stuck for Up to 4 Hours Yet another lift failure has struck this month, when a chairlift at La Norma resort in Savoie, France, stopped spinning. A power failure left a total of 107 skiers stranded for more than three hours, with some reporting sitting in the freezing cold for up to four hours. The guests were rescued in a dramatic operation involving two helicopters and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 26, 2024 1 Comment
Tragic Christmas Avalanche Claims Life of Teen Skier in Les Arcs, France A festive day of skiing turned to heartbreak in Les Arcs, France, on Christmas Day when a 14-year-old boy lost his life in an off-piste avalanche. The tragedy unfolded in the Aiguille Rouge sector near Arc 2000, a part of the renowned ski resort in the Savoie region. Related: Tragedy in Arosa, Switzerland, as Avalanche Claims Life of 26-Year-Old Olympic […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 26, 2024 0 Comments
Grave Concern for Climbers Missing Since Sunday at Gran Sasso in the Italian Apennine Mountains Concerns are mounting for two missing hikers in the Italian Apennine Mountains. Luca Perazzini and Cristian Gualdi, both experienced mountaineers from Santarcangelo di Romagna in Rimini, have been left stranded on the Gran Sasso peak since Sunday, December 22, after being swept away by an avalanche while descending the Directissima route. The pair managed to set of a distress call […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 25, 2024 0 Comments
240 Skiers Rescued on Christmas Eve After Chairlift Breaks Down in Superdévoluy, France On Tuesday, December 24, an electrical failure on the La Festoure chairlift at the Superdévoluy ski area in France’s Hautes-Alpes left 240 skiers stranded, prompting a significant rescue operation. The malfunction occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve, rendering the lift inoperable and causing a lengthy rescue operation of the guests stuck on the chairlift. Guests were abseiled off […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 25, 2024 0 Comments
These are the 9 Dream Ski Trips Our Readers Would Go on if Money Were No Object At some point, almost everyone has dreamed about not having to worry about money. People dream about hitting the lottery and what they would do with all that money. Skiing ranks as one of the most expensive sports to get into. So, it is fair to say that if a skier had the opportunity to go on their wildest dream […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 24, 2024 0 Comments
Simon Beck’s Snow Art Looks Like Something From Out of This World If one came across one of these drawings in the middle of Iowa’s farmland, it would be common to chalk up credit for such fantastic art to some extraterrestrial beings. However, a snow artist named Simon Beck, born in London in the 1950s is responsible for hundreds if not thousands of intricate designs made using the medium of snow. According to […] Chad Walker | December 24, 2024 3 Comments
Tragedy in Arosa, Switzerland, As Avalanche Claims Life of 26-Year-Old Olympic Snowboarder A snowboarder lost her life in a tragic avalanche on a closed slope in Arosa, Switzerland, on Monday, December 23, according to the cantonal police of Graubünden. The 26-year-old, was identified by the Swiss Ski Association as snowboard cross athlete Sophie Hediger. Hediger had ventured onto the Black Diamond run with another snow sports enthusiast when disaster struck. The incident […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 24, 2024 7 Comments
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