Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter, Norway, Opens Summer Ski Season Today Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter in Norway opens for summer skiing today, May 9. The Norwegian resort is located on top of Scandinavia’s highest mountain, Galdhøppigen, which reaches an altitude of 8,098 feet (2,469 meters). The clear, green glacial water beautifully contrasts the surrounding permafrost landscape. Galdhøppigen Summer Ski Center is one of only six summer-only ski resorts or areas in the world. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 9, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Anders Backe at Fonna Glacier Ski Resort, Norway, Before Resort Opens This Week Fonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway will open for teams this week from Wednesday, May 1. Mountain operation crews have been busy clearing the ski area’s access roads and grooming runs to be ready for opening on Wednesday. Before giving access to the many alpine and freestyle teams that will descend on the glacier resort for on-snow summer training, pro-skier […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 28, 2024 0 Comments
Fonna Glacier Ski Resort, Norway, Prepping for Season Opening on May 1 Work has commenced at the Folgefonna Glacier in Norway to get the Fonna Glacier Ski Resort ready for the upcoming summer ski season. Fonna is one of only six ski resorts or areas in the world that opens in summer only due to receiving too much snow during winter. Related: Unveiling the 6 Spectacular Summer-Only Ski Resorts Around the Globe […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 21, 2024 3 Comments
[VIDEO] Hot Dog Hans is Back and Exploring Norway with Olympic Gold Medallist Birk Ruud https://youtu.be/7RUNF8fytxA?si=tne3Ep_-FiD2enl- Wondering what Hot Dog Hans has been up to? This time his travels took Hans to Norway, where he made friends with legendary Norwegian freeskier and Olympic Gold medallist Birk Ruud. The Norwegian resort guests were less familiar with Hot Dog Hans, so it made for some surprise “What the …” moments by the local park rats at Hemsedal […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 20, 2024 0 Comments
Royal Treatment: Jessie Diggins Becomes First American to be Awarded the Norwegian Holmenkollen Medal American cross country skier Jessie Diggins became the first American to receive the prestigious Holmenkollen Medal on Saturday, March 9. The Holmenkollen Medal is Norway’s highest skiing honor and is awarded to the best cross country skier of the season across all disciplines. In the men’s division, Norwegian skier Simen Hegstad Kruger was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal for 2024. Diggins […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 11, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Lift on Fonna Glacier Ski Resort, Norway, Buried by Over 30 Feet of Snow Fonna Glacier Ski Resort is located on the Folgefonna Glacier in Norway, and it is one of three summer-only ski areas in the country. The ski area plans to open for the season on May 17 this year. When the crew began work for the upcoming season, Mother Nature decided to play ‘hide the ski lift’. Buried by over 10 […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 5, 2024 0 Comments
FIS World Cup Downhill Race at Kvitfjell, Norway, Replaced with Super-G Race Due to snowfall, rain, and fog, both Downhill training runs at Kvitfjell, Norway, in the lead-up to the World Cup race on Saturday, March 2, had to be canceled. The canceled Downhill race will be replaced with a Super-G event. Super-G events do not require training runs, so the decision was made to change the format. This decision was also […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2024 0 Comments
Head Skis Finds Cause of Mowinckel’s Fluoro-Contamination Following the disqualification of Ragnhild Mowinckel in the Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria, on October 28, 2023, Head, together with the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) and the Norwegian Ski Association investigated the source of the contamination. The Norwegian skier had been disqualified after her first run due to the fluorine (or ‘fluoro’) […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 4, 2023 5 Comments
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