French Engineers Prepare Val d’Isère Resort’s Slopes for Major World Cup Ski Event

With the Critérium de la Première Neige ski race set for December 14-15 in Val d’Isère, France, a team of ski safety specialists from MBS, a French engineering company, is hard at work preparing its slopes for this high-stakes Alpine Ski World Cup competition. MBS, which specializes in slope safety and equipment, has partnered with the Val d’Isère Sports Club […]
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How Walt Disney Helped Create the Ski Area Trail Sign System in North America

Trail sign designation symbols are fundamental knowledge at ski resorts in North America, but their origins are not. They consist of green circles (easiest), blue squares (more difficult), and black diamonds (most difficult), and are the basis of all ski runs in the U.S. Although many variations exist at specific locations, the history of these three main symbols is fascinating. An […]
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Switzerland Makes it 3-For-3 Victories at Beaver Creek, CO, While Lucas Braathen Claims First-Ever Brazilian Podium

After two speed events followed a technical event today at Beaver Creek, with a Giant Slalom race scheduled for Sunday, December 8. The victory went to Switzerland again, after Swiss skiers dominating both the Downhill as well as the Super-G on the previous two days. However, what was surprising was the face of the victor as it was 35-year-old Thomas […]
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, Sets New World Record for Skiers and Riders in Jeans

2nd Annual Ski in Jeans Event Kicks Off Destination December Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced today that it set the world record for the most people skiing and riding in jeans on Saturday, December 7, drawing 3,320 participants for the Resort’s 2nd Annual Ski In Jeans Day. JMHR set the previous record with the first iteration of the […]
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Avalanche Buries 3 During Safety Course in Swiss Alps

An avalanche safety course in the Swiss Alps became a real-life rescue operation on Saturday, December 7. A massive 100-foot (30-meter) wide slab broke loose on the Oberalp Pass in eastern Switzerland, burying three participants and testing their fellow students’ newly acquired skills. The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. local time while 40 participants were engaged in various avalanche […]
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