Austrian State of Tyrol Declares All Its Ski Resorts Will CLOSE on Monday Due to Coronavirus The legendary skiing state of Tyrol in Austria announced today that they will be closing all ski resorts in the state of Tirol on Monday, March 16th, 2020. There are currently 110 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Tyrol. Tyrol borders Italy where there have been 15,000 cases of Coronavirus and 1,000 deaths due to Coronavirus. Italy has closed its borders, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 12, 2020 0 Comments
6 Killed in 2 Separate Avalanches in the Austrian Alps Yesterday Six people have been killed in two separate avalanches in the Austrian Alps, Austrian authorities said yesterday. A slide in the Dachstein area, a group of mountains located on the border of Upper Austria and Styria, killed five Czech mountaineers on Sunday, police said. The group of snowshoers were swept away by an avalanche around 9.30 am on Sunday. Related: […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 9, 2020 0 Comments
Steepest Groomed Run in Europe Debuts at Austrian Resort The steepest groomed trail in Europe just opened for the first time at Austria’s Kaunertal Glacier last weekend. The new run has a pitch of a little over 41° (an 88% incline) which resort operators claim is steeper than the steepest part of the infamous Streif slope used in the annual Hahnenkamm downhill races in Kitzbuhel, Snowhunter reports. Related: 7 […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 27, 2020 0 Comments
Skier Fighting for His Life After Snowboarder Bludgeoned Him with His Own Ski Pole A skier is in a critical condition after being bludgeoned on the slopes by a snowboarder using the skier’s own pole as a deadly weapon. Related: Doctor Who Stabbed 12-Year-Old Boy with Ski Pole Sentenced to Spend Next 3 Valentine’s Days Behind Bars The unnamed 55-year-old Brit was attacked just as the lifts were closing on the Zillertal Arena in […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 13, 2020 2 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Finished Third in World Cup Slalom in Flachau, Austria Yesterday Mikaela Shiffrin lost to Slovakian Petra Vlhova for the second straight World Cup slalom race, at Flachau in Austria yesterday. It is the first time in over five years that Shiffrin has failed to win in successive slalom races Shiffrin finished third overall, 0.43-seconds slower than first placed Vlhova. Sweden’s Anna Swenn-Larsson was second, by only 0.10-seconds. Vlhova claimed her seventh World […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 15, 2020 0 Comments
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Saalbach Skicircus: Europe’s Third Largest Ski Region Redefining Slope Navigation Navigating your way around a big ski resort can be quite difficult, especially when it is your first time there or the weather is nasty. Europe’s third-largest ski region, Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn Skicircus in Austria, has created a new straight forward slope guidance system. With a tongue-twisting name like that we sure appreciate the simplicity of their navigation system. […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Snow Continues to Fall in Europe | Multiple FEET of Snow at Ski Resorts in the Alps Areas of the Alps are experiencing heavy snow right now as Ullr continues to bless France and Switzerland. Up to 2-FEET of fresh snow has fallen on ski areas over the last day or so. The storm is forecast to continue throughout the weekend, so by Monday, we could see resorts reporting well over 3-feet of beautiful, fresh powder. And this […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 0 Comments
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