First Lawsuit Against Austrian Government for Handling of Ischgl Ski Area Covid-19 Outbreak Begins Friday The first of potentially thousands of lawsuits against the Austrian government regarding the handling of the covid-19 outbreak at Ischgl ski resort in March 2020 will begin on Friday. The widow of Hannes Schopf, 72, an Austrian journalist who died with covid-19, is suing the Austrian government for โฌ100,000 for responding too slowly to the threat of the virus, The […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 16, 2021 0 Comments
Austrian Ski Area to Open a Week Early This Friday View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soฬlden in Tirol (@soelden.official) Could winter really already be here? Even though Fallโlet alone winterโhasn’t even started yet, one Austrian glacier ski area is set to open on Friday, September 10โa week earlier than expected. Solden ski area in Austria, which has 31 lifts and 144 kilometers of ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 8, 2021 0 Comments
Austrian Ski Instructor Training Candidates Face Vaccine Mandate Snowsport instructors-in-training are being required to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in order to participate in the state ski instructor associations. This mandate is taking place in the federal states of Tyrol, Styria, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Carinthia, and Vienna. This mandate comes after new COVID-19 strains and mutants have begun to spread more rapidly.ย President of the Austrian Ski School Association, […] Industry News Breya Bergom | August 30, 2021 0 Comments
Maria Kittl: The 89 Year-Old Rock Climber It’s not every day someone comes across an athlete with as much commitment as Maria Kittl.ย The eighty-nine-year-old Austrian has such a passion for rock climbing, she does it every week. โWhen I see a steep wall, my heart starts to sing,โ says Kittl. According to Forbes, climbing can lead to “flow state experiences.” A flow state is when you have […] Climbing Breya Bergom | July 22, 2021 0 Comments
Beginner Skier Paralyzed in Attempted Jump Suing Tour Operator for $7-Million A schoolboy on only his second ski trip in six years tried to pull off a 180-degree turn in mid-air and ended up landing on his head and breaking his back, leaving him paralyzed.ย He is now suing the tour operator for ยฃ5-million ($7-million), blamingย the ski school and the instructor for his life-changing accident. Related: Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts For Negligence […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 21, 2021 1 Comment
As Covid-19 Restrictions Are Eased, Ski Resorts in France and Austria Plan to Open for Summer Skiing It’s fair to say that ski season in Europe never got going this winter. Resorts in France and Italy have been closed to skiers for the majority of the season, while in Austria, only locals were allowed to access the slopes. But with the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the continent, a number of high-alpine glacier resorts have announced they […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Squaw Valley, CA Local Ross Tester Winning Run at Fieberbrunn on FWT21 [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5NpwNQ4qIs"] SnowBrains | March 16, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
COVID-19 Tests Required at Austrian Ski Resorts Austrian authorities have imposed new protocols at ski resorts. To get skiers and snowboarders back on the slopes in a safe manner, guests must now provide a negative COVID test result. PCR or antigen tests are acceptable and must have taken place within 48 hours before entering the resort, effective immediately. In addition to the new regulations, ski slopes have […] Industry News Alex Mangels | February 19, 2021 0 Comments
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