Austrian Ski Resort Covering Slopes in Blankets to Prevent Melting During Summer One of Austria’s most popular glacial ski resorts just covered its glacier in protective fabric earlier than usual to prevent it from melting. Stubai Glacier resort near Innsbruck, the capital of Tirol province has covered 6-acres of the glacier with strips of thick white fabric to reflect the sun’s heat. As global temperatures rise, it has become almost the norm for […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 8, 2020 1 Comment
PHOTO TOUR: Winter Returns to the Alps | Almost 5-FEET of Snow Falls on Ski Resorts A huge spring storm has dumped almost 5-FEET on some resorts in the Alps this weekend. Although some of these resorts should be open but are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, it does set things up nicely for the summer glacier ski season, if it is allowed to happen. Related: Photo Tour: New Snow at Australian Ski Resorts Today […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 4, 2020 0 Comments
Austrian Tourism Industry Suffers Near $2B Loss as a Result of Quarantine-Measures Austria is now known to have been an initial epicenter for COVID-19 cases on the European landmass, specifically in the ski town/party destination of Ischgl regarded as the ‘Ibiza of the Alps.’ Over 2,500 cases have been linked back to a ski area which has now become the subject of a criminal investigation and the area has been on a […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
Austria to Reopen Sporting Facilities and Allow Non-Team Sports Like Tennis, Golf and Ski Touring Austria, which has already begun relaxing its coronavirus lockdown, said on Wednesday it would allow some sports that allow social distancing, like tennis and golf, to resume from May 1. “Of course, individual sports where there is no immediate contact will be given priority more quickly over team sports where contact is generally unavoidable, or contact sports,” Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2020 2 Comments
Austrian Ski Area Linked to Thousands of Coronavirus Cases Is Relaxing Quarantine Rules The lockdown that has been in effect for three weeks across all 279 municipalities in Tirol, Austria, was lifted last night allowing people to leave their homes for exercise. Authorities are requesting that people refrain from ski touring or any other ‘extreme’ alpine pursuits. Related: UPDATE: 2,500 Coronavirus Victims Sign-Up for Class Action Lawsuit Against Austrian Ski Area Tirol is […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2020 0 Comments
UPDATE: 2,500 Coronavirus Victims Sign-Up for Class Action Lawsuit Against Austrian Ski Area Around 2,500 people have signed up to potentially join a class-action lawsuit against the Austrian ski resort at the center of a criminal investigation that seeks to pin the blame on local authorities for their handling of the outbreak, and by initially trying to bury it. Related: Austrian Ski Resort Linked to THOUSANDS of Coronavirus Cases | Resort Stayed Open 2-WEEKS […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 2, 2020 0 Comments
Criminal Investigation Underway at Austrian Ski Resort Linked to Thousands of Coronavirus Cases A criminal investigation has been opened at Ischgl, a popular Austrian ski town well-known for its party and après scene, into allegations that an initial coronavirus infection was covered up at the local ski resort which we now are considering as the center of the European outbreak. Hundreds of new cases in Germany, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark have been traced […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Austrian Ski Resort Linked to THOUSANDS of Coronavirus Cases | Resort Stayed Open 2-WEEKS After Confirmed Cases in February Ischgl, a popular Austrian ski resort well-known for its party and après scene, is suspected of being a “breeding ground” for coronavirus, with THOUSANDS of cases being traced back to the area. Ischgl Resort, in the province of Tirol, has been linked to cases in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and other areas of Austria. 491 of Norway’s 1,198 cases […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 24, 2020 0 Comments
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