SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 80 | Anna DeMonte – Ski Mountaineer & Mont Blanc Women’s Ski FKT Record Holder This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. Anna DeMonte is a ski mountaineering athlete who, in June 2024, captured the Women’s Ski Fastest Known Time (FKT) on 15,766′ Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France. 9,000′ vertical backcountry days are normal for her, and recently, she has been averaging over 25,000′ of human-powered vertical a week. The […] Podcasts Podcast | March 4, 2025 0 Comments
Search & Rescue Finds Bodies of 4 Missing Hikers on Mont Blanc, France All hope has been crushed as the four missing hikers on Mont Blanc, France, have been found dead. Two Italian and two Korean hikers had been missing on Mont Blanc since Saturday. On Tuesday, September 10, in the early afternoon, their bodies were found by French mountain police. The hikers presumably died from exposure and/or exhaustion. The Italian hikers, identified […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | September 10, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 13, 2024 Well, well, well, who would have thought — we have a new # 1 and it’s not a French resort! We almost had a German resort move into the top 7, with Kleinwalsertal/Oberstdorf at the Austrian German border recording 4.36 meters (14 feet). Which resorts have the most snow right now? Here is the top 7 for the European Alps: […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
The 8 Largest Ski Resorts on the Ikon Pass In January 2018, Alterra Mountain Company introduced the Ikon Pass, giving skiers and snowboarders access to 50+ locations across the globe. Much like Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass, the Ikon Pass allows diehard skiers like myself to spend $1,000 each season to shred spots all over the world for up to five to seven days at each location or unlimited access. Steamboat, Mammoth Mountain, and […] Brains Noah DeVries | February 15, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 7, 2024 Last week saw some snowfalls across the European Alps. Our top 7 list of resorts has changed a little bit from last week, but is still heavily dominated by French resorts. Which resorts have the most snow right now? Here is the top 7 for the European Alps: *Please note, snow depths are self-reported by resorts and not verified by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 3, 2024 Snowfalls last week were minimal across the European Alps, but more snow is in the forecast from today. Our top 7 list of resorts with the deepest snowpack has not changed much from last week. There was some re-shuffling and changes to snowdepth, with sunnier resorts having their snowpack compacted a bit over the course of last week. France in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 17, 2024 0 Comments
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