European Ski Resorts Take Up Snow Farming for Next Season With the increasing pressure on resorts to open early and with good conditions, snow farming has been recognized as one of the most useful ways to preserve snow. Resorts use tarpaulin to cover their snow farms or sawdust to cover mounds of snow. Both methods have proven successful for multiple resorts and are an important part to their success. After […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 21, 2018 3 Comments
French Resorts Awarded Bid for 2023 FIS Alpine World Skiing Championships France’s victorious candidacy team for Courchevel-Meribel 2023. Image: FIS Ski Two French resorts, Courchevel and Méribel, have been chosen to host the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The French bid was chosen over the competing bid from Saalbach, Austria at the FIS international congress in Costa Navarino, Greece. Following a convincing presentation that demonstrated their meticulous preparation and ability […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | May 21, 2018 0 Comments
New Technology Allows Winter Olympic Ski-Jumpers to Train Year Round Ski-jumpers are a rare breed. I mean, who else would launch off a 120m high ramp at 90mph, ‘fly’ 250m and then land with only a lycra suit for protection?! It takes skill, bravery and just a little bit of crazy. But thanks to a new development the one thing they now no longer need, is snow. The ski-jumping facility at the […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 14, 2017 3 Comments
VIDEO: Going Big at Speed in the French Alps This is the kind of GoPro video that is very fun to watch: a sketchy, scary line, in epic condition that you aspire to ski someday. Boom. “Mickael Bimboes drops in on a sketchy line in Courchevel, France.” – GoPro SnowBrains | November 16, 2015 0 Comments
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