Courmayeur, Italy, Invests €40 Million in 2 Next-Generation Leitner Gondolas for 2026-27 Season Courmayeur is preparing to undergo a huge transformation on its ski slopes, introducing a massive modernization project that aims to seamlessly blend Italian mountain tradition with cutting-edge transit technology. According to an infrastructure announcement released by Courmayeur Mont Blanc Funivie S.p.A. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the ski resort is injecting over €40 million into its lift network. The sweeping […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | July 5, 2026 0 Comments
Trip Report: Pow and Peril on Italy’s Skyway Monte Bianco This article is from Guest Author Cory McMullen Trip Report from February 2026 When I got to the Alps, the snow was old and hard. Rocks poked through patchworks of white, rounded and reduced by the sun. The snow had a gleam and texture to it that was not inviting to someone who spent years staring at snow, trying to […] Trip Report Guest Author | May 26, 2026 0 Comments
Powder Cloud From Huge Avalanche Sweeps Across Lift Line in Courmayeur, Italy, as Danger Remains High Across Alps View this post on Instagram A dramatic avalanche powder cloud surged across a lift line of skiers and snowboarders in Italy on Tuesday, while elevated avalanche danger has gripped much of the Alps over the past week. The incident occurred near the Zerotta chairlift in Val Veny, just outside Courmayeur, where avalanche conditions were rated 4 out of 5 (High) […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 17, 2026 0 Comments
Ikon Pass Welcomes 5 Mountains of Valle d’Aosta in Italy for Winter 2025-26 Iconic Courmayeur Mont Blanc, Italy, Joins Ikon Pass DENVER, CO, August 26, 2025 – Ikon Pass will offer five new mountains within the stunning Valle d’Aosta region of the Italian Alps for winter 2025-26, unlocking even more of Europe for Ikon Pass holders. Score your Ikon Pass at its current low rates before prices go up. Related: Courmayeur, Italy, Report: […] Industry News Press Release | August 26, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur Ski Resort, Italy, Dedicates Ski Run to Federica Brignone, Honoring Her Extraordinary Career and Dominant World Cup Season This past Sunday, Courmayeur ski resort in Italy’s Aosta Valley officially renamed one of its iconic ski runs to honor Italy’s most decorated female alpine skier. Slope 14 will now bear the name of Federica Brignone, a tribute to her exceptional achievements and lifelong connection to the Aosta Valley. Related: Pushing the Age Limit: Lindsey Vonn’s Historic Podium at Age 40 […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 31, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: The Secret Zone Chutes Report from March 7, 2025 On my last full day in Courmayeur, Italy, I decided on a secret zone I’d found the week before. It hosts north-facing terrain and holds recrystallized powder (I hoped). The trip out there wasn’t bad but the skin took me longer than anticipated. It takes about 1.5 hours to the top. I had a plethora […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 11, 2025 0 Comments
La Thuile, Italy, Report: 37,500 Skiable Acres, 94-Miles of Trails, 4,728 Vertical Feet, 39 Ski Lifts, 2 Countries Report from March 7, 2025 On Friday of last week, we skied La Thuile ski resort in La Thuile, Italy. La Thuile, Italy, is part of the Espace San Bernardo ski area, which connects to La Rosière ski area in France. Related: Ski Resorts Where You Can Ski or Board in 2 Countries in 1 Day The first thing we […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 10, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Day #2 in the “Alaskan Velvet Snow” on Tête d l’Ane Report from March 5, 2025 On Tuesday I had a conundrum. My wife is in town and I need to ski with her and there is powder out in them thar hills… The compromise reached was that I’d run out and ski one run in the powder zone, then go backcountry skiing with her in the afternoon. I blasted up […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 10, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: The Tête du Grand Mont Couloir Report from March 4, 2025 There’s a chute the looms over the town of Courmayeur and the ski resort. We can see it from Martin’s house, from town, Dolonne, the ski resort, the Skyway, and just about everywhere else. We knew we had to ski it. Motivations and conditions appeared to line up on Monday and we set out. 4 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 9, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Skiing “Alaskan Velvet” In Terrific Terrain A Week After The Storm Report from March 3, 2025 Yesterday, Marco and his buddy Shanty took me to a new side-country area at Courmayeur Ski Resort in Italy. The zone holds nothing but couloirs. It hasn’t snowed in a week but this zone is holding delectable Alaskan Velvet (recrystallized snow). We got excited as we started up and felt the good snow. Our original […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 5, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Amazing New Terrain, Powder, Wind, & Old Friends Report from February 26 & 27, 2025 Thursday and Friday at Courmayeur Ski Resort, Italy, were powder days. Thursday we ventured into a new sidecountry zone I hadn’t been to before. Twice! Friday we returned to that zone and went back to our old side-country zones only to find them getting blasted by 50mph winds. Thursday was surprisingly deep in […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 2, 2025 0 Comments
Skyway Monte Bianco, Italy, Report: The Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Done = My First & Last Time Ever Speed Flying Report from February 27, 2025 On Friday, we headed up the Skyway Monte Bianco in Courmayeur, Italy in the afternoon. My old California Ski Team buddy, Big Z, was in town. He’s a professional tandem speed flying and paragliding pilot. He talked me into a speed flight with him which is completely against my rules. No human flight. I’ve just […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 2, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Powder Skiing in Terrain that Dreams are Made of Report from February 26, 2025 Yesterday was a powder day here in Italia. We started the day with 2 lower mountain runs on the spectacular Skyway Monte Bianco. Skyway was fun but the upper mountain was fogged-in and the lower mountain was deep dust-on-crust. From there we hopped the fence over to Courmayeur ski resort and found good powder. Then […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 27, 2025 0 Comments
Skyway Monte Bianco, Italy, Report: Deep Dust on Crust On Spectacular Terrain At The End Of The Storm Report from February 26, 2025 Yesterday morning we awoke to new snow in Courmayeur, Italy We elected to start on the legendary Skyway Monte Bianco hoping for a bit of sunshine. The mountains had other plans. The upper mountain was socked in so we snuck out of the mid-station for a lower mountain lap. We tried the Val Veny side […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 27, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Moody Mini-Powder Day Fun in Awesome Terrain Report from February 25, 2025 We slept in and rested this morning and watched the storm hit the mountain. At times it was dumping chicken feathers and it was inspiring. We waited until 2 pm to give the mountain some time to fill in before venturing out. Martin and I rode 2 gondolas then slipped into the trees. It had […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 25, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: 360s, Backflips, & 720s in the Sun-Splashed Terrain Park With Simonas From Lithuania Report from February 21, 2025 After skiing backcountry for the past 6 days, it felt like it was time to ski the resort. Specifically the terrain park. I started the day doing laps on the Aretu chairlift and hitting the park each run. I started just hitting one of the 2 big jumps then evolved to hitting them both. The […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 22, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Larch Tree Chute Powder Hunt Report from February 20, 2025 Today we returned to Courmayeur to continue our hunt for powder in the larch trees. I still can’t get over pine trees that lose their leaves in the winter… How did I not know this was a thing!? We rode gondola to gondola to tram to sardine can again and boosted out into the sidecountry. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 20, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Sneaky Italian Tree Skiing a Week After the Storm Report from February 19, 2025 The plan was to ski a line up high in powder snow yesterday. I’d convinced myself that I’d found a spot in the alpine right off the lift with good snow that was a long, wide wide-open run. When I got there I found the snow wasn’t great and it was actually a pretty short […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 20, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Searching For Powder One Week After The Big Storm Report from February 18, 2025 We went in search of powder at Courmayeur ski resort in Italy yesterday. Gondola to gondola to tram to sardine can. The last tram, Arp, only fits 10 people! It’s so cute… From there we journeyed west on our search. It hasn’t snowed in about a week and the wind got to a lot of […] Backcountry Miles Clark | February 19, 2025 0 Comments
Monoman: The Tragic Last Run of a Chamonix Icon The Monte Bianco Skyway is an engineering marvel. The rotating cable car, offering 360-degree panoramic views as it soars from the quaint Italian ski village of Courmayeur, accesses the high glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif at over 3,400 meters (11,300 feet), just on the other side of the tunnel running from Chamonix. It gives direct access to some of […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | February 18, 2025 2 Comments