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Epic Expands Offering in the Italian Dolomites to Include Australian Epic Pass

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Vail Resorts Inc. announced that access to its Epic partner Skirama Dolomiti in Italy had been expanded to include Epic Australia and Epic Adaptive Pass holders, effective immediately. Previously, access to Skirama Dolomiti was limited to American Epic Season Pass holders only. This is great news for all the Australians currently spending their holiday in Europe. Epic Australia (and Adaptive) […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 13, 2023
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French Ski Resort to Ban Smoking on the Slopes

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Les Gets, a ski resort located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, has elected to ban smoking on its slopes. The decision takes effect on December 17th and will make the French resort the first European ski area to enact a ban on smoking. This decision is primarily motivated by environmental factors. Over 3,000 cigarette butts were found scattered across […]

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Matt Scribner | December 16, 2022
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The 13 Largest Ski Resorts on Earth

We all know that bigger is better when it comes to ski resorts and many other things. In the USA, a biggest ski resort is Big Sky and it’s 5,800 acres. There are ski resorts in the Alps that make Big Sky look like a kiddie hill. So, where are the biggest ski resorts on Earth? Mostly in the Alps, it’s true, but there are a couple others outside of the Alps in North America. If you’re a true ski freak […]

SnowBrains | December 13, 2022
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German Skiing Pioneer Klaus Obermeyer Celebrates His 100th Year of Skiing

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German skiing pioneer Klaus Obermeyer will be celebrating his 100th year of skiing for the 2022-23 season. The prominent Aspen resident is set to lace up his boots and hit the slopes just several weeks after his 103rd birthday on December 2nd, a truly astonishing feat to accomplish! Klaus first experienced skiing in 1922 as a youth in the German […]

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Matt Scribner | December 6, 2022
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France Opens for Skiing and Riding

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The 2022-23 season has officially kicked off in France. The ski areas of Val Thorens and Tignes opened their slopes to the public on Saturday, November 26th—a sight that French skiers and riders are certainly happy to see. They were the last major alpine nation in Europe to get things going for this season, seeing neighboring countries such as Austria, […]

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Matt Scribner | November 29, 2022
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[PHOTOS] European Ski Areas Woke Up to Blanket of Snow on Saturday

The blistering heatwave that put paid to summer skiing at European ski areas came to a chilling end this weekend as the first significant snow of the season fell on resorts in the Alps and the Italian Dolomites. Zermatt, Switzerland, usually open 365-days a year but closed for the last 50, announced that they will reopen on Tuesday. Les 2 […]

SnowBrains | September 18, 2022
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Summer Skiing to Resume in Zermatt, Switzerland | Resort Will Reopen on Tuesday After Return of Snow

On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Zermatt Bergbahnen will resume summer skiing operations on the Theodul glacier. The precipitation and cold temperatures at 13,000 feet will allow for safe and quality snow sports. Thanks to the ongoing maintenance work on the slopes and installations during the temporary closure, summer skiing operations will resume just a few days after the long-awaited precipitation. The only […]

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SnowBrains | September 18, 2022
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‘Year-Round’ Swiss Ski Resort Zermatt Closes Due to Extremely Warm Temperatures and Rapid Snowmelt

High in the Swiss Alps, Zermatt usually stays open all year, never halting its lifts for a day because of the perpetually snow-covered glacier it’s built on. But with severe heatwaves impacting all of Europe, this is no ordinary summer and the world-class ski area has closed its skiing operations for the time being. The resort, which is the highest […]

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SnowBrains | July 27, 2022
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