As Covid-19 Restrictions Are Eased, Ski Resorts in France and Austria Plan to Open for Summer Skiing It’s fair to say that ski season in Europe never got going this winter. Resorts in France and Italy have been closed to skiers for the majority of the season, while in Austria, only locals were allowed to access the slopes. But with the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the continent, a number of high-alpine glacier resorts have announced they […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2021 0 Comments
European Resorts Begin Harvesting Snow to Save For Next Season With the increasing pressure on resorts to open early and with good conditions, snow farming has become recognized as one of the most useful ways to preserve snow. While much of Europe’s snow remained unskied this season, that doesn’t mean it can’t be used next season. Resorts in Europe have begun the now annual process of farming their snow and using […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 22, 2021 3 Comments
New World Record for “Greatest Vertical Distance Skied Up & Downhill in 24 Hours (Indoors)” On December 15th, 2020, the twenty-six-year-old British man Callum Mackenzie broke the Guinness World Record for “Greatest Vertical Distance Skied Up & Downhill in 24 Hours (indoors).” In twenty-two hours, Callum was able to ski a vertical drop of 39,371’ (12,000m). He accomplished this feat by skiing up and down the indoor ski hill Chill Factore in the UK over […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 26, 2020 1 Comment
World’s Highest Elevation Zip Line Opens in Switzerland [arve url="https://youtu.be/MjXOGJ4u9-c"] Liam Abbott | December 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
French Ski Resorts Take Government to Court in Bid to Open Ski Lifts This Holiday Season French ski resorts are taking their government to court in a bid to keep ski lifts open this holiday season. Domaines Skiables de France, which represents the resorts, has filed a challenge against the closure order with France’s highest administrative court, the Council of State. Related: Ski Resorts in France to Remain Closed Until January Although resorts are allowed to remain […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 10, 2020 0 Comments
Record Breaking 140″ Snowfall Event Triggers Extreme Avalanche Danger in Europe Austrian and Italian authorities issued avalanche alerts this week as record-breaking snowfall jeopardized public safety. Related: Heavy Snowfall and Avalanche Risk Forces Cancelation of Women’s World Cup Super-G Races According to snow-forecast.com, resorts in Northern Italy received nearly 140″ (355cm) of snow in just 4 days. Much of the Alps region received more than 100″ (250 cm) in the same time […] Avalanche Clay Malott | December 8, 2020 0 Comments
Andorra the Latest in Europe to Close its Ski Resorts Until January Scheduled to start their season on Friday 4th December 2020, Andorra has decided to postpone the reopening of its ski resorts until early January 2021. “It is a difficult and painful decision, but from a health point of view, it is better to postpone the opening of ski resorts to January.” – head of Andorran government Xavier Espot The government […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 8, 2020 0 Comments
France Announces Random Border Checks to Prevent Citizens Skiing in Neighboring Countries The President of France yesterday announced measures to prevent citizens from hopping the border to access open ski resorts in neighboring countries, as Europe continues to struggle in the fight against covid-19. The French government is considering mandatory virus tests and a seven-day quarantine for French citizens who return from a ski trip in a neighboring European country during the Christmas […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 3, 2020 0 Comments
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