[VIDEO] Huge Avalanche at Slopestyle World Cup in Tignes, France, Captured by Several Freeski Athletes Incredible images have been shared across social media after an avalanche in Tignes, France, was hurtling towards the FIS World Cup Slopestyle course, where the world’s best freestyle skiers were training and about to compete in the qualification round on March 16, 2023. US Freestyle skier Cody La Plante shared footage in his Instagram stories of the avalanche mercilessly making […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Strikes Announced for French Ski Resorts Could Affect Peak Ski Season Two of the biggest French Unions representing workers in ski resorts, ‘Force Ouvrièr’ and ‘Confédération Général du Travail,’ have announced unlimited strikes starting from January 31, 2023. Mass protests began in 230 French cities, including Paris, Marseille, Nice, and Toulouse, on Thursday and Saturday last week, January 19 and 21, 2023, with an estimated 1.5 million people across the country participating […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 26, 2023 0 Comments
French Ski Resort to Ban Smoking on the Slopes 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 […] Industry News Matt Scribner | December 16, 2022 1 Comment
France Opens for Skiing and Riding 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, […] Industry News Matt Scribner | November 29, 2022 0 Comments
Inflation Drives Price Hikes at European Ski Resorts for 22/23 Amidst rising costs driven by inflation and increased energy prices, several European ski resorts have announced price hikes this season. Prices in Austria are set to hike by an average of 8% across the country. SnowBrains had a look for our readers across different resorts. St. Anton in the state of Tyrol will increase their day pass from €61 to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 28, 2022 0 Comments
How French Ski Resorts Are Saving Energy Costs Amidst Europe’s Energy Crisis Rising energy prices in Europe have lead to governments appealing to industries and individuals to cut energy usage and heating this coming winter. Ski resorts across the Alps are considering their options for the 22/23 season. SnowBrains recently looked at the situation in Switzerland. Today, SnowBrains is taking a look at the situation across French resorts. Related: Could the Global […] Julia Schneemann | September 27, 2022 2 Comments
Le Plastique is Not So Chic—French Petition Started to Get Rid Of Plastic Ski Slope In July this year La Foux-d’Allos, a ski resort in the Southern French Alps, opened a dry ski slope made from green plastic for summer training. La Foux-d’Allos is a medium-sized resort that is 2.5 hours from Nice Airport and is connected to L’Espace Lumière. Together the twin resorts offer an expansive ski area with 180km of skiing. The resort […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Massive Rockslide Narrowly Misses Hikers Below on Mont Blanc, France View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Climber Lewis Muir filmed this insane rockslide on Mont Blanc on Monday that narrowly missed a group of climbers below. The rockslide occurred on the The Cosmiques Arete on the Aiguille du Midi, an extremely popular alpine climb from Chamonix, France. The incident affirms why routes on […] Climbing CragBrains | September 2, 2022 0 Comments
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