Pisaillas Glacier, Val d’Isere, France, Will Not Open for Summer Skiing Due to Lack of Snow A Val d’Isere, France, glacier will not open for summer skiing this year due to a lack of snow and warm temperatures. The Pisaillas glacier was scheduled to open on June 11th, and this is the first time that a lack of snow has prevented it from opening. Related: Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, North America’s Only Summer-Only Ski Area, Will Not Open […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 3, 2022 1 Comment
Haute Route Trip Report: Ski Touring From Chamonix, France, to Zermatt, Switzerland Report from April 2022 and written by the Explore-Share team The Haute Route ski touring route joins Chamonix, in France, with Zermatt, in Switzerland, and is famous for its Mont Blanc views on one end and Matterhorn views on the other. The full route is 180km (112m) long and takes around one week to cross on a ski touring traverse, depending […] Trip Report Guest Author | May 9, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Family Caught by Scary Inbounds Avalanche at French Resort [arve url="https://youtu.be/DFKWiZelUeE"] AvyBrains | April 22, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Skier Charged With Manslaughter After Hitting and Killing 5-Year-Old Girl at French Ski Resort A French man has been charged with manslaughter after colliding with and killing a five-year-old British girl on the slopes of Flaine in the French Alps. If found guilty, he could face up to three years in jail and a fine of €45,000 ($51,400). The girl was in a lesson on a blue slope when she was struck by the man, […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 18, 2022 1 Comment
Mont Blanc Plane Crash Treasure Finally Split with Discoverer In 2013, while ascending Mont Blanc in France, a French climber came across a container amongst a plane crash wreckage filled with an assortment of precious stones. Complying with French law, the finding was handed over to the local authorities. It wasn’t until this year, eight years later, that individual was finally rewarded with half of the gems, valued at […] Crash Jake Vigesaa | December 9, 2021 0 Comments
Snowstorm Dumping in Alps and Pyrenees This Weekend While Resorts in the Western US are blowing snow to open on time, many resorts in the Alps and Pyrenees are expecting huge snowstorms to bring feet of snow over the weekend. So far fall snowstorms have broken records for snowfall in the Alps this season. Early December storms in the Alps as well the Pyrenees have many resorts expecting a couple […] Aunika Skogen | December 4, 2021 2 Comments
Masks in Liftlines, But Not Vaccines, Mandatory at Ski Resorts in France This Season Skiers in France will not be required to be vaccinated this winter, but they will have to wear a mask while waiting in chairlift lines, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday. Related: “This Winter, We Will Ski!” France Will Open Ski Resorts This Winter and Will Not Require Covid Pass to Ride Lifts Once they have boarded lifts skiers […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 8, 2021 0 Comments
“This Winter, We Will Ski!” France Will Open Ski Resorts This Winter and Will Not Require Covid Pass to Ride Lifts With the ski season only weeks away, the Secretary of State for Tourism in France gave ski areas a boost by announcing that they will be allowed to open this season, and a ‘health pass’ will not be required to board ski lifts––at least not yet anyway. In a speech on Friday, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, said, “the message is very clear: […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 4, 2021 2 Comments
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