Skier Targets 72,000 Vertical Feet Indoors in One Day for World Record Oliver Kern, founder of Skiresort.info and holder of multiple skiing endurance records, will attempt his eighth world record on October 7 at SnowWorld Bispingen, one of Europe’s most advanced indoor ski facilities. Kern aims to ski at least 22,000 vertical meters (72,178 vertical feet) within 24 hours using the six-seater chairlift and platter lift at the northern German ski hall. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 2, 2025 0 Comments
The 11 Countries That Love Ski Racing the Most Which countries are the biggest fanatics for ski racing? The United States has superstar ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin, Norway is the birthplace of alpine racing, and Austria is known for its passionate fans and love for the sport. But to move beyond reputation and measure fanaticism quantitatively, I’m using data from Greatest Sporting Nation and its “per capita cup” for […] Competition Zach Suffish | July 30, 2025 0 Comments
German Company Acquires Bankrupt Jungholz Ski Area, Austria, for $1.65 Million Jungholz ski area, Austria, will reopen under new ownership after filing for bankruptcy in June 2024, reports Meinbezirk.at. WMM AG, a German-based company, has acquired the family-friendly ski area, investing around €1.5 million ($1.65 million), and plans to revitalize it with affordable rates and features tailored to families. Related: Witnesses Wanted as Skiers Knock Woman to Ground & Ski Over […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2025 0 Comments
Fire Destroys Ski Lift at Family-Run Ski Area Near Stuttgart, Germany On Saturday, August 31, around 8:30 p.m., the police in Göppingen were alerted to a fire at the Treffelhausen ski area in Germany. The fire crews in attendance discovered the valley station of one of the resort’s three surface lifts engulfed in fire. Thankfully, the local fire brigades were able to extinguish the fire quickly. Sadly, the fire totally destroyed […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 4, 2024 0 Comments
Tragic Selfie Attempt Leads to Death of Czech Gymnast Natalie Stichova at Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany On August 15, 2024, the life of Natalie Stichova, a talented 23-year-old Czech gymnast, was tragically cut short in a devastating accident on Tegelberg Mountain in Bavaria, Germany. Stichova, known for her love of outdoor adventures, was visiting the famous Neuschwanstein Castle with her friends when the horrific accident occurred. Tegelberg Mountain is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering […] Climbing Jack Bynum | August 27, 2024 0 Comments
Fit for a King—Where Royals Ski: Thailand’s Royal Family This series will be exploring different winter sport-loving royals from all over the world. Part one will be about Thailand’s royals who have been skiing Europe’s resorts for several generations. The tradition of Thailand’s royals skiing in the Alps started when the current King’s grandfather moved with his sons, Rama X’s father and uncle, to Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1933 to protect […] Brains Leander Walchshöfer | August 26, 2024 0 Comments
34-Year-Old Climber Dies on Germany’s Highest Mountain A 34-year-old man has died while ascending Germany’s highest mountain, the 9,717-foot high Zugspitze. The climber, who reportedly attempted to climb the Zugspitze alone, was found dead by three hikers on Wednesday morning, 1,640 feet below the summit. A medic called to the scene could only confirm the death of the climber. The three hikers who found the body were […] Climbing Leander Walchshöfer | June 13, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Zugspitze and Garmisch, Germany: My Escape at the Edge of the Alps I learned skiing on once-a-year family trips to Italy, where I did my first laps on skis at age five and got hooked immediately. Soon enough, these vacations weren’t enough to fulfill my need for skiing, so my dad put both me and my brother in a local ski racing program, which trained at Garmisch Classic and Zugspitze ski area, […] Leander Walchshöfer | June 3, 2024 0 Comments
29 Stranded Hikers Rescued From 9,718′ Zugspitze, Germany’s Highest Mountain, After Over 6 Feet of Unexpected Snowfall A rescue operation was launched on Saturday, June 1, to evacuate dozens of hikers who found themselves stranded on Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, due to treacherous weather conditions. Related: French Mayor Wants to End “Mont Blanc in Heels” as Tourists Attempt Dangerous Peak in Shorts, T-Shirts, and Trainers According to the Bavarian Mountain Rescue Service, 29 hikers attempted to […] SnowBrains | June 2, 2024 1 Comment
Snow Chaos Shuts Down Munich Airport and Grinds Public Transport to a Halt as 20” of Snow Fall in Cities Across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland Around half a meter or 20 inches of snow fell in lower regions of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on Friday, December 1, 2023, resulting in chaotic situations across the three countries. Munich airport was closed the entire day Saturday, December 2, 2023, until December 3, 2023, at 6:00 in the morning with hundreds of flights canceled and travelers in the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 4, 2023 0 Comments
‘Almabtrieb’ — the European Tradition that Signals Winter is Coming Winter is coming and with it some beautiful European traditions that ring in the winter season. In many (mainly) German speaking areas one marked signal that winter is coming is the so called ‘Almabtrieb’ or ‘Alpabzug’, the ceremonial droving of cattle down from the alpine meadows back into the stables for winter. In summer, cows and other farm animals are […] Julia Schneemann | September 10, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Hail Storm in Reutlingen, Germany, Blankets Local Streets With Thick, Snow-Like Layer A hail storm hit the town of Reutlingen in the southern German state of Baden-Würtemberg on Friday, August 4, 2023. Reutlingen is located near Stuttgart and is home to leading international engineering, white goods and automotive manufacturer Bosch. The sudden hail storm struck with such severity in short space of time, that it blanketed the old town of Reutlingen […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 6, 2023 0 Comments
German Skiing Pioneer Klaus Obermeyer Celebrates His 100th Year of Skiing 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 […] Industry News Matt Scribner | December 6, 2022 1 Comment
Trying to Beat the Heatwave: German Resort Oberstdorf Attempts Snow Farming for the First Time The German resort of Oberstdorf is experimenting for the first time this year with snow farming. Snow farming is the attempt to preserve the snow from the previous season for the next season by piling it together and covering it. In a way, it is ‘snow-recycling’. The advantages of snow farming are: guaranteed snow for events/opening days lower energy than […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 30, 2022 0 Comments
Ski Resorts in France and Germany to Remain Closed Until Potentially Mid-February The much-hoped-for reopening of ski resorts in France and Germany has been delayed due to escalating covid-19 cases in the countries. The French government has decided to postpone the opening of ski resorts in France due to the rise in new Covid cases and hospitalizations in the past weeks. The government announced they would look at the issue again on […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 2021 0 Comments
German Police Struggle to Keep Skiers Off Closed Ski Area’s Slopes During COVID-19 Lockdown German police chased people off the slopes of a closed ski resort after hundreds flocked to Winterberg, defying appeals from authorities to stay home https://t.co/FWICyn7ag3 pic.twitter.com/M1n9t2jY6s — Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2021 Who would have ever thought that the police would one day be fighting to keep people from skiing? Well, that day has come in Germany where local authorities […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 5, 2021 0 Comments
France and Germany Enter 4-Week Lockdown Forcing Ski Resorts to Close Both Germany and France announced new a nationwide lockdown on Wednesday, throwing the only-just-begun ski season into disarray as ski resorts have been forced to close. In France, President Emmanuel Macron announced the second lockdown in France that will begin on Friday, until December 1st. Germany has entered a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters, and other leisure facilities in […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 29, 2020 1 Comment
What Limits a Mountain’s Height: A New Theory A new study published earlier this month suggests convergent plate boundaries are the sole contributor to a mountain’s height. It was previously believed that these convergent plate boundaries pushed up the crust as one plate was subducted beneath the other (this is still true). After the mountain was formed it then started to weather and erode becoming shorter as it […] Brains Alex Camerino | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Electric PistenBully To Be Tested In Indoor Ski Centre In May this year, PistenBully, the worlds’ leader company in slope grooming machines, unveiled a brand new, 100% electric groomer. The name is PistenBully 100 E, and is an improvement on the 2012 600 E+ which used a combined diesel/electric drive. However, it’s functionality was put in doubt since its battery autonomy only lasts for 2,5 – 3 hours. The charging […] Industry News Micho | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Famous Cable Car Badly Smashed in Germany Today According to Kriesbote, an unmanned maintenance basket collided with an empty cable car after a chain hoist broke at Zugspitze ski resort in Germany today. No one was injured in the accident. Zugspitze is the highest mountain in Germany at 9,717′. Zugspitze ski areas 10 lifts are located on the Zugspitze mountain. The accident occurred during a routine maintenance operation. The broken […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 13, 2018 0 Comments
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