Controversy Ensues About the Use of Heavy Machinery on Glacier at Zermatt, Switzerland Disturbing pictures emerged in the last week of heavy machinery digging on the Theodul Glacier in the Matterhorn Ski Paradise, the cross-border ski resort between Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervino, Italy. The diggers appear to be filling in crevasses on the glacier in order to get the ‘Gran Becca’ course ready for the first-ever FIS World Cup cross-border race. The race […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 20, 2023 0 Comments
Greenpeace Conducts Own Study to Challenge FIS’ Claims on ‘Climate Positive’ Status Greenpeace published a study in late May this year that called out claims by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation’ FIS’ of being ‘climate positive’ as nothing more than ‘greenwashing.’ The study was conducted by German consultant ‘Mission Zero’ and called into question several of the claims made by FIS in the past months. The key points Greenpeace and the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 16, 2023 1 Comment
European Heatwave Exposes Swiss Mountain Pass Covered in Ice Since Roman Times The Tsanfleuron Pass between Gstaad and Les Diablerets in Switzerland has been exposed for the first time in 2,000 years. The rocky pass was covered under thick ice measuring still 50ft (15m) as recently as 10 years ago. But the permafrost melt this year was about three times the 10-year average, after a below-average snowfall last winter and two heatwaves […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 14, 2022 0 Comments
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