Italian Backcountry Skier Falls 1,000 Feet to his Death on the Iconic East Face of the Matterhorn, Switzerland On Tuesday morning, June 4, an Italian backcountry skier died while skiing down the East Face of the Matterhorn in Switzerland. The man and his companion had climbed up early in the morning to an altitude of around 4,050 meters (13,287 feet) and had started to ski down the East Face of the iconic peak around 8 a.m. when he […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 5, 2024 1 Comment
First Ever Cross-Border FIS Alpine World Cup Faces Unexpected Challenge On November 11-12 and November 18-19 this year the first ever cross-border FIS race will take place at Matterhorn Ski Paradise. The race is set to start in Zermatt, Switzerland, and finish in Cervino, Italy. The newly designed race course has been named ‘Gran Becca,’ which means ‘the great peak’ in the local Italian dialect, referencing, of course, the iconic Matterhorn. The […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
First Ever Cross-Border Race at Zermatt, Switzerland, & Cervinia, Italy, to Open 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Season The much anticipated first-ever cross-border FIS Alpine World Cup race in Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervinia, Italy, has been scheduled as the opening race of the 23/24 World Cup season. The official race calendar will not be confirmed until May 25, 2023, at the International Ski Congress in Zurich, but the Swiss-Italian resort Matterhorn Ski Paradise has announced the dates for November […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 5, 2023 0 Comments
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