Zermatt, Switzerland, Announces Changes to Summer Operations: No Training for Elite Athletes The FIS World Cup season has wrapped up and international ski racers are planning their upcoming summer training. Aside from off-snow training such as strength and endurance, vital on-snow training needs to be scheduled over the summer months. Popular locations for European teams are typically the glaciers across Europe due to their proximity and for some skiers and boarders also […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 17, 2024 0 Comments
Skier Missing in Easter Monday Avalanche in Zermatt, Switzerland, Identified as Canadian Army Captain The missing person after the Easter Monday avalanche in Zermatt, Switzerland, has been identified by the Canadian Government on April 7 as Canadian Armed Forces member Captain Sean Thomas. Captain Thomas was on leave in Zermatt, Switzerland, from Operation IMPACT in the Middle East, and is presumed dead following the avalanche on Monday, April 1, that claimed the lives of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
25-Year-Old Canadian Woman Among the Victims of Easter Monday Avalanche at Zermatt, Switzerland, as Search & Rescue Continues for Missing Person The local police have confirmed the identity of the remaining two victims in the Easter Monday avalanche in Zermatt, Switzerland. The woman was identified as a 25-year-old Canadian while the man was identified as a 58-year-old Swiss. The first victim identified by the police was a 15-year-old U.S. boy. Related: 1 of the Avalanche Victims on Easter Monday in Zermatt, […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | April 3, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Terrifying POV Footage From Chairlift Battered by 62 MPH Winds at Matterhorn Ski Paradise View this post on Instagram A post shared by guru.dello.sci (@guru.dello.sci) Over the last couple of days, a number of videos surfaced of wild winds battering a chairlift at Matterhorn Ski Paradise, Cervinia, Italy, causing at least one person to be thrown to the ground. Many commented how that must have been terrifying to experience. “The Guru says: Chairlift […] SnowBrains | March 30, 2024 0 Comments
Successful Training Run at Cervino, Italy, Raises Hope That the Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Downhill Race Will Go Ahead After the men’s downhill race as well as two of three men’s training runs at Matterhorn Ski Paradise at the Swiss/Italian border were canceled, everyone was starting to worry about the women’s races scheduled for this week. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) has been trying to get the first-ever cross-border race off the ground unsuccessfully for the last […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
Matterhorn Speed Opening Remains Plagued with Issues As Today’s Women’s Training is Canceled on Swiss/Italian Border The Local Organization Committee (‘LOC’) at the Matterhorn Speed Opening on the Swiss/Italian border announced this morning that the Women’s Downhill training run was canceled. Strong winds and heavy snowfalls made training impossible. Last week, the Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Speed Opening was canceled. Both of the men’s downhill races had to be called off due to wind and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
Summer Snow at Matterhorn Ski Paradise in Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy The cross-border ski resort of Matterhorn Ski Paradise woke up to a nice dump of fresh summer snow. The ski area Matterhorn Ski Paradise (or, in Italian, Cervino Ski Paradise) combines the Zermatt ski area in Switzerland and the Cervinia ski area in Italy. Together the ski area offers 225 miles (360km) of groomed runs and, thanks to its glacier, offers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 28, 2023 0 Comments
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