World Cup Season Opener at Sölden, Austria, Receives Green Light from FIS The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has given the green light for the World Cup Season Opener at Sölden, Austria, next week. In a procedure known as ‘snow control,’ officials from FIS, as well as the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), inspected the snow depth and preparation of the racing slope on the Rettenbach Gletscher on Thursday, October 16. Snow […] Competition Julia Schneemann | October 16, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] September Snowfall in the European Alps Fresh snow blanketed parts of the Alps on Friday, September 5, with resorts above 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) waking up to a first taste of winter. While it is still summer in Europe, the early September storm brought a clear reminder that “Winter is coming,” in the words of John Snow. Many high-lying Alpine resorts saw snowfalls from Tignes and […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 5, 2025 1 Comment
Norwegian Ski Racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Will Miss 2025-26 World Cup Season Opener at Sölden, Austria Norwegian ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has confirmed that he will miss the World Cup season opener at Sölden, Austria, on October 26. It has been 19 months since Kilde suffered serious injuries at the Lauberhorn Downhill in Wengen, Switzerland, that saw him with devastating injuries to his shoulder and laceration to his leg. The Norwegian athlete has been working […] Competition Julia Schneemann | August 21, 2025 0 Comments
Avalanche near Sölden, Austria, Sweeps Away 3 Backcountry Skiers, Killing 2 in Crevasse Fall A backcountry skiing excursion in Austria’s Ötztal Alps near the famous Sölden ski resort turned deadly Monday morning, March 24, when an avalanche swept three members of a six-person group over rocky terrain, burying two of them in a crevasse. Both were killed, while the third survived with minor injuries. According to the Tyrolean police (Landespolizei Tirol), the group, led […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 26, 2025 0 Comments
Men’s Giant Slalom FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria, Gets Historic All-Norwegian Podium In somewhat of a déjà vu, the men’s race at Sölden, Austria, on Sunday, October 27, also featured the favorite in bib number 1 and a surprise Swiss withdrawal from the race after inspection. Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt was given the bib no 1 in the bib ceremony on Saturday night, while his teammate Loic Meillard announced pre-race that he would […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 27, 2024 0 Comments
Katie Hensien Shines as the Star of U.S. Ski Team at Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Giant Slalom in Sölden, Austria It was an incredible season opener at Sölden, Austria, today, October 26, which saw Italy’s Federica Brignone win in the women’s Giant Slalom. After almost 7 months’ break, the world’s skiing elite is back for the 2024-25 season, and the Stifel U.S. Ski Team was in great form, with four athletes finishing in the top 11. The day started with […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 26, 2024 0 Comments
Sölden, Austria, World Cup Pre-Race Update: Who is Starting (and Who is Not) Vonn or Vonnot? The women’s starting bibs have been drawn and with its publication, all rumors about Lindsey Vonn potentially competing or starting as a forerunner have gone quiet. Vonn will not be attending the FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria, as a ski racer. The retired U.S. ski racer had been spotted training in a race suit on […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 25, 2024 0 Comments
Alpine World Cup Season in Sölden, Austria, Starts in 4 Weeks With only four weeks to go until the FIS Alpine World Cup season opening in Sölden, Austria, the local organization committee (LOC) is busy prepping the course for the famous event. The resort has been hosting the season opener of the Alpine calendar since 1993. The race at the Rettenbach Glacier is a staple on the FIS calendar, and the […] Julia Schneemann | September 28, 2024 0 Comments
Austrian Ski Resorts Are Growing in Popularity With U.S. Tourists The Austrian hotel industry recorded 71 million overnight stays during the winter tourist season from November 2023 to April 2024, of which 77% came from tourists from abroad. According to government organization Statistics Austria, overnight stays rose by 2.6% or 2 million nights from last year’s winter season. However, this is still 2.5% below the 2018-19 pre-pandemic season, which saw […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 30, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Resorts in the European Alps Right Now The European Alps have been experiencing one of the best starts to the season in a long time. If you find yourself with free time and are hunting for some stashes right now, these are the seven resorts with the biggest snowfalls so far this season*. We do have a three-way tie for fourth place, so resorts with the fourth, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 16, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen, CO, Picks Up the Canceled FIS World Cup Race from Sölden, Austria Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, will be hosting an additional race after last month’s cancellation of the Men’s Giant Slalom race of the Audi FIS World Cup race in Sölden, Austria. The Giant Slalom races at Aspen Snowmass were scheduled for March 2-3 and will now start a day earlier, on Friday March 1, 2023, to fit in an extra Giant Slalom race. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 23, 2023 0 Comments
Head Skis Finds Cause of Mowinckel’s Fluoro-Contamination Following the disqualification of Ragnhild Mowinckel in the Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria, on October 28, 2023, Head, together with the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) and the Norwegian Ski Association investigated the source of the contamination. The Norwegian skier had been disqualified after her first run due to the fluorine (or ‘fluoro’) […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 4, 2023 5 Comments
Austrian TV Commentator Cut Off Live On Air While Talking About Climate Change Former ski racer-come TV commentator Benjamin (‘Benni’) Raich looked stunned on live TV when his TV station told him “Stop” over his earpiece as he was talking about climate change during his coverage of the FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria. “I’m not supposed to say anything more,” the 45-year-old said while still live on TV before the Austrian […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 1, 2023 0 Comments
Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Giant Slalom Race in Sölden, Austria, Canceled Due to Heavy Winds Heavy winds canceled the Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Giant Slalom race in Sölden, Austria, today, Sunday, October 29, 2023. The first run started as planned but the wind continuously picked up and infrastructure was blown away and lifts were put on wind hold, forcing the race organizers to halt the race. After an hour of delibration it was decided […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 29, 2023 0 Comments
Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami Wins Women’s FIS World Cup Giant Slalom in Sölden, Austria The piste on the Rettenbach Glacier was perfectly groomed, fresh snow had fallen, topping up the well prepared race course and painting the surrounding area in a fairytale-winter-white after weeks of unseasonably warm weather. Winter is here, or at least the spirit of it and with it the FIS Alpine World Cup season opener, which was held in in Sölden, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 29, 2023 0 Comments
Sölden, Austria, FIS Ski Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Opener: Who to Watch How & When [UPDATED WITH WOMEN’S START LIST] This weekend will see the season opening of the Audi FIS Ski Alpine World Cup at Sölden, Austria. The Women’s Giant Slalom will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023, while the Men’s Giant Slalom will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2023. It is the 30th anniversary of the race at the Rettenbach Glacier […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 27, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Responds to POW Petition Protect Our Winters (‘POW’) started a petition last week to put pressure on the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) to better align wintersport with environmental sustainability. The initiative was prompted by the emergence of pictures from both preparations for the World Cup at Sölden, Austria, as well as the cross-border event at Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervino, Italy, that saw […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 24, 2023 0 Comments
Sölden, Austria, Confirms Green Light for FIS Alpine Opening After Positive ‘Snow Control’ Ski Austria (‘ÖSV’), the Austrian federal skiing body, has confirmed that after the positive ‘snow control’ today, October 19, 2023, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) has given the green light for the FIS Alpine World Cup season opener in Sölden. Snow control for FIS races is an inspection of the conditions on a World Cup race course prior […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 19, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup 23/24 Women’s Calendar The updated Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar for the 23/24 season has been approved and released by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’). Related: FIS Alpine World Cup Reshuffles Events After Cancellation of Team Combination Event After scrapping the Team Combined event, an additional Downhill race was added to the race weekend at Crans Montana, Switzerland, and there are […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 7, 2023 0 Comments
100 Days Until the 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Season Opener in Sölden, Austria Fans of the FIS Alpine World Cup can set their timer: in just 100 days the 23/24 Alpine World Cup season will kick off with a women’s Giant Slalom on October 28, 2023, followed by the men’s Giant Slalom race on October 29, 2023, in Sölden, Austria. Last year, the women’s Giant Slalom event and season opener in Sölden had […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 19, 2023 1 Comment
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