2023 Skier Visits Down 9% in Switzerland While US ski resorts booked a record season in 22/23 with 64.7 million skier visits, Swiss ski resorts had an average season with 23.2 million skier visits. Skier visits in Switzerland were down 9% on last year, however 21/22 had been the second best year in the last ten years, putting this season’s ski resort visitation number in line with […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 21, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Snowboarders Julia Marino and Dusty Henricksen Win Slopestyle Crystal Globe While the Alpine race skiers wrapped up their season the week before, the Freestylers still had a last weekend of World Cup events scheduled at Corvatsch, near St. Moritz, Switzerland. U.S. Snowboarder Julia Marino earned her third-straight victory in Slopestyle. Marino put down an incredible second run, which secured her the victory with a score of 87.25 points, featuring a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 28, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Aerial Skier Chris Lillis Wins Bronze at World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland Last week Sunday, March 5, saw the FIS Aerials World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Present from Team USA were Derek Krueger, Quinn Dehlinger, and Christopher Lillis for the men and Kaila Kuhn, Karenna Elliott, Megan Nick, and Winter Vinecki for the women. Chris Lillis qualified in first place for the finals with an impressive Back-Double-Full-Full-Full jump, Quinn Dehlinger qualified […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 10, 2023 1 Comment
Can You Train For a Ski Marathon in 10 Days — Day 4 We are following Till and Wolf on their — hopefully successful — journey to competing in a cross-country endurance race. Neither of them has cross-country-skied before, and they only have ten days to get ready for the marathon-length race. Follow our real-time blog to participate in their journey to the 53rd Engadin Ski Marathon. Related: From Zero to Hero, a Real […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 0 Comments
Can You Train for a Ski Marathon in 10 Days — Day 3 My nephew Till and son Wolf decided to sign up for a cross-country marathon race three days ago. Prior to this, neither of them have ever been on cross-country skis before. This real-time blog documents their efforts to get ready for the 53rd Engadin Ski Marathon in just 10 days. Related: From Zero to Hero, a Real Time Experiment: Can You […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 0 Comments
Can You Train For a Ski Marathon in 10 Days? — Day 2: Tech-Day So, my nephew Till and son Wolf decided to compete in a cross-country ski marathon. The catch: neither of them has ever cross country skied before. We are keeping a real time diary of their 10-day-effort to compete in the 53rd Engadin Ski Marathon without any prior experience. Related: From Zero to Hero, a Real Time Experiment: Can You Train […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | March 4, 2023 0 Comments
Armani Launches 22/23 Winter Sports Line ‘Armani Neve’ With 3-Day Event in St. Moritz, Switzerland Giorgio Armani celebrated his Armani Neve (‘neve’ meaning snow in Italian) winter fashion line with a three-day event, culminating in an outdoor fashion show in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The fashion show took place opposite the Winter Olympic stadium in St. Moritz on a purpose-built catwalk in the snow. St. Moritz has been host to the Winter Olympics in 1928 and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 22, 2022 0 Comments
The World’s Top 5 Most Exclusive Ski Resorts Engel & Völkers, globally known as the real estate agent for the most prestige properties, released their ranking of the world’s most exclusive ski resorts based on price per square meter. Ski properties for High Net Worth Individuals (‘HNWI’) are a lifestyle investment and a wise long-term capital investment, as demand outstrips supply in these prime locations. The pandemic has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 21, 2022 1 Comment