Sofia Goggia Returns to Training on Stelvio Pass, Italy There were no Olympic or World Championship medals at stake, but seeing Sofia Goggia back on skis at the Stelvio Glacier, Italy, smiling, just five months after fracturing her tibial plateau in training in early February, was a special moment. Related: Italian Summer-Only Ski Resort Stelvio Postpones Season Opening Due to Too Much Snow The Bergamo native and symbol of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 6, 2024 0 Comments
Italian Summer-Only Ski Resort Passo Stelvio Postpones Season Opening Due to Too Much Snow [Updated May 30] The summer-only ski resort Passo Stelvio in Italy has postponed its opening date to June 6, 2024. The season opening, which had initially been moved forward from June 1 to May 31, has now been moved back by a week as the road is not safe at this point in time for cars. Crews have been clearing […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 30, 2024 0 Comments
Giro d’Italia Bike Race Removes Section Along Stelvio Pass, Italy, Due to Avalanche Risk The Giro d’Italia, the famous bike race across Italy, will this year not lead along the Stelvio Pass due to elevated avalanche risk on the picturesque Italian mountain pass. The Stelvio Pass connects the Upper Valtellina with South Tyrol in Italy and has a summer-only ski resort at the heart of the pass, called Passo Stelvio. The spectacular, winding mountain […] Julia Schneemann | May 15, 2024 0 Comments
Opening of Summer-Only Ski Resort Passo Stelvio, Italy, Overshadowed by Fatal Accident The Italian summer-only ski resort Passo Stelvio opens today, June 1, 2023. Unfortunately, this year the seasonal opening is overshadowed by the fatal accident of one of the men working hard to clear the narrow-winding road to allow cars to get to the remote ski resort. On May 22, 2023, Anton ‘Toni’ Reinstadler was working with his brother Olaf on […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
Forced to Close: Italian Summer Ski Resort Latest Victim of Record Heat The Italian ski resort Passo dello Stelvio, located at 2,758m (9,049 ft) joined the increasingly long list of European summer ski resorts closing due to the current heat wave ravaging Europe. All skiing on the glacier was suspended on July 20th after the freezing altitude exceeded 4,400m (14,436 ft) on several days. The General Director Umberto Capitani calls it a temporary suspension […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 4, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: Markus Eder – Red Bull Roadgaps on Notorious Stelvio Pass, Italy [arve url="https://youtu.be/iCZhJ2vTUAA"] SnowBrains | April 27, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
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VIDEO: European Heatwave “Lucifer” Decimates Ski Resort Glacier in Italy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZbXRhcr51o Europe has seen nothing short of a scorching summer. A heat wave aptly named “Lucifer” has struck metropolitan and rural areas, pushing tourists and locals alike to seek coastal breezes and rivers to dunk in. Temperatures repeatedly surpassed the triple-digit mark, causing transportation stalls, wildfires, and a lot of glacial meltdown. I had to watch the drone footage from Ruptly three times before […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 12, 2017 0 Comments
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