Summer-Only Ski Resort Stryn Sommer Ski, Norway, Opens This Weekend Stryn Sommer Ski, Norway, opened for summer skiing on Saturday, May 25, a week earlier than planned. The resort was slated to open on June 1, but warm, sunny days enabled the resort to clear access roads faster than anticipated. Stryn Sommer Ski expects this to be “another short season” as conditions in the mountains are “scorching hot,” the resort […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 25, 2024 0 Comments
Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter, Norway, Opens Summer Ski Season Today Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter in Norway opens for summer skiing today, May 9. The Norwegian resort is located on top of Scandinavia’s highest mountain, Galdhøppigen, which reaches an altitude of 8,098 feet (2,469 meters). The clear, green glacial water beautifully contrasts the surrounding permafrost landscape. Galdhøppigen Summer Ski Center is one of only six summer-only ski resorts or areas in the world. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 9, 2024 0 Comments
Passo Stelvio Summer-Only Ski Area in Italy Planning to Open Early Thanks to 10 Feet of Snowdepth Resorts in the southern Alps have been receiving some late season snow over in Europe, including the summer ski resort Passo Stelvio in Italy. The ski area is located along the Stelvio Pass which connects the Upper Valtellina with South Tyrol. The resort was scheduled to open on Saturday, June 1 but has now confirmed plans to open one day […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 5, 2024 0 Comments
Fonna Glacier Ski Resort, Norway, Prepping for Season Opening on May 1 Work has commenced at the Folgefonna Glacier in Norway to get the Fonna Glacier Ski Resort ready for the upcoming summer ski season. Fonna is one of only six ski resorts or areas in the world that opens in summer only due to receiving too much snow during winter. Related: Unveiling the 6 Spectacular Summer-Only Ski Resorts Around the Globe […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 21, 2024 3 Comments
Passo Stelvio Resort, Italy, Amends Operating Hours Passo dello Stelvio, Italy, announced this week that their operating hours will change from Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The resort’s surface lifts Pajer and Cristallo on the glacier will both be operating from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekends (previously 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) and Pajer will operate weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and Cristallo will […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 4, 2023 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
America’s Sole Summer-Only Ski Resort, Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, Pushes Opening Back to This Saturday America’s only summer-only ski resort, Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, will open this Saturday, May 27, 2023. The ski area is located at the border of Wyoming and Montana at almost 11,000ft (3,322m) and is not accessible by car in the winter due to snow accumulations on Beartooth Highway, which can be as high as 26ft in snow drifts. The Beartooth Highway […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 26, 2023 1 Comment
Fonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway Opens Today The Fonna Glacier Ski Resort is a summer ski resort on the Folgefonna Glacier in Norway. To reach the ski resort, you have to travel along a 12 mile (19km) glacier road, that is closed usually until the end of April. Therefore, Fonna is only open from about late April or early May until September, when the roads are clear. […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | May 6, 2023 1 Comment
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