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
Husband of 6-Time Olympic Medal Winner Killed in Avalanche in Jungfrau Region, Switzerland The husband of six-time Olympic medal winner and 8-time World Championship medal winner Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli perished in an avalanche near Stechelberg in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Kacper Tekieli was an experienced mountaineer who had climbed the most important Polish and Slovak peaks and had also climbed internationally in Alaska, Norway and European Alps, where he had conquered the ‘Alpine […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 19, 2023 1 Comment
Giro d’Italia Bicycle Race Rerouted Due to Too Much Snow on Great St Bernard’s Pass, Switzerland Switzerland and other areas in the European Alps experienced late season snowfall as recently as in May, and therefore the clearing of the Great St. Bernard Pass has been delayed. This resulted in the famous bicycle race, the Giro d’Italia (in English: ‘The Italian Race’), having to be rerouted through a tunnel below the pass. Giro d’Italia race organization confirmed the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 17, 2023 0 Comments
First Ever Cross-Border Race at Zermatt, Switzerland, & Cervinia, Italy, to Open 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Season The much anticipated first-ever cross-border FIS Alpine World Cup race in Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervinia, Italy, has been scheduled as the opening race of the 23/24 World Cup season. The official race calendar will not be confirmed until May 25, 2023, at the International Ski Congress in Zurich, but the Swiss-Italian resort Matterhorn Ski Paradise has announced the dates for November […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 5, 2023 0 Comments
Avalanche Kills Female Skier in Samnaun, Switzerland An avalanche in Samnaun, Switzerland, swept away two female skiers around 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023, who were skiing in the ski area of Ischgl-Samnaun, which is a popular cross-border resort in Austria and Switzerland. Related: The 9 Busiest Ski Resorts in the World by Visitor Numbers The women were skiing on a path typically used by snow ploughs […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 30, 2023 0 Comments
Exploding Snowmen — How the Swiss Celebrate Spring Today is a special day in Zurich, Switzerland — Sechseläuten, or “six bells festival” in English. It is a centuries-old tradition, dating back to medieval times, which rings in spring and is used as a show-stopping way to predict the weather, similar to the Pennsylvania groundhog. For this festival, the effigy of a snowman is set on fire. Depending on […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | April 17, 2023 0 Comments
Can You Train for a Ski Marathon in 10 Days — Day 10: Race Day Today is the day: race day. After a breakfast of some honey toast and half a banana, we pack the car. I wax the skis one last time and I drop the boys early in Surlej which is below the ski resort Corvatsch, from where they catch the bus to Maloja, as the roads are closed. I return home and […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
Can You Train for a Ski Marathon in 10 Days — Day 9 Day 9: Tapering My nephew Till and son Wolf decided to sign up for a cross-country marathon race nine 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. Today is the last training day before the race. […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | March 12, 2023 0 Comments
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