Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 16, 2024 The season is slowly coming to an end but there is still great skiing and boarding to be had for those not willing to hang up their ski gear just yet. If you are wondering which resorts will be open all the way until May or even June, check out our piece on the top 15 resorts for late spring […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 16, 2024 0 Comments
Late Season Skiing in Europe: Top 15 Resorts for Spring Skiing As winter fades into spring, some skiers and snowboarders may be moth-balling their equipment for the season, but then there are those die-hard winter enthusiasts refusing to call it quits. If you count yourself into the latter group, you may wonder where you can still get turns in as late as the end of April or even early May in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 12, 2024 2 Comments
[VIDEO] Candide Thovex Crashes in Monster Jump at Tignes, France Candide Thovex showed that he has nine lives in his latest clip, in which the 42-year-old French skier jumped through a rock formation in Tignes, France. Thovex overshoots the landing by 53 meters (174 feet) and crashes but appears unharmed. One would expect a crash like that to result in broken bones, but not Thovex, who gets back up, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 8, 2024 There have been a few dustings here and there across the Alps, but no significant snowfalls, so the top 7 remains fairly unchanged from last week as snow has only seen compression from week 7. We have the same players but some reshuffling of positions. However, if you are planning to ski, fret not, several storm fronts are forecast to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 20, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 4, 2024 Steady snowfalls were dusting the European Alps this week. Our top 7 list of resorts with the deepest snowpack has a new leader, breaking through the 5 meter marker. France in the west of the Alps keeps topping the list, but snow has fallen all across the Alps this week. Which resorts have the most snow right now? Here is […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 2, 2024 Between 40-90 centimeters (16-35 inches) of snow fell this week in the European Alps. If you’re wondering which resorts have the deepest snowpack* right now, here are the top seven ski resorts for snowdepth this week. This week, we have a tie for second place, with two resorts recording 4 meters of snowdepth at peak, and a tie for sixth place. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Announces Early Season Opening Following recent heavy snowfalls of more than a meter (40 inches) and continued efforts by mountain operations, the French resort Tignes decided to open part of its ski area from Saturday, November 18, 2023. Snowsport lovers will be able to enjoy the ski area on the Grande Motte glacier area as well as the ski run ‘Double M’ down to […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2023 0 Comments
French Ski Resorts Val d’Isere and Tignes Will Not Open for Autumn Skiing and Riding This Year Once upon a time, the interconnected French ski areas of Val d’Isere and Tignes would spin their chairlifts 365 days a year, weather permitting. They are known as the resorts with the longest ski seasons in France. But then it started getting warm. Espace Killy is the name of the large ski area network that intertwines Val d’Isere and Tignes, which […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 14, 2023 0 Comments