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France Opens for Skiing and Riding

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The 2022-23 season has officially kicked off in France. The ski areas of Val Thorens and Tignes opened their slopes to the public on Saturday, November 26th—a sight that French skiers and riders are certainly happy to see. They were the last major alpine nation in Europe to get things going for this season, seeing neighboring countries such as Austria, […]

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Matt Scribner | November 29, 2022
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Race Roundup: North American Ski Cross Athletes Find Success in European Leg of Ski Cross World Cup

One of the yearly highlights of the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup is the absolutely jam-packed European leg of the race tour. This portion of the Ski Cross World Cup series is known as the ‘Cross Alps Tour’ and features six World Cup races over a 10 day period. This includes double-header events in Val Thorens, France & Innichen, Italy […]

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Phil Tremblay | December 22, 2021
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VIDEO: Watch How Drones Are Used at the World’s Largest Ski Area

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SnowBrains | June 1, 2021
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World’s Highest Elevation Zip Line Opens in Switzerland

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Liam Abbott | December 17, 2020
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2020 World Ski Award Winners Announced

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The World Ski Awards, launched in 2013, have announced their 2020 winners just in time for the winter 20/21 season. World World’s Best Ski Resort 2020 Winner: Val Thorens (France) -Val Thorens has won the award 7 out of the last 8 years, only bested by Kitzbuhel, Austria in 2015 World’s Best Ski Hotel 2020 Winner: W Verbier (Switzerland) United […]

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Taylor Stephan | November 20, 2020
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30+ Inches of New Snow in the High Alps

2 French ski areas, Tignes and Val Thorens, are reporting over 30″ of new snowfall as of Wednesday, November 6th.  Many other resorts are also reporting up to 2 feet of fresh snowfall across the Alps this week, with more on the way through the following week. Val Thorens, France has a projected opening date of November 23rd for the […]

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SnowBrains | November 7, 2019
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Europe’s Highest Resort, Val Thorens, France Postpones Opening Weekend Due to High Temperatures

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Warm weather and a recent lack of snow have forced Europe’s highest ski resort, Val Thorens to postpone plans to open this coming weekend. You might also like: Tignes, France Opened this Week Beginning the Longest Season in France The high altitude French resort has its base at 7,546-feet and boasts one of the longest winter seasons in the Alps. But […]

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SnowBrains | November 14, 2018
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European Ski Resorts Take Up Snow Farming for Next Season

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With the increasing pressure on resorts to open early and with good conditions, snow farming has been recognized as one of the most useful ways to preserve snow.  Resorts use tarpaulin to cover their snow farms or sawdust to cover mounds of snow.  Both methods have proven successful for multiple resorts and are an important part to their success. After […]

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Katy Shipley | May 21, 2018
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