First Ever Cross-Border FIS Alpine Race from Switzerland to Italy Sees Both Events Canceled After the cancellation of yesterday’s Downhill race due to snow and wind, today’s Downhill race was canceled as well. The Local Organization Committee (‘LOC’) together with the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) announced at 7 a.m. that today’s race would be canceled as well. Yesterday morning the LOC and FIS called off the race at the same time after […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 12, 2023 0 Comments
Green Light for the First FIS Alpine Cross-Border World Cup Race at Zermatt, Switzerland, & Cervino, Italy The first-ever FIS Alpine cross-border World Cup race has been in the making for a while now. Last year the event had to be canceled due to a lack of snow. This year, the local organization committee used almost double the snowfarming to ensure the race would go ahead. Helped by some early season snowfalls across the European Alps, the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 8, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Responds to POW Petition Protect Our Winters (‘POW’) started a petition last week to put pressure on the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) to better align wintersport with environmental sustainability. The initiative was prompted by the emergence of pictures from both preparations for the World Cup at Sölden, Austria, as well as the cross-border event at Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervino, Italy, that saw […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 24, 2023 0 Comments
Summer Snow at Matterhorn Ski Paradise in Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy The cross-border ski resort of Matterhorn Ski Paradise woke up to a nice dump of fresh summer snow. The ski area Matterhorn Ski Paradise (or, in Italian, Cervino Ski Paradise) combines the Zermatt ski area in Switzerland and the Cervinia ski area in Italy. Together the ski area offers 225 miles (360km) of groomed runs and, thanks to its glacier, offers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 28, 2023 0 Comments
Remains of German Hiker Missing Since 1986 Revealed on the Matterhorn by Melting Glaciers Swiss authorities confirmed on July 27 that human remains discovered on the Matterhorn earlier this month belong to a German hiker who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 37 years ago. Related: Swiss Voters Back Plan to Cut Carbon Emissions to Save Europe’s Melting Glaciers On July 12, hikers on the Theodul Glacier in Zermatt, Switzerland, made the grim discovery. Forensic […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2023 0 Comments
First Ever Cross-Border FIS Alpine World Cup Faces Unexpected Challenge On November 11-12 and November 18-19 this year the first ever cross-border FIS race will take place at Matterhorn Ski Paradise. The race is set to start in Zermatt, Switzerland, and finish in Cervino, Italy. The newly designed race course has been named ‘Gran Becca,’ which means ‘the great peak’ in the local Italian dialect, referencing, of course, the iconic Matterhorn. The […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
Soaring Temperatures in Alps Cause Summer Ski Resorts to Close Much like in the summer of 2022, 2023 temperatures in Europe have been soaring to record levels. This is partially thanks to the El-Niño weather pattern and human-made climate change. High temperatures in high-elevation areas such as the Swiss Alps and the Pyrenees have caused ski resorts to close summer skiing on Glaciers. In addition, many forests in the Swiss […] Weather Ian McIsaac | July 26, 2023 0 Comments
Helicopter Crashes on Monte Rosa Massif Near Zermatt, Switzerland A helicopter crashed yesterday, July 4, 2023, at around 8 a.m. on the Col Gnifetti, in the Monte Rosa massif in Switzerland. The chopper by Air Zermatt was carrying glaciologists and crashed upon landing at almost 4,500 m (14,764 ft) of altitude. According to the police report, the helicopter appears to have spun out of control in a vortex before crashing […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 5, 2023 0 Comments