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10 seater gondolas seem to be the next big thing for the Alps next winter. Although not completely new (there are already new 10 seat gondolas at Plan de Corones in Italy and Kitzbuhel in Austria), the first such lift in Switzerland is scheduled to open on December 15 and the first in the world’....More...

With the ski season ending in France last Tuesday 8th May when Tignes and Val Thorens, the last two resorts operating, ended their ski seasons and less than 10 glacier ski areas still open in Austria, Italy and Switzerland, the resorts of northern Europe and of North America are the places to head ....More...

Snow addicts, don't be too depressed by the golfers and gardeners - the 2011-12 ski season continues right through May (and beyond) if you know where to look! Here is the www.skiinfo.co.uk guide to resorts in 10 countries where's looks good for May 2012... Canada At Whistler, Blackcomb ....More...

The ski resort of La Parva in Chile, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has announced a project to develop the first half-pipe Olympic training centre in South America. This will be accessible by its new triple chairlift which has also opened up five new pistes. David Owen of ....More...

It has been another snowy April week in the Alps and Dolomites and while the number of ski areas still open for ‘winter’ 2011-12 continues to diminish, most of those that remain open have plenty of fresh snow to enjoy. It has been another snowy week in France in particular with repeat powder ....More...

Pierre & Vacances (P&V) report that the new indoor water park, Aquariaz, will open at Avoriaz in France next month, ahead of the most recent July 1 2012 date given previously. The giant indoor park covering 2000 square metres has been designed by P&V subsidiary Center Parcs Europe and will be .... More...

Valle Nevado has announced a new gondola, Chile's first, will open for the resort's 2012 ski season in June, along with other upgrades. The 1.2km long gondola will feature 70 cabins holding six passengers each and can transport 2,000 passengers per hour. Travelling at a speed of 7.5 meters per .... More...

An estimated 250 ski areas remain open in the northern hemisphere for the last few weeks of April 2012 – and many have been blessed with significant new snowfall over the past few days. The Alps along with ski areas in California have seen the biggest falls but there’s been new snow too in the ....More...

Val Thorens, the highest ski resort in Europe, has deployed Aerohive’s WLAN solution at its ski lifts to provide free Wi-Fi access to skiers and visitors to the resort. The resort says that with more than 70% of its visitors being foreign tourists, many of whom bring mobile devices expecting ....More...

Work is due to get underway this week on a new gondola lift at Vail which the resort says will be the most advanced of its kind in the world. It is due to be ready to operate on the first day of the 2012-13 season for the famous Colorado ski centre, its 50th. The new lift can carry 10 ....More...

There’s been fresh snow in the Alps over the weekend according to reports on www.skiinfo.co.uk Powder alarms for more than 20cm (eight inches) of new snow in 24 hours were generates by still-open ski areas from north-to-south and east-to-west of Europe’s main ski mountain range – good news for ....More...

It’s been largely mild again with little fresh snow in the Alps but although resorts are closing for the end of winter, those that are still open typically have deep snow bases so conditions are largely good if ‘spring like’ A cold front due to arrive in the next few days may change things .... More...

Western Canadian ski areas are reporting extended seasons – meaning they now have up to two more months of skiing and boarding, record breaking snowfalls and lower lift ticket prices for spring. Blackcomb Mountain’s operations have been extended to May 28, 2012, meaning there’s still two months ....More...

It’s not been your average ski season for snow fall – if there ever is such a thing. The Alps had record breaking snow in January and February but it has been very warm in March. In North America, California, which had a great winter last year, had very little snow this ski season until recently ....More...

Engelberg, which has topped the table as the resort with the deepest snow cover in the world for much of winter 2011-12, moving above 6m (20 feet) on two occasions and only overtaken by Mt Baker in Washington state towards the end of winter, has announced it still have two months of its ski season ....More...

Winter 2011-12 has been a bit of a temperature roller-coaster in many areas of the world with a 50 degree spread between some of the lowest and warmest temperatures reported in the Alps in February and March and similar extremes in North America. However much we would like to be able to offer a ....More...

Many of the world’s lower altitude ski areas have closed a week or two early as record-breaking warm temperatures in March in large parts of Europe and North America – approaching the high 80s Farenheit/20s Celcius has led to melt down on their slopes. At the same time the summer-like weather has .... More...

A number of French ski areas have opened new swimming pool, leisure and spa centres this winter including La Plagne, Morzine and Val d’Isère. The biggest and most spectacular of all Aquariaz, a kind of Centreparcs complex on top of a mountain, and indeed built by the same company that owns ....More...

Plans for what would be the first year round glacier-based ski area in North America have been given the go ahead around 20 years after the idea was first mooted. The Jumbo Glacier project to be located high in the Purcell Mountains has been given the go ahead by the British Columbia government. ..More...

In much of Europe and large parts of North America the big factor of the past week has been unseasonably high temperatures – reaching 20C in the Alps and 70F in the USA. This is clearly not good news for snow cover. The result has been that low lying areas that did not have a deep snow base ....More...

With over a metre of new snow blanketing Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, all three of the park’s ski resorts are experiencing truly exceptional conditions. Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village and Lake Louise ski resorts are all heralding the massive snowfall as the perfect start to a great ....More...

The upcoming 2012 Treble Cone season will see the opening of the New Zealand resort’s first fun park. The soutrhern hemisphere ski centre will also be re-routing of the top section of the Easy Rider trail and making upgrades to the café, electronic ticketing system and trail maps. The new ....More...

California is back on form with falls of up to 1.5m (five feet) reported in the past week. Other areas of western North America including Alberta and BC resorts north of the border in Canada have also reported big new accumulations. In the Alps temperatures have largely dropped again and .... More...

An 8 meter avalanche destroys a running ski lift in St Francois-Longchamp, France on Friday 2nd March 2012. Luckily nobody was hurt.

It has been the snowiest week of winter 2011-12 in much of North America with resorts reporting up to 90cm/three feet of snow in 48 hours or as much as 170cm (nearly six feet) over the full week. There’s been snow right across the continent with up to 1.2m (four feet) reported in New England on .... More...

Although most resorts in the northern hemisphere open by the end of December even in a bad snow year, some at very northerly latitudes leave it until the coldest, darkest months of winter are over, and then stay open through to May or June. Such is the case with Sweden’s ski touring centre up in ..More...

Vail Resorts have announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kirkwood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, California which is popularly regarded as offering some of the best high alpine advanced terrain in North America. Vail Resorts is purchasing the ski resort as well as the ....More...

A Quick History Lesson When you hear the names "Serbia" or "Belgrade", they can conjure up a number of negative images, especially if you are old enough to have been aware of world events through the 1990s. Serbia has had a chequered history. As the largest part of the former Yugoslavia, during .... More...

The big story of the past week has been a second week of very low temperatures in Europe, a period which is just coming to an end with warmer temperatures coming in off the Atlantic to the West. The cold weather has meant it has been too cold for much snow to fall anywhere. In fact with .... More...

The northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, home to many of the country’s most famous resorts and one of the snowiest places on earth again this winter is celebration a century of skiing in 2012. At Niseko, each of the four linked resorts are hosting a variety of celebratory events, including ....More...

As parts of North America still battle for good snow cover, some resorts in Alberta and BC look set to break records for snowfall tallys by the end of their long season in May. With over three months left to go in the ski season, Marmot Basin near Jasper has already received over 12 feet (372 ....More...

There’s a mixture of snow news and cold front news as temperatures dip to -10C in the Pyrenees and -20C in parts of the Alps this week. That’s fairly tame however compared to the January temperatures recorded in Alaska, the coldest ever in parts of the state, with a low of -73F at Arctic village in .. More...

The heavy snowfall in the Alps won’t let up it seems and several big name resorts including Chamonix and St Anton have added a metre or more of fresh snow in the past 7 days. The good news is that Western North America is gaining lost ground on its slow start – in terms of snowfall – to 2011-12 .... More...

After the huge snowfalls of the first 10 days of January conditions have been much calmer in the Alps over the past week. The USA, where key states have been needing snow, have seen the first substantial falls for over a month in Colorado, Utah and new England though. Heavy snow, possibly .... More...

Ischgl was one of several top resorts that have been cut off from the outside world for periods over the past week. Although the latest bout of heavy snow and in some cases storm force winds hit different areas odf the Alps at slightly different times, the problems of too much snow too quickly ..More...

While snow conditions in much of the USA are causing headaches for resort operators, Western Canadian resorts have been seeing booming business thanks to heavy and regular snowfall all winter to date. “La Nina has been really good to us since Christmas, and we have received over 181 cm of snow ....More...

After a largely sunny Christmas week in the Alps, another spate of huge snowfalls occurred over New Years Eve and New Years Day with some resorts receiving a metre of fresh snow during the 48 hour period. Snowfall has slowed a little now but resorts are still reporting 20-30cm falls across Europe .... More...

After the snow deluge that blanketed Europe for much of December up to Christma1s, the snowfall has eased to a more regular rate and conditions have stabilises. That is particularly good news in the French and parts of the Swiss Alps where the huge snowfalls led to travel problems and piste .... More...

This year the DC Area 43 snow park is based in Méribel-Mottaret - 3 months of Work - 50,000m3 of earth pre-shaped jumps - 1200m in length. The brand has high expectations and everything seems to be here to succeed. At an altitude of 7800 feet and with 24 snow cannons, snow cover will be secure ....More...

In a complete reverse of our headline of three weeks ago, snowfalls have continued in epic quantities across much of the Alps while this time some US resorts are battling a shortage of the natural stuff and relying largely on snow making to open limited terrain. It’s not just the Alps either, .... More...

Skiing and snowboarding off the roof of your apartment block is rarely recommended, but that’s exactly what the designers of a spectacular new apartment complex planned for the Arctic resort of Levi expect their guests to do. The Danish-based architectural firm BIG won a contest to design a new .. More...

The Alps, Scandinavia and Scotland are all looking ‘mostly good’ after moderate to large snowfalls since the start of December. Up to 1.5m (five feet) of snow has fallen in parts of the Alps over the last week, most Scandinavian resorts have had big falls too and all five Scottish ski areas expect .. More...

Skiinfo.co.uk reports that around 40 French resorts are open this weekend with some big names joining the list of areas open. Chamonix, La Plagne and Montgenevre are among those opening. In the Chamonix Valley the Grands Montets and les Houches ski areas have opened this weekend! “The snow ..More...

Changing the game of urban snowboarding, Forum is proud to present The Streets at Seven Springs – a park dedicated to urban snowboarding, featuring an on-mountain replica of urban riding at its best. Pulling inspiration from the surrounding area of Pittsburgh, while working in conjunction with .... More...

What a change in 48 hours! The long awaited snowfalls in the Alps began at the weekend and have gathered pace with the biggest yet reported over the past 24 hours (to 8 Dec) with some of the biggest accumulations including 60cm in 24 hours at Meribel and 70cm in 24 hours at both Les Arcs and St .... More...

Snow is falling! Snowfall in LAAX is up to 25cm in the last two days with 75cms on the Vorab Glacier. LAAX is open this weekend and ready to welcome those eager to get on the slopes for the first time this season. Rocksresort 6pm 6th December / 3pm 7th December This season, LAAX will .... More...

The world’s leading ski lift manufacturer Doppelmayr Group has reported its results for the 2010/11 fiscal year and says 126 new ski lifts were built by the company with income of EUR 618.2 million, an increase of 2.5%. Working in 86 countries worldwide the company employs 2214 employees in 33 ..More...

The long awaited snow has now hit Europe, with the big accumulations that started last week in Scandinavia spreading to the Alps and Scotland. www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that Switzerland has done particularly well in the past 24 hours with Saas Fee and Engelberg reporting 20cm each, Laax and ....More...

Whistler Blackcomb’s annual “Dress like Santa Day” will take place on Saturday, December 17. A free lift ticket will be awarded to the first 75 people to check in at the Garibaldi Lift Company at the base of Whistler Mountain in full Santa or Mrs. Claus attire. To qualify, skiers and .... More...

Resorts in Europe continue to struggle to provide adequate snow to be able to open and an increasing number are postponing their opening for the ski season. St Anton has decided to delay opening for at least a week, and the Skiwelt to the 15th December. It’s not all bad news as resorts in ....More...

Two French ski resorts have announced early openings for winter 2011-12. Serre Chevalier in the Southern Alps, which had planned to open on December 10th will now partially open on December 3rd. Four lifts will be running on the 3rd and 4th of December in the Monêtier les Bains sector and the ..More...

Big Snow Again Out West While Europe Waits There have been increasingly heavy snowfalls in Western North America over the past few weeks, with Whistler reporting a metre of fresh snow in the past seven days and most other resorts on the western side of the continent reporting healthy snowfalls too... More...

Legendary Val d'Isère institution Dick's Tea Bar has had a major makeover and introduced a brand new comfy après-ski bar, open from 4pm. As the afternoon turns into night, the bar opens up to the larger nightclub, with dancing right through to five in the morning. The new interior features large .... More...

Continuing on from the Family Park, a new Park has opened this winter in Courchevel complete with wooden modules that blend in perfectly with the landscape. There’s also a new boardercross course open to most skiers. At the same time the resort’s Plantrey chairlift, which was the world’s first .... More...

Our BA flight from Tokyo Haneda airport touched down gently at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. The next day, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded spawned a tsunami that smashed in to the eastern coast of Japan, killing more than 18,000 people and making hundreds of thousands homeless. Mother Nature .... More...

After two months with less than two dozen ski areas open in the northern hemisphere, the past few days have seen the 2011-12 ski season really take off with the first non-glacier ski areas open following heavy snowfalls in North America and more ski areas opening in the Alps. Over the next month .... More...

PRGSKI are delighted to be working with snowboardclub and would like to welcome you to Chalet Montana, where flexibility, simplicity and value rule! We like flexibility – we’re handing you the power to create your own holiday at our chalet in Morzine, because we price by the night and not by the .. More...

Tourism Whistler has launched the most exciting contest in the history of the resort, with an ultimate prize package that cannot be purchased: an invitation to experience the Whistler dream. Launching this week is the Whistler Sabbatical Project: One month in Whistler. Expenses paid. Airfare, ....More...

A $10,000 season pass has been launched by stars of the US Ski and Snowboarding team at Tiffany & Co on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The Gold Pass provides unlimited season-long access to 250 ski resorts across the United States and only 400 are produced. It has been produced annually as a US ..More...

With snow falls of up to 60cm (two feet) reported by www.skiinfo.co.uk in the Alps in September and ski areas already starting to open for the 2011-12 ski season, excitement is building for the coming winter – although you can get on the snow today if you want to! Many areas organise special new ..More...

Here's the latest. Tignes, France expects to open next Sunday, October 1st. Kaunertal, Pitztal, Solden and Stubai open. Number of resorts open in northern hemisphere back to double figures. More fresh snow in Australia, up to 15cm in past week as resorts close. Timberline USA expects to re-....More...

Breckenridge in Colorado, which is set to open on November 11th, 2011 (11/11/11, which at least works in both UK and US date formats), will celebrate 50 years in business this winter, and will hopefully receive another bumper snowfall year as mother nature’s gift after last winter’s new record of ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that the first ski resorts to open for the 2011-12 ski season will do so today (September 21st) and Saturday (September 24th) with the benefit of fresh snow. Glacier ski areas in the Alps have reported up to 30cm of fresh snow in the past 48 hours following on from .... More...

A small number of ski areas in the northern hemisphere are soldiering on to provide September snowsports in challenging conditions reports www.skiinfo.co.uk. Only six ski areas remain open in the northern hemisphere at present, in three countries – Austria, Switzerland and Italy. This is ....More...

SkiJapan (www.skijapan.com), the specialist operator to Niseko in Japan is offering a ‘safe slopes guarantee’ this winter. “Given the challenges Japan is facing after the tsunami, Niseko should still be on your list for your Northern winter! We are confident to say "It is safe!" said a company ....More...

A number of new features will be added to all five of the terrain parks at Whistler Blackcomb this winter. In partnership with Arena Snowparks for rail fleet production, Whistler Blackcomb plans to perform a major overhaul of all the jib features and will build new entrances to help give the .... More...

Doppelmayr Italy have begun work on the biggest order of their corporate history, with an order value of 105 million euros, to replace the 60-70 year old cable cars on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. The new installation is located on the Italian side of Mont Blanc and will replace the ....More...

A year after former Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger decided against bringing a proposed law to make helmet wearing for children engaged in snowsports in the state compulsory in to being, another bill is now on the desk of his successor. The bill SB 105 would enforce a $25 fine on ....More...

Another epic season of snow is expected at Whistler Blackcomb as meteorologists are once again predicting a La Niña winter for the 2011.2012 ski season. For Western Canada, the La Niña weather pattern typically means cooler than normal temperatures and consistent heavy precipitation during the .... More...

Vail Resorts have signed a worldwide multi-year partnership agreement with two-time Olympic gold medalist, professional snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White. As a result White will represent all six of Vail Resorts’ ski areas (Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado and ....More...

There remain only 10 areas open for snow sports in the northern hemisphere but the past week has seen an autumnal chill in the area at ski resorts in northerly latitudes and there’s been up to 21cm of fresh snow on Alpine glaciers reports www.skiinfo.co.uk. However, the trend over the next few ..More...

After the poor start to winter 2011 across New Zealand following the country’s warmest ever May and temperatures staying largely just above freezing in June, the past month has seen the rapid onset of winter across the country, and another 15cm of snow in the past few days on Mt Ruapehu has seen ....More...

2010/11 was the second snowiest on record in Whistler Blackcomb in Canada’s British Columbia. The resort’s average annual snowfall of 10.2 metres was shattered by early March 2011. Cumulative snowfall totalled more than 15 metres, with an alpine base of more than 3.75 metres. With the best ....More...

The Riders' Lodge is the latest offering from the UK's leading ski holiday specialist Crystal and is a direct result of them understanding that the modern-day snowboarder is looking for contemporary, specialist travel without a hefty price tag. And don't forget that as a SCUK member you can secure .... More...

Here's the latest one-liners for the world of snow! Only 10 ski areas open in northern hemisphere. Up to 50cm of new snow in the Alps in the past week – most glaciers benefit. Kitzsteinhorn by Kaprun closes for skiing until September despite 50cm of fresh snow! Norway’s Folgefonn slopes close ....More...

Two weeks of consistent snowfall after two months of warm weather has put New Zealand’s ski season back on track at most of the country’s resorts. “This storm has, in a matter of two weeks, brought with it to both Whakapa and Turoa ski areas; over a metre of packed snow base with fresh toppings…..More...

Australia is enjoying its snowiest start to the season for decades and at the country’s largest ski area, Perisher, the official snow depth measured by Snowy Hydro at Spencer's Creek is now at 158.9cm, the highest it's been at this time of the season since 1990. Although all Australian resorts ....More...

Warm temperatures are causing rapid daily thaws on the remaining glaciers still open for 2011 summer skiing and boarding in Europe as well as the remainder of the huge 2010-11 winter snowpack in Western North America but in the southern hemisphere conditions remain good in Australia and are picking ..More...

Saas Fee will begin its long 2011-12 season on Saturday July 9th when its glacier terrain up to 3,600m high opens for skiers and boarders. It will be open through to May 2012 with the rest of its ski area opening next Spring. The resort offers 22km of varied glacial ski slopes with a major ....More...

Ski areas in Australia are currently reporting by far the best snow depths in the southern hemisphere with measured base depths passing the 1.5m (5 feet) mark today after a week of successive powder days and drifts up to three metres deep reported. It’s all change from the southern hemisphere ‘....More...

Continuing warm temperatures has resulted in Queenstown’s The Remarkables ski area delaying the start of its 2011 season. It follows the decision by Coronet Peak ski area a week ago when it postponed opening, with temperatures still above freezing in the daytime and little or no natural snowfall, ....More...

More details of a planned new ski resort in Azerbaijan have been unveiled when the oil-rich nation recently staged the 2011 Ajerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair. The country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, personally overseen by President Ilham Aliyev has taken on the task of ....More...

The 2011 ski season has begun in the southern hemisphere, with a 600m long slope at Afri-Ski (www.afriski.com) in Lesotho the first to open, on Thursday, June 9th. Skiers and snowboarders who weren’t already resident at the ski area had difficulty reaching it though as access roads were closed by ....More...

The glacier ski areas of Les 2 Alpes, Tignes and Val d’Isere will begin re-opening from next weekend (June 11th) marking a return to snow sports for the only country of the Alpine ‘big four’; which currently has no ski resorts open. The lifts and runs of Tignes between 3,000 to 3,456 metres ....More...

Slope piste basher builder, Pinroth is claiming that its ‘Beast’ groomer is not only the world’s biggest, but also one of the greenest. The logic behind the green claim is firstly that by grooming a bigger area with one tractor, you need fewer tractors, as was discovered at Hochhaderich ski .... More...

Coronet Peak ski area in New Zealand, which had hoped to be the first ski area in the country and probably the first in the southern hemisphere to open for winter 2011 has delayed its opening day. The ski area was scheduled to open this Saturday (June 4) but warm temperatures means it has been ....More...

Winter 2010-2011 was officially named the second snowiest season ever at Whistler Blackcomb and there’s still a lot of snow lying up on its glaciers. Although the ski season Whistler Blackcomb has just opened a summer tube park in the Whistler alpine for the second year in a row. Guests heading ....More...

More resorts open, fresh snowfall in May and deep bases all bode well for snow skiing and snowboarding in June 2011! Fresh snowfalls adding as much of 40cm of new snow in 24 hours to ski slopes at still-open ski areas in the US as well as glaciers in Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and bases .... More...

Treble Cone near Lake Wanaka has ranked first in a survey out today by Australian magazine, Your Money, to find the best value ski area throughout Australia and New Zealand. Comparing 11 major resorts in Australia and New Zealand, including packages and prices for peak season dates in July and ....More...

The 2001 ski season began three weeks ahead of the official season start date at Perisher in Australia on Friday, 20th May, after an early snowfall accumulation of 30cm last week was followed by a week of cold temperatures allowing the country’s largest ski area to carry out extensive snowmaking on ..More...

There have been some good pre-season snowfalls in Australia. The country’s largest resort, Perisher's snowmaking guns were fired up for the first time this season overnight on May 11th. However it was Mother Nature who stole the show with 15cm of fresh snow blanketing Perisher’s slopes so far ..More...

New Jersey has become the first state (or province) in North America to pass a law requiring children to wear helmets. It joins France and Italy in Europe which have had similar laws for several years. So far reports have not said what penalty will be applicable for children, their parents or ....More...

All of the ski areas in France are currently closed, the only major Alpine ski nation to have no skiing available over the next four weeks. However three glacier ski areas will open in the country next month and in 2011 the opening dates have changed a little so that one opens a little earlier, ....More...

A massive 140 million Swiss Franc ($160/£100m) development installing 18 new ski lifts between two famous Swiss resorts to create one of the country’s and the world’s biggest ski areas has been announced. The plan to link Andermatt and Sedrun’s skiing will be carried forward by the Scandinavian ....More...

With the reduced opening of ski areas between May and November this weekly report represents more concise summer snow reporting, Still winter at Tahoe resorts – more fresh snow and temperatures towards freezing. Approximately 40 ski areas still open in 9 countries in Northern Hemisphere. 25cm/10 ..More...

Thanks to a record-breaking snow year, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area will remain open daily for skiing and snowboarding through to July 4th, 2011, the US Independence Day holiday. Mammoth has received more than 600 inches of snow in the 2010-11 season, the most the resort has received in a single ....More...

Lake Tahoe’s only 22-foot halfpipe is now open to the general public at Squaw Valley USA. Located in Mainline off the Siberia chairlift, the 22-foot superpipe was built by Snow Park Technologies (SPT), who are well known for their work in the X-Games and the Dew Tour. The superpipe, which stands ....More...

Approximately 50 ski areas still open in 9 countries in Northern Hemisphere. 50 – 70cm of new snow in past week for still-open resorts in Western North America. Skiing under Midnight Sun season approaching with 24 hour daylight at Riksgransen. No skiing yet in Southern Hemisphere. 18cm of new ....More...

Most of the world’s ski area have now closed for the 2010-11 season, although over 100 in the northern hemisphere will be open this weekend for a final fling, others plan to stay open longer in to May and in some cases beyond. The story of the season has continued for another week with the .... More...

A month after the catastrophic Japanese earthquake, Niseko, one of some 600 ski areas in the country and arguably the best known internationally, has commented on the event and how it has affected the resort which is located on the separate northern island of Hokkaido and 500km from the epicentre. .. .. More...

South Africa’s only commercial ski area, Tiffindell, which has been in financial difficulties for some years, is going to be auctioned at the end of May. The South African ski season is often the first to begin each southern hemisphere autumn in late May so it is unclear whether the centre will ....More...

Hundreds of resorts have been closing for the season on both sides of the Atlantic but with conditions very different in North America to Europe. The Alps have had very warm weather in recent days, although it is getting cooler again now and up to 50cm of snow has fallen on the Austrian, Swiss .... More...

Increasingly high temperatures in Europe. Still snowy but areas closing en masse for season in North America. As lower elevation ski areas in the Alps and many major resorts in North America approach their final few days of winter 2010-11, the snow is still falling in many areas. The Alps have ....More...

While many northern hemisphere resorts are winding down for winter 2010-11, Banff’s three ski areas in Alberta, all open though to May, are opening new areas for the first time this season. Sunshine Village’s Wild West free ride zone opened this week and, while not everyone will want to venture ....More...

After breaking the highest season snowfall total on record with an accumulation of 691 inches (17.3m) so far this season, Squaw Valley USA has extended their ski season to May 30, 2011. Squaw Valley is widely known as North America’s spring skiing capital, however, conditions this year will be ....More...

It’s the usual Springtime mix off rising temperatures combined with occasional heavy snowfalls across the Northern Hemisphere at present. In Europe it is becoming increasingly warm, leading to a widespread thaw at lower elevations, but cold spells have still brought snow showers, some of them .... More...

The world-famous Delirium Dive opened at Sunshine ski area near Banff this week. Named one of the 'Top 10 Off-Piste Runs in the World' by the Sydney Morning Herald, the Dive attracts expert skiers and snowboarders from across the world. The extreme freeride area offers 600 acres of terrain .... More...

A Beaver Creek ski chalet with a difference is back on the market for a few dollars under $11 million. What’s most unique about this ski-in, ski-out chalet it that it boasts a genuine Presidential Seal in the entrance hall as it’s the former holiday home of the late president Gerald Ford. The .... More...

The deepest snow depth in the world (well Europe and North America at least) at an open ski resort has passed the 7 metre mark for the first time this winter. Mt Baker, in Washington State, USA, which has held the record for the world’s snowiest resort over many years, is in the top snow depth .... More...

With the start of spring less than a week away, most of the world’s leading ski areas have been reporting more snow. In Europe the southern Alps and Pyrenees have done particularly well, with many resorts reporting up to 30cm of new snow in the past few days. More heavy snow has been reported ....More...

Treble Cone in New Zealand has announced that it will introduce new computerised lift ticketing – with various hi-tec spin offs - and run double shifts of its grooming fleet this winter. The new computerised ticketing system with automated gates on both chairlifts will read passes without ....More...

Environmentalists used the recent World Cup ski races in Bulgarian resort Bansko to accuse the resort of planning to expand further on to UNESCO world Heritage site land in the Pirin National Forest in an expansion plan which would see the existing ski area linked to that of two neighbouring ....More...

Snowfall slows everywhere except Eastern North America. The heavy snow of the last wee of February has eased in the first week of March with a few resorts seeing more than a few centimetres of snow in the past week. The big exception is astern North America where resorts in Quebec and in New .. More...

Fresh Snow In The Alps And Incredible Snowfall In California. It’s been a snowy week on both sides of the Atlantic – the Alps have had the snow they’ve been waiting for and there’s been snow for the Dolomites and Pyrenees too, while Western North American resorts have seen huge snowfalls. The .... More...

There have been more huge snowfalls in Western North America. In Western Canada Whistler, Blackcomb has received more than 1.4m (almost five feet) of snow in the past week, but the largest falls in the region have surpassed even that with up to 2.9m (9.7 feet) of snow in 72 hours around Lake ....More...

At long last there has been snow in the Western Alps over the past 48 hours. Although so far only parts of Western Italy and southern France have seen significant falls of up to 30cm, most other areas are beginning to see at least a few centimetres of snow after many weeks with little or no new .... More...

Norway Gets Best Of Europe’s Snow, Still more for North America It has been yet another week of limited snowfall in the Alps, which the snowpack that built up at the end of last year still holding up at higher altitudes but with serious need of a good fall to replenish slopes below 1500m and .... More...

It has been another snowy week in North America with storms on the Eastern side of the continent bringing travel chaos but also great conditions in the East and Midwest. On the west coast snow has continued falling with Alaska getting the most snow of anywhere in the world in the past week with up .. More...

More information on a previously announced 15 billion dollar plan to build a string of ski resorts in the Russian Caucasus at the far Eastern side of Europe have emerged during the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to the New York Times the plans are a priority of Russian President Dmitri ..More...

It’s almost déjà-vu with a similar snow report to a week ago. There’s been more heavy snow in Western North America, which continues to boast the best conditions in the northern hemisphere; and also fresh snow on the Eastern side of the Alps in Austria and Germany, but with little or nothing on .... More...

It’s East Coast North America particularly New Hampshire that’s seem the most snowfall of the past week, with Jiminy Peak topping the table with 1.65m (5.5 feet). In Western North America Kicking horse in BC, Canada reports the most with 1.15m (just under four feet). Nearby Revelstoke has had a .... More...

After a quiet start to 2011, the past 72 hours has seen significant snowfall in the Western Alps, Pyrenees and on both sides of North America, freshening up cover on slopes around the world. Scandinavia continues to see some of the biggest snowfalls with the greatest accumulations of 1.2m (four .... More...

The best way to describe the snow news of the past week is "quiet"! In most places cover remains good, and temperatures low, but there has been little fresh snowfall. On the upside this means that the avalanche risk in the Alps is down to its lowest this winter in most places 1 or 2, but then off ..More...

A new ARVA park is opening this winter at the Grands Montets ski area in the Chamonix Valley, above Argentiere. ARVA parks offer anyone the chance to learn how to behave in an avalanche situation and help look for survivors. Together with the La Chamionarde association, this park built by the ..More...

A father whose young son was knocked over by a teenage girl on a gentle piste at Beaver Creek in Colorado started hitting the girl and had to be pulled off her by ski school instructors. The 14 year old girl had swerved to avoid another skier when she hit the younger child, but neither were hurt ..More...

Exceptional snowfall has been reported by ski areas in California, which have knocked an Italian glacier resort of the world top spot for deepest snow depth after falls of up to 12 feet (3.6 metres) in the last week sent the snowiest up towards the five metre (17 foot) accumulated snow base mark. ..More...

After the heavy snowfall of last week, resorts in the Alps took a breather this week in most cases and in some cases even saw a thaw as temperatures rose. This led to rain as high as 2500m and high avalanche danger off piste as the freshly acquired snow became unstable. However temperatures are .... More...

Avoriaz has announced a full schedule of musical events this winter that will keep the high altitude French resort buzzing from the start of the season in early December right through to Spring. Six key events combining music, with ski and snowboard will take place in the famous resort which .... More...

Here are some images taken yesterday in Avoriaz, which will be officially open from December 4, 2010. More...

Set to be Europe's first indoor freestyle hall, the LAAX Freestyle Academy will open at the base station in Laax on 4 December 2010 with facilities suitable for beginners to advanced freestyle skiers, snowboarders and bikers. Within a safe padded environment users will be able to perfect the .... More...

Whistler Mountain will open six days early, on Friday, November 19 with five lifts including Creekside Express. Blackcomb Mountain will open on Thursday, November 25, Whistler Blackcomb’s official opening day. “Couple the great natural snow with the truly incredible snowmaking infrastructure, ....More...

Winter is almost here, and finally the Alps and Scandinavia starts getting really cold temperatures and even some snow. Keen for some early season skiing? The offers are good, and the powder might be there in time. Many resorts have opened early for winter 2010-11 including Kitzbuhel, Laax and .. More...

It's confirmed, there will not be snowpark at Lindarets this season! The park will return to its original location next to the boarder-cross on Arare where there is no dedicated lift... NOT GOOD AT ALL! The rumours behind the decision to move the snowpark is that the snowpark wouldn't be ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that heavy snow in Western North America, The Alps, The dolomites, The Pyrenees and in Scandinavia is making the start of winter 2010-11 look very promising in most areas at present, with more resorts opening on both sides of the Atlantic and a dozen more due to open this .... More...

Resorts in Europe and North America have been reporting heavy snowfall over the past few days. Bormio in Italy, which isn’t open yet has reported the biggest fall of the past few days, with 60cm (two feet) of snow. The Tux glacier in Austria gas the most terrain open with more than 40km of runs ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that there are still – marginally – more indoor ski areas open than outdoor worldwide, but the situation looks set to change in the near future as heavy snowfall in the Alps this week, as well as in the Canadian Rockies and in New England has suddenly got everyone in the .... More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that it’s one of the quietest weeks of the year on the world’s ski slopes with less than 20 areas open worldwide. The southern hemisphere’s ski season is virtually over with just a few areas open in New Zealand, and although the snow guns have been firing up in North .... More...

Les Arcs (www.lesarcs.com) is creating an exciting new toboggan run this winter. The 3km long course at Arc 200 will descend 400 vertical metres en route. But the toboggan run is not aimed at young children, “It will be quite steep and fast and it’s why it’s much more for adult and teenagers. ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that with most of the ski areas in the southern hemisphere now closed (except in New Zealand), we have entered one of the quietest periods of the year with less than 30 ski centres currently open worldwide – less than .5% of the world total! Outdoor ski areas open on four ..More...

Most ski areas in the southern hemisphere have now closed for their 2010 winter, or are about to, but there’s another six weeks of the season at least ahead for Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand which has announced it is extending its 2010 season to November. This is the third year in a row that Mt ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that as the southern hemisphere’s ski season continues to wind down, resorts in France, Switzerland and the USA are opening, or have opened, in the last seven days. Fresh snow in the Alps and the start of snowmaking in Colorado are further signs that the ski season is ....More...

Highlights this season Include: Terrain Parks Revitalization, Environmental Initiatives, and increased focus on Social Media. With early season snow already appearing on the mountain, skiers and snowboarders around the world are anxiously awaiting the 2010.2011 season, particularly after last ....More...

The winter season in LAAX starts on 13 November when the Vorab Glacier opens to skiers and snowboarders. Popular amongst skiers, snowboarders and freestylers, this year LAAX adds a further feather to its bow by opening Europe’s first indoor freestyle training centre – the LAAX Freestyle Academy. .. More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that more ski areas have opened in the Alps for ‘winter’ 2010-11, while heavy snow falls have been rep[orted in North America and in the southern hemisphere in New Zealand in the past few days. Too heavy snow in New Zealand brings down buildings and closes slopes but .... More...

Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado has announced that its Freeway Terrain Park on Peak 8 will now include a 22-foot (seven metre) high superpipe. This is the first major facelift for Breckenridge’s Freeway Terrain Park since its inception in 1999. “Breckenridge has been known for having the ....More...

In the ever accelerating move towards the use of technology on the slopes, heavy hitter Vail has announced its new Epic Mix service, a new online and mobile application which allows skiers and snowboarders to digitally capture their ski experience and the company promises that (if you opt in), “… ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that a second Austrian resort opens for its long 2010-11 ski season today, Pitztal has opened the country’s highest lifts this morning. The Stubai glacier near Innsbruck has announced it will open this Friday, it currently has 30cm (a foot) of snow lying. The Kaunertal .... More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that following heavy snow over the past week, Solden in Austria has announced it will open its glacier several weeks ahead of schedule, this Friday, 10th September, for the 2010-11 ski season. Summer ski season over in France Solden Opens September 10th Season over in ....More...

Sugarloaf mountain in Maine, USA, has announced a three year expansion plan that will dramatically increase the amount of terrain it offers and make it the largest since ski area on the Eastern side of the country, eclipsing long-term ‘biggest-in-the-East’ resort, Killington. Work on the ....More...

Les Gets, the peaceful resort is the giant Franco-Swiss Portes du Soleil, with its 12 linked ski-resorts and 650km of ski-slopes suitable for all skiing levels is making a lot of improvements for the coming winter -more than most other ski resorts anywhere else in the world. The Chavannes ....More...

Australia’s leading ski areas are currently being dumped on and are reporting the best August snowfalls for more than two decades. Much of the snow has been falling in the past week. “Yesterday we smashed the record books with some of the best snow the mountain has seen in years! The resort ....More...

Two US states, New Jersey and California, appear close to passing laws that will be similar to those currently in force in Italy and parts of Austria, requiring children below young-teenage to wear helmets. The legislation is at its most advanced stage in California where Austrian-born governor ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that After the dramatic snowfalls of recent weeks, the world’s snowy weather seems to have quietened down in the last seven days with only small falls reported on each side of the equator. The exception being Argentina where Catedral is claiming the have received an ....More...

With the summer ski season ending in France, there are now a few weeks when the country will have no ski slopes open before Tignes re-opens in mid-September. It then operates more-or-less alone for nearly 10 weeks until all the other French ski areas begin to open in late November and early ....More...

Huge August Snowfalls in the Swiss Alps, Argentina and New Zealand. www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that Saas Fee has reported half-a-metre of fresh powder falling on its glacier in the past few days and neighbouring resorts Zermatt and, over in Italy, Cervinia, have also seen big snowfalls setting ....More...

It’s been a good few weeks at Perisher with lots of fresh snow and virtually all of the resort’s terrain open. In addition this weekend Olympic Halfpipe Gold Medallist and Perisher Ambassador Torah Bright is being honoured at Australia’s largest ski area with the resort's Superpipe officially re-.. More...

Les 2 Alpes – which is currently one of the two French resorts open for summer skiing – is building a new quad chairlift, as part of a raft of upgrades for winter 2010-11. The 2.7 million euro POMA built lift will improve access to the La Fee sector. The 474m long lift rises 164 vertical metres ....More...

* Nearly 70cm in 24 Hours at New Zealand resort * Up to 25cm of new snow on Europe’s glaciers. * More snow in Australia. * Kitzsteinhorn glacier at Kaprun closes ‘temporarily’, leaving 10 European glaciers open. www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that there has been fresh snow once again in the Alps ....More...

Senior members of the Russian Olympic Organising Committee were in Austria last month to witness a demonstration of the IDE all weather snow-making system. The Russians are looking at ways to prevent any danger of a repeat of the issues faced by Cypress Mountain in British Columbia last winter ....More...

More Fresh Snow On Both Sides Of The World (But More In The Southern Half) * Up to 8cm of fresh snow in the Alps. * Big snowfalls – up to two feet/60cm in 48 hours - In Australia. * More Snow In Chile and Argentina. * Warming up in Africa www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that changeable weather ..More...

Consistently low temperatures for the first few months of the winter in Australia, coupled with ever improving snowmaking systems and technology, has allowed the country’s resorts to report new snowmaking records reached during the past week. Last winter Perisher produced 624,769 cubic metres of ..More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that it’s hot in the Alps and the Dachstein glacier’s report of snow conditions as ‘wet’ is one of the more accurate. It’s one of the dozen glacier ski areas currently open in the Alps, although most are battling to keep their slopes skiable with the snow cover becoming .. More...

Lesotho’s only ski area, Afriski, is enjoying a good winter so far and has unveiled big plans for the years ahead. The ski centre in the land-locked but mountainous Southern African kingdom can now accommodate 250 overnight guests and also attracts day skiers from surrounding towns, such as ....More...

The 2010 winter season is officially underway in Lake Wanaka with all four fields now open for business and reporting excellent snow conditions. Good snowfalls in May and optimum snow making conditions throughout June have provided the mountains across the region with a good base and quality snow ....More...

Valle Nevado in Chile has fully opened after fresh storms brought 2.1m (7 feet) of new snow to the centre, only 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Santiago. This season the resort has renovated its five star Hotel Valle Nevado, following the renovations of its four star Hotel Puerta del Sol and ....More...

Les Arcs has announced it is spending around 9.1 million Euros this summer on upgrading its slopes and improving safety ahead of next winter. Four new lifts are being installed including a short new chairlift “du Parchey” in Plan Peisey, Peisey-Vallandry. This will link a new building expected ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that more ski areas opened in Europe last weekend and more are scheduled to next weekend but temperatures are warming up and are in double figures over 3000m, making conditions ‘sticky’. It’s Warming Up On Alpine Glaciers But Saas Fee Re-Opens As Mammoth’s Long Season .... More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk report that more of Europe’s glacier ski areas are opening and that they, along with the centres already open, are benefiting from heavy snowfalls in recent days. Up to 30cm (a foot) of new snow so far today around Queenstown’s ski areas. Up to 50cm (20 inches) of fresh snow in ....More...

Another glacier ski area in the Alps has decided not to run its lifts for snow sports in summer any more. The number of summer snow centres has now more than halved over the past decade from a peak of nearly 40 northern hemisphere choices in the 1990s. Solden is the latest ski area to ....More...

Australia’s Mt Hotham ski resort reported their opening weekend was the first in ten years where snow cover so early in the season was good enough for runs to open beneath the Great Alpine Road. “What an incredible opening weekend it was!” said a resort spokesperson, “We enjoyed everything on ....More...

Biggest snowpack in years awaits summer skiers and riders. WHISTLER, BC, June 15, 2010 – After a record breaking year of snowfall, glacier skiing and riding returns on Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier this Saturday June 19th with some of the best summer skiing and riding conditions in years. “It’.... More...

Three glacier ski areas are now open in Italy following the re-opening of Val Senales at the weekend. It joins Passo Stelvio and the Presena glacier above Passo Tonale, which had one red and one black run open at the weekend but it likely to close in the near future. However Cervinia will re-open ..More...

The Dachstein glacier in southern Austria has re-opened for summer skiing this weekend, two weeks later than planned. A technical issue following the replacement of the steel cable, for the first time since the lift was installed in 1969, on the Dachstein access cable car led to the postponed ....More...

Fresh snow across Australia’s ski areas helped get the season off to a positive start at the weekend when the country’s resorts began opening for winter 2010. Temperatures have been low for the best part of a month allowing for plenty of pre-season snowfall and with 10-15cm (4-6 inches) of natural ..More...

Les 2 Alpes will be the first of France’s three ski areas that still offer summer glacier skiing and snowboarding to open, this Wednesday, June 16th. The lists open from 7.15am daily until the 28th August, the resorts there is 2.4m (eight feet) of snow lying on the glacier. The resort’s ....More...

Mount Washington was top of the world snowfall table for most of last winter with over 6 metres (20 feet) lying and the resort, which was the main pre-Olympics training base for international teams immediately before the Winter games in February, had over 15m (approximately 50 feet) of snow through ..More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that the number of ski areas open worldwide continues to rise despite more areas closing for the season in Austria, Sweden, Switzerland and the US. That’s because more the southern hemisphere’s ski season has kicked off at resorts in Chile and New Zealand and next week .... More...

Ski areas in Eight more countries ready to open in June as alpine glaciers receive heavy snow. Southern Hemisphere reports first turns of the Winter. 35cm fresh powder and first turns In New Zealand. Up to 40cm/16 inches new snow on glacier ski areas in the Alps. Three more European glacier ski .... More...

Our good friends at Dragon Lodge sent us an email to remind us of all the good things Tignes has available for the summer. The Grande Motte glacier will be open every day, 7:15 to 13:00 from 19th June to 29th August 2010: Accessed from the village via the funicular in just 7 minutes the area ....More...

www.skiinfo.co.uk reports that May, the ‘quietest month’ of the world’s ski year, is nearing its end with Canada joining the list of major skiing nations that currently have no ski areas officially open and the southern hemisphere’s winter, or the northern hemisphere’s summer glacier ski seasons .... More...

Russia is planning to spend $15 billion developing five new ski resorts in the country’s south eastern Caucasus mountain range, which divide Europe from Asia and include the highest peaks on the European continent. The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the new resorts would be built ..More...

Despite fears about a weak ski season courtesy of economic woes, resorts across the US generally saw improved performance on last winter 08-09 which saw the board double digit declines. The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) recently released a preliminary report indicating the U.S. ski industry ..More...

Recent cold temperatures have allowed Perisher ski resort in Australia us to fire up the snowmaking system for winter 2010. “Mother Nature even came to the party this week with some light natural snowfalls, and with more snow predicted for next week we are hopeful of a good cover of snow for ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that the northern hemisphere’s ski season is continuing to wind down, with more areas closing last or next weekend. However mother nature hasn’t got the message that Spring is half-gone already as it’s still snowing on some of the still-open ski areas. Meanwhile in the .... More...

A massive expansion of Avoriaz ski resort in France gets underway this month that will create two totally new resort districts, each with several new accommodation complexes. Perhaps more exciting for guests staying in the existing resort, Avoriaz is also building a large new water park and a .... More...

We receive quite a lot of resort news from around the globe that we don't often post up, but this from Laax recently did grab our attention. It’s been a really great season in LAAX and as always we are sad to see it end. There have been a number of highlights this season including a live gig by ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that It has been another big weekend of end-of-season parties across the northern hemisphere, although several hundred ski areas remain open in the Alps and North America for a few days more, with a few dozen still planning to open in to May. 70cm in 7 Days at Norwegian .... More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that most of the world’s northern hemisphere ski areas have now closed for the winter, but that resorts in Western North America and the Alps have continued to report some low temperatures and heavy snowfall over the past week. Dozens of ski areas expect to remain open ....More...

A new ski centre is being built in Turkey in readiness for the 2011 Universiade Winter Games which will be staged there next February in the ancient city of Erzurum. The new resort will stage Super-G, Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super Combined Alpine ski races. The new ski area, Konakli, will be ..More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that new snow over the Easter holidays has given a great powder base for many of the resorts still open in the Alps, while across the Atlantic the latest round of huge snowfalls on the west of the North American continent has left more resorts extending their seasons with ....More...

Les 2 Alpes has announced it will open for the summer from June 16 to August 28. The ski lifts are open 7 days a week, from 7.15 am to 12.30pm for skiers and until 4.30pm for walkers and mountain bikers with fast access thanks to the "Jandri Express" cable car. Les 2 Alpes is home to the ....More...

Slovenia’s World Cup footballers have set a goal of attracting thousands of British fans with the kick-off this week of a holiday giveaway campaign. Drawn in the same tournament group as England, the Slovenian squad wants to encourage British holidaymakers to head for their home country in a ....More...

Little fresh snow in the Alps, but big dumps in the US, Scotland and Scandinavia. www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that there has been little fresh snowfall in the alps in recent days, and in some cases some unwanted warm temperatures and even rain. However in most cases the accumulated snow to date .... More...

Kilted Ski Patrolwww.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that despite temperatures getting warmer in the Alps, heavy snow has been falling at many resorts in Europe and in North America. 500 Skiers and boarders to descend Cairngorm’s ski slopes in Scotland for best snow in decades. Up to four feet of new .... More...

Great conditions in almost all resorts, except maybe Cypress Mountain. www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that despite the fluctuating weather conditions in Vancouver for the Olympic Games, most of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere is reporting great ski conditions. Bring a snorkel for ‘shoulder ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that heavy snow across North America, dubbed ‘Snowmaggeddon’ by media there, has resulted in travel chaos, but has also seen the country’s highest accumulated snow depth at Kirkwood in California overtake Europe’s deepest non-glacier accumulation for the season to date at ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that it’s cold across Europe and it’s been snowing, often heavily, right across the continent, with hundreds of powder alarms (snowfall at an individual resort of more than 20cm/8 inches in 24 hours) released to subscribers over the past five days. The snow is still .... More...

The Flying Kilometre at Les Arcs, two hours’ drive from Geneva, offers you the chance to ski fast – faster than you’ve probably ever driven (unless you’re Michael Schumacher!) by Alf Alderson Exceed 70mph in Britain and it’s inevitable that you’ll eventually be clocked by a speed camera and made to .. More...

Griz the legendary Fernie giant is due to make an appearance at the resort in British Columbia shortly. The giant cut-out of The Griz, complete with hole in face for photo taking, just arrived at the resort so should be installed soon. “We’re looking forward to seeing The Griz up and in .... More...

Intrawest, once the world’s leading ski resort operator and still owner of nine major ski areas including next month’s Olympic host Whistler Blackcomb has had its “assets seized” by lenders after it reportedly failed to make repayments on a $1.4 billion loan at the end of last year. Lenders ....More...

The new rocksresort in Laax, Switzerland has been awarded best 'New Ski Resort' in new Design Awards by the prestigious Wallpaper magazine. The Awards highlight what Wallpaper’s editorial team and its global network of editors, photographers and writers consider the 'best of' design from the last ....More...

A new terrain park which has opened at Cerler in Spain this week claims to be the largest in the country. Located in the resort’s Basibé area, the new park contains 18 elements. There are rail boxes, big jumps, pole jam, a wall ride spine, fun box, boxes line, transfer, wood park, step up and a .... More...

Wall Street financiers say they are going to put the Whistler Blackcomb resort up for sale while the facility is hosting Winter Olympic events next month. Creditors who have lent $1.4 billion US to the ski resort's owners, Intrawest ULC, have effectively seized control of the company and are ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that the Alps, Scandinavia, Scotland and on both Eastern and Western sides of North America have again all reported heavy snow in the past seven days over New Year, building on last week’s accumulations. Colder weather in the Alps has meant snow at lower elevations which .... More...

Whistler is the latest Intrawest resort to fit kids with patented flaik GPS units providing real-time tracking information for additional safety while giving Whistler Blackcomb’s youngest guests a chance to track their day on the mountains. The service is available to children taking the ....More...

The number of ski areas in the world may be increasing rather than decreasing with hundreds of new centres having opened in Eastern Europe and in Asia over the past decade. The latest country to announce a big increase in their ski area count is Turkey, where government ministers announced ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that the Alps, Scandinavia, Scotland and Eastern North America have all reported heavy snow in the past seven days over Christmas. Snowiest Christmas for 14 years in Scotland. Avalanche risk rises in the Alps. Three feet of fresh snow for Bormio. Windy and wet in .... More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that over the past week the big snow news has been in the Western US where resorts in California have reported an average of almost a foot (30cm) of snow per day for the past week. Squaw Valley says it received more than six feet (1.9m) in seven days, and expects more at .... More...

After a warm snap inflicts some weekend damage, it’s back to snow for most. www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that although the snowfall has eased in the Alps from a week ago, it is still continuing with at least a few inches of fresh on the upper slopes at many resorts. Italy was a major beneficiary .... More...

November 2009 will go down in history as the snowiest month on record at Whistler Blackcomb, dating back to when the collection of weather data began 30 years ago. November 2009 has seen a total accumulation of 560cm (220 inches) of snowfall, nearly four times that of November's average ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk has issued hundreds of powder alarms in the past 72 hours as resorts across the Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees report big and on-going snowfalls. Hundreds of resorts are now planning to open for the coming weekend across the continent with superb conditions, although freeriders are .. More...

Whistler's November snowfall total passed 5.5m (nearly 18 feet) by the morning of the 29th, with a 1.92m (6.5 feet) base, by far the biggest ever for this early in the season. The good snow news isn't just restricted to the 2010 Winter Olympic host however, most of Western Canada's resorts have ....More...

Following the opening of Mongolia's first proper ski resort on Wednesday, South Korea's latest centre opened on Friday in Gangwon province, the region's 10th ski area. Alpensia ski resort will be transformed into PyeongChang's Winter Olympic Park if the Korean's, who were second in the bidding ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports a mixed picture for snow cover across the northern hemisphere as the main start of the ski season approaches. Hundreds of ski resorts are now open, but while some continue to open earlier than planned because of big snowfalls, others have had to delay opening, despite .... More...

Copper shows a substantial commitment to the progression of skiing and riding by building the resort's first ever 22 ft superpipe. The 22 ft superpipe will make its national TV debut during the USSA Grand Prix, December 10-12, when top snowboarders from around the globe will vie for coveted Olympic .. More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports heavy snow in Western Canada has led to November avalanche warnings at Whistler, where the snow depth is rapidly heading towards two metres only a few days after the resort's early opening. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 3 Countries With Resorts Open For .... More...

Many of the world's major resorts in at least 10 countries opened for 2009-10 season this weekend. In Europe, the ski season begins in Andorra with Grandvalira opening a fortnight early after heavy snowfall in the Pyrenees. In the French Alps, Europe's highest major resort, Val Thorens is the ..More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk has been firing off powder alarms at an unprecedented rate for this early in the season. The company, which receives snowfall updates loaded directly in by ski resorts all over the world, has emailed more than 60 powder alarms in recent days to registered subscribers who take .... More...

The ‘green’ ski resort of Le Massif near Quebec City in Canaa is at the heart of a £120m investment programme. The resort is refurbishing a disused railway line to launch a train service between Quebec City and Le Massif by 2011, which will have carriages that stay overnight at the resort for ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk is issuing dozens of powder alarms as heavy snow is falling across the Alps. More than 25 alarms have been issued in the past 24 hours for top resorts in Switzerland, Austria, France and Italy. The falls in the Alps follow heavy snow in Scandinavia at the weekend with resorts .... More...

Let the show begin! With the opening of the Glacier Park, the 2009/10 freestyle season at the Kitzsteinhorn Mellow Park has begun. From now on, snowboarders and freeskiers can enjoy themselves on the varied kickers, boxes and rails of the four lines at the glacier of the Kitzsteinhorn near Zell am .... More...

Uludağ in Turkey will see dramatic improvements in the next few years will see it become a rival to resorts Like Davos in Switzerland the Turkish government hope. Uludağ is reported to have seen little new investment in 50 years. The resort is the best known of the dozen or so ski ....More...

Here comes Iran’s best kept secret – no, not another uranium enrichment plant – its exceptional skiing. Although most people wouldn’t imagine mentioning Iran and snow sports in the same sentence, the country has some of the best high altitude skiing on offer anywhere in the world. London based ....More...

The cable car companies in the Kitzbüheler Alpen are investing more than 60 million euros in new lifts and snow machines for the coming season. In the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental the snow making facilities in Hopfgarten are being improved, a new reservoir is being built at the Tanzboden in ....More...

Heavy Snow in North America, More In The Alps, 30+ Resorts Now Open. www.Skiinfo.co.uk is reporting heavy snow in western Canada and a week of fresh snowfalls in many northern hemisphere ski areas including Colorado, parts of the Alps and Japan. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 3 .... More...

Mont Saint-Sauveur enjoyed its earliest ever opening on October 18th and was the first resort in Canada to open, just behind Canada’s Olympic park in Alberta, according to ski news website First Tracks (www.firsttracksonline.com) Mont Saint-Sauveur sets a new record by opening 9 days earlier ....More...

The 2009-10 skiing season began in Kitzbühel on 24 October - earlier than ever before. The low temperatures combined with ultra-modern snow-making facilities and almost a metre of new snow mean that skiing is already possible in Kitzbühel ,two months before Christmas. It's the second year in a ....More...

Great condition in Europe and more US resorts open early. www.Skiinfo.co.uk has been reporting on more fresh snow in the Alps and received reports of snow falling across the northern hemisphere, including in Alaska, Canada, the Indian Himalayas and the Japanese Alps. More new snow is expected .... More...

Meribel in the French 3 Valleys, the world’s largest ski area, has announced a number of improvements to its giant ski area for the coming winter. The slow, fixed Golf chairlift will be transformed into a fast, detachable chairlift which will halve journey times. This will allow Meribel Village ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk fired off several powder alarms yesterday, Tuesday 13th October, as up to a metre (40 inches) of fresh snow was reported falling on the half dozen glacier ski areas already open for winter 2009-10 in Austria. The snow fell right down to village level in many areas with resorts .... More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that Colorado’s Loveland ski area is claiming bragging rights as the first ski resort to open in North America for the 2009-1 season, yesterday, Wednesday, October 7th. This is the earliest opening day at Loveland Ski Area in 40 years. Fresh Snow Across The Northern .... More...

Lake Wanaka brought a successful winter season to a close at the weekend with all four resorts, Treble Cone, Snow Park NZ, Cardrona Alpine Resort and Snow Farm, reporting excellent visitor numbers, great snow conditions throughout and many successful world-class events. Shaun White at the .... More...

This year stylish snow lovers are heading to innovative LAAX. The long awaited rocksresort in LAAX will be fully completed this winter. Masterfully integrated in its mountain surroundings, the sleek self-contained ski village features minimalist design and comprises of seven cube-shaped .... More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that snow has been falling on almost every continent on earth over the past week. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 4 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 9 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 60 Fresh snow in Europe. Fresh snow in New Zealand as season winds .. More...

Cold temperatures and natural snowfall have arrived earlier than expected in Colorado, USA allowing Loveland Ski Area, one of the world’s highest altitude resorts, to officially kick-off snowmaking for the 2009-2010 ski season. “Our Trail Maintenance department has been busy preparing the hill, ....More...

www.Skiinfo.co.uk reports that the number of countries open for snow sports will grow by two this weekend when Tignes in France and Timberline in the US are due to re-open for winter 2009-10 just as autumn begins. There's been fresh snow on both sides of the Atlantic this week to further build ....More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that there has been up to 10cm of fresh snow in the past 72 hours on mountain tops across the Alps including the glaciers that are already open or about to open for the start of the 2009-10 ski season. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 3 Countries With Resorts ....More...

Ski season ends on two Continents but 2009-10 season kicks off in Europe. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 3 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 7 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 70 Pitztal launches 2009-10 Season This weekend with help of new Israeli snowmaking system. 2009 .... More...

Although it may still be too early to say exactly how much Brits can expect to pay in the Alps this winter, the current strength of the pound against the Euro and the Swiss Franc means that even modest increases in resort are offset by the stronger pound, compared to winter 08-09, even though it ....More...

Europe gearing up for 09-10 as snow still falls in southern hemisphere. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 5 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 11 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 70 Last few days of North American 2008-9 ski season. Warm weather in Europe means number of open ....More...

The Spring buds may be sprouting, but it is a full on winter wonderland up at Treble Cone, New Zealand. Over the past week Treble Cone has boosted its base depths by 25% with the help of a few storms depositing over 75 cm of and light and dry wintry snow. The base depths now sit at 260 cm on the .... More...

This season will be the 150th anniversary of the founding of the town of Breckenridge, Colorado, and will also mark 25 years of snowboarding at Breckenridge Ski Resort. The resort was one of the first to embrace snowboarding, and to host one of the initial major snowboard competitions in the ....More...

Skiers and boarders visiting South America’s largest ski area this winter, Catedral near Bartiloche in Argentina, have enjoyed a number of improvements for winter 2009, particularly hands-free lift ticketing and online booking. On the slopes, the resort’s terrain park has had an overhaul with ....More...

This summer, Squaw Valley USA’s old double chair, the-High Camp Lift, is being removed to make way for the new High Camp Triple Chairlift. The change is needed because over recent seasons the Monster Park at Riviera has seen a huge expansion. Providing access to the Ford Belmont Park, the ....More...

A new gondola at Plan de Corones in Italy’s huge Dolomiti Superski is a world first, the resort claims. The 10 seater “Marchner” cableway will have a capacity of 3,000 skiers-per-hour and the cabins are fitted with what the resort describes as, “elegant heated leather chairs.” The lift ....More...

Solden in Austria expects to be the first resort to open for 2009 on Saturday 5th September. Last autumn was a bumper snow period in the Alps with www.skiinfo.com reporting heavy snow on Europe's early-opening glacier ski slopes from the very start of October. This white abundance set up much of ..More...

www.skiinfo.com reports that there has been fresh snow in northern and southern hemispheres this week as the Alberta Rockies got a healthy August snowfall, and it's now only 10 weeks until the first Canadian resorts will be opening for the 2010 Olympic Winter. South of the equator it's Australia .... More...

Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada is enjoying its first glimpse of winter – in August, with a summer snowfall blanketing the mountains. This past week saw snow covering Mt. Norquay, Lake Louise Ski Area and Sunshine Village. The announcement of tentative 2009 opening dates is adding to ....More...

A fire broke out last week beneath the Planpraz gondola high above Chamonix, leading to the evacuation of 200 people on the lift and in the area. The lift carries about 3,000 passengers per day in summer and it is thought one of these threw a lit cigarette butt from one of the gondolas cabins, ....More...

Skiinfo.com reports big snowfall in South America and big events in New Zealand. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 4 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 12 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 78 Still hot in Europe - glaciers suffer. World's top ski stars competing in New Zealand. .. ..More...

Perisher ski resort has thrown its weight behind Australia's Vancouver Winter Olympic campaign, building a replica of the key features of the snowboard-cross and ski-cross course that will be used in the 2010 Games. Snowboard-cross and ski-cross races are won, more often than not, by the racer ....More...

Yabuli, the largest ski resort in China, will complete a $100m spend this winter with the opening of the third five star hotel in the resort in the past year. It’s a dramatic change for the centre which lies 1200km (750 miles) north of Beijing in Heilongjiang province, and is frequently ....More...

Swiss news website www.SwissInfo.ch has reported that Catholics in two Swiss Alpine villages are asking the pope if they can stop a nearly 350 year old tradition of praying for the local glaciers to retreat, and instead pray for the end of global warming and the resulting melting of the glaciers. ..More...

Resort developer Intrawest, the company behind many of North America’s successful resorts including Whistler, but currently under financial pressure due to the economic slowdown, is to sell its two European resorts. Pierre & Vacances Group and Intrawest Hotels & Residences have signed an ....More...

Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 4 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 12 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 79 Limited fresh snow anywhere except Australia and New Zealand in the past week. Over a foot of fresh snow at some New Zealand resorts this morning. Natural snow melts but .... More...

Courchevel has announced a further upgrade to its extensive lift system for the coming winter. The new Roc Mugnier high-speed six-seat detachable chairlift will; replace two old chairlifts: Prameruel and Roc Mugnier. The lift will be the sixth to incorporate Courchevel’s so far believed to be ..More...

La Plagne, part of the giant French Paradiski region, has re-thought how much snow and ice it needs for three of the popular attractions that help to make it a world leader. The resort is cutting in half the amount of snow it needs for its pre-formed halfpipe, as well as rethinking the ice needs ..More...

Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 4 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 12 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 79 Fresh August snow for Saas Fee, Switzerland Les 2 Inches Of New Snow For Les 2 Alpes, France. Best conditions of the season yet in southern Africa. Still more snow brings .... More...

Hand Charging and Heli-Bombing: Treble Cone Patrollers combat high avalanche danger. Avalanche Danger remains high around Wanaka and Queenstown due to high winds and heavy snow fall. Treble Cone has been very vigilant with their avalanche control in all of their in-bounds terrain and has kept .... More...

Perisher has officially launched the final stage of its three-year $19 million snowmaking expansion. The project involved installing kilometres of new pipelines and 68 automated snow guns, lifting Perisher's total number to 271 and taking snowmaking-covered terrain to 53.4 hectares. NSW ....More...

Six of the first 11 hotels in France to be awarded five star status are in Courchevel. A recent change to French accommodation assessment has allowed hotels to claim ‘five star’ status in line with the maximum level in most countries around the world. Previously the highest grade a French hotel ..More...

The Compagnie Des Alpes (CDA), the world’s largest ski lift operator which runs more than a dozen leading French ski areas, has released its third quarter results which include the last month of the 08-09 ski season – April 2009. The group reported record business with ski-lift ticket sales up ....More...

The Swiss ski area of Winterhorn looks to have been saved from bankruptcy after being put up for sale on an internet auction site. Claus Dangel, director of the Winterhorn resort, told the Swiss News Agency that a buyer had been found although the deal was not yet fully completed. The ski ....More...

Courchevel will install a new six seater chairlift for the coming season, equipped with the Magnestick system, to modernize the link between Courchevel 1850 and Courchevel 1650. This is the main part of a host of initiatives and improvements for the coming winter at the famous French resort. ....More...

We had an email from Kieran Sharp, asking whether we'd throw our support behind this worthwhile cause. Was wondering if you could help with a little project I've got going on; I'm trying to get the company of Mont Blanc to authorise building a half pipe in Chamonix for the next winter and beyond...More...

Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 4 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 12 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 80. Saas Fee Ride 09 This Weekend More fresh snow in Australia Fresh snow expected tonight in Africa www.skiinfo.com reports that after last weeks fresh July snowfalls on .... More...

www.skiinfo.com reports that the summer glacier ski areas of both Tignes in France and Saas Fee in Switzerland have received fresh snow in the past few days. Tignes received 5cm (two inches) of powder on Tuesday, July 7 taking upper slope depths to 180cm (six feet). Saas Fee, which has re-opened ....More...

Lake Wanaka’s 2009 ski season is officially underway with all four fields open for business. Good snowfalls throughout May combined with a prolonged period of cool and calm weather, ideal for snow making, has equipped the mountains across the region with one metre bases providing the best .... More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports summer and southern hemisphere resort openings takes world tally past 60 choices in a dozen countries. Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 5 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 13 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 65 Heavy snow in Chile. Italy equals Austria ....More...

Heavy snowfall in South America, reportedly measuring over two metres at some resorts, has led to most of the continents 30 or so ski areas in Argentina and Chile opening over the past week. Las Lenas in Argentina has reported over seven feet (two metres) of snow on upper slopes and Portillo in ..More...

Cardrona Alpine Resort opened its gates to thousands of skiers and snowboarders today keen to enjoy the ideal snow and weather conditions, a superb start to the 2009 ski season. Snow sports enthusiasts started queuing well before for the first lift at 9.00am this morning and with over a metre of .. More...

Continents With Resorts Open For Skiing: 5 Countries With Resorts Open For Skiing: 13 Ski Areas Open (Approximately): 45 Fredrik Ericsson Skis Fresh Powder And Finds "Coolest Slope in The World" On K2 More resorts open in New Zealand. Heavy snow in South America – resorts begin opening for .... More...

The leading Argentinian ski resort of Las Lenas, which opened for its 2009 season this week, is the latest to make safety helmet wearing compulsory for children younger than 12 years of age. The resort has purchased 600 new helmets this year and is offering them for rental. "In Las Lenas guest ....More...

Tignes is the second French resort to open for summer skiing after Les 2 Alpes a week ago. To celebrate the resort staged a bikini ski event in which a small number of enthusiasts took to the snow slopes clad only in swimwear and ski boots. Ski gloves, eye protection and sun cream were also .... More...

Keith Stubbs ©2009, Tommy PyattCardrona Alpine Resort kicks off the 2009 season this Friday (26 June) welcoming skiers and boarders to enjoy the best opening snow conditions in over a decade, the resort will open all facilities and 100% of their extensively groomed trails. With good snowfalls .. More...

www.skiinfo.com reports that there's been fresh snow in the Alps, Scandinavia and the southern hemisphere in the past week, where most resorts in Australia and New Zealand are now open. France Re-Opens For Summer Skiing With A Foot (30cm) of Fresh Snow Up to 60cm (two feet) of fresh snow in .... More...

www.skiinfo.com reports that although it may be approaching midsummer, more ski areas have actually opened for snow sports in the past week than closed, and the number of countries offering snow sports has also increased, with Australia and South Africa beginning their 2009 season. France and .... More...

More of New Zealand’s ski areas opened at the weekend, joining Mt Hutt in enjoying a great start to the winter after a snowy May. In Australia the country’s major ski areas opened although with scant snow cover on Saturday, June 6th – the traditional opening weekend. After the unexpected large ....More...

"Whistler.com is seeing between 100 to 200 enquiries per day for accommodation, and we've been able to connect many Games-time visitors with accommodation providers at prices that are acceptable to both. We've become the ‘go-to' site for people seeking accommodation in Whistler during Games time," ....More...

An artificial ski slope is reported to be currently under construction at Auli, a tourist spot and well known ski centre located at an altitude of 2,500m in the Indian Himalayas. The area, one of India’s best known ski resorts although with facilities including a chairlift and cable car, will ....More...

The Deutsche Press agency (www.dpa.de) has reported that Pakistan's military have pushed Taliban militants out of the country’s former ski resort, Malam Jabba in the Swat Valley in the north-west of the country. Deutsche Press reports that the resort was destroyed by loyalists of local cleric ....More...

Jaden Beange at Cardona © Tommy PyattCardrona Alpine Resort is gearing up for the 2009 ski season, with the best pre-season snow base levels in over a decade, 120cm on the upper mountain and 80cm in the base area. “We’ve had some pretty extreme weather in May bringing heavy snow falls, .... More...

www.skiinfo.com reports that there has been fresh snow in the past few days at ski areas in both northern and southern hemispheres. Arapahoe Basin, still open in Colorado for the northern hemisphere’s 2008-9 season, has had a few more inches; in the southern hemisphere big falls continue in New ....More...

A rare opportunity to purchase one of the world’s classic ski resorts is reputed to currently be available. Stowe has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on improvements over the past few seasons, but the vast American International Group which owns the resort has been hit by the economic ....More...

Lake Wanaka and its four international ski areas are enjoying a remarkable amount of early season snow with heavy falls reaching well below the base areas of all four resorts. Treble Cone has over one metre at mid mountain and staff had to contend with thigh deep snow in the car park after the .... More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that with the end of the season finally arriving in France a week ago and at Sella Nevada in Spain last weekend, the only other skiing in Europe is in Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia or indoors in the continent’s 30+ indoor snow centres. In North America there are still ....More...

Multiple reports from different US states this week reflect the attempt by ski areas across the country to lessen the danger of law suits from bankrupting their operations. Ski laws vary across the US with most states with ski areas having some specific legislation on wintersports. In each case ..More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that as mid-May approaches the number of northern hemisphere ski areas still open has dropped below 50 – less than the number of indoor snow centres to choose from! But more heavy snow in New Zealand means that Mt Hutt is hoping to open two weeks ahead of schedule, and for .... More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that as the long 2008-9 ski season finally winds down in the northern hemisphere, heavy snow in both Australia and New Zealand has led to the southern hemisphere’s ski season beginning five weeks early last weekend. Meanwhile there are still dozens of ski areas open in .... More...

Snowmaking now really has Thredbo in Australia covered, top to bottom and side to side,from the heights of the Cruiser, to the steeps of True Blue and Little Beauty through to Friday Flat. Thredbo believes its snowmaking system is now the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, covering over 70 ....More...

Over half-a-metre (20 inches) of snow has been falling on Australia’s ski slopes within 48 hours, with most still not expecting to open for nearly six weeks or more. Snow continues to fall at Perisher in New South Wales. From the peaks to the valleys, a thick layer of snow can be found, making ..More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that although the number of ski areas around the world still open for skiing and boarding continues to diminish, heavy snow is still falling in the Alps and the Rockies, even though May is just days away. In the southern hemisphere Australian resorts have reported big pre-....More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that although most ski resorts have now finished their 08-09 season, the heavy snow that has been the main feature of this year’s winter is continuing to fall in abundance in many areas. The good news for skiers and boarders who want to enjoy fresh powder even now, is that .... More...

Still snowing in Canada and Switzerland. The record-breaking season in the Pyrenees continues with still more fresh snow. Another 40cm (16 inches) for Cauterets, still the snowiest resort in France. More Spanish resorts extend ski season as fresh snow falls on deep bases. www.Skiinfo.com ....More...

Sun Shines On Deep Snow Accumulations In Europe, Fresh Snow In North America. Another metre of snow in Italy where some seasonal snowfall averages up over 50%. Heavy snow in Western North America. Warm weather in Europe but snowpack still sound and more fresh snow in the Southern Alps. New .... More...

Here's the snoverview for this week. Yet more heavy snowfall in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Western Canada and USA, France and Switzerland. Heavy snow in Alberta and British Columbia More resorts announce seasons extended in to May. Fresh snow today in Belgium. www.Skiinfo.com reports that .... More...

Sunny spring skiing on huge snowbase to last longer as resorts extend season. * Spanish resort extends season by a fortnight to mid-May * More heavy snow in Austria, Canada and France. * Snow in New Zealand * French meteorologists report winter 08-09 to date is 1.2 degrees cooler than .... More...

Due to the current economic climate, SnowPark NZ have decided to stop all online/earlybird/season passes and are just running days passes to be purchased on the gate. Gutting... This is a kick in the teeth to regular season riders. In this business, the point of season passes is to award those ....More...

The Paradiski ski area in the French Alps which incorporates Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne – has further improved its artificial snow network meaning guaranteed snow for the latter half of the season. The Adret de Tuffes at Les Arcs is a new, high-altitude reservoir in the Arc 2000 ....More...

Squaw Valley USA is currently sitting on one the deepest snow bases in North America with over four metres (13 feet) of snow lying on upper slopes hollowing huge snowfalls in late February and early March. The current season snowfall total is 398 inches - with 80 inches falling in the first week of ..More...

An annual study of lift ticket prices charged by more than 500 ski areas in 35 countries worldwide has reported that prices for British guests are well up this season to most international ski destinations. The findings are published as part of the World Lift Ticket Price Report 2009, the eighth ..More...

Heavy snow in The Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees sgain . Yet more heavy snow in the Pyrenees. Yet more heavy snow in the Alps and Dolomites – Avalanche Risk High Again Snow depths in Spain reach five metres (17 feet), six metres in Italy (20 feet). Åre in Sweden Staging World Cup Finals Fresh ....More...

Ski resorts along North America’s West Coast from Mammoth to Whistler are reporting big snowfalls in the past week. Mammoth Mountain in California was just hit by a massive winter storm that has been hammering the Eastern Sierra with snow since Sunday, March 1. The majority of the storm has ....More...

A structural failure on tower four of Spain’s Sierra Nevada’s Emille Allais chairlift caused a major incident on Monday Morning (March 2nd). Six chairs dropped approximately six metres, hitting the ground and injuring 23 people after the top section of the tower on one side – the section over .... More...

New Zealand’s premier winter sports destination, Lake Wanaka, has announced a range of new developments and products including new trails and free learner lifts for the 2009 winter season at its four alpine resorts. Cardrona Alpine Resort is expanding its terrain facilities for the 2009 season ....More...

Quieter snow week for Europe, but it’s dumping in Western North America. Lech reports business even better so far this season than last year’s record winter. Good conditions in Scandinavia as crucial World Cup finale events near. Fresh snow in Scotland. Four feet (1.2 metres) of new snow in ....More...

Avalanche Warning Levels Hits Maximum As Austria Gets Six Feet Of Snow. Resorts cut off, roads closed and off-piste highly dangerous after huge snowfalls in Austria. Heavy snow on Canada’s East and West Coast New England snowfall near record levels Ten feet (three metres) of new snow in ....More...

The largest single order of snow groomers in New Zealand history is making its way to the slopes of the country’s premier ski areas ahead of the 2009 snow season. Seven state-of-the-art Kassbohrer PB600 & PB400 series cats from Piston Bully in Germany are due to arrive in May and will further ....More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that very heavy snowfall is great news for skiers but is causing major practical problems with the country’s infrastructure in the areas where the snow is heaviest. Several ski resorts are currently cut off with roads blocked by snowfalls that have passed six feet (two ....More...

Ischgl, the showbiz centre of the Alps, has pulled off another coup by signing Kylie Minogue for the ski resort's end-of-season concert in May. Kylie follows in the footsteps of a galaxy of other superstars who have entertained skiers and boarders in the Austrian resort's traditional Top of .... More...

Huge snowfalls in California have allowed Mammoth Mountain to finally open their giant half pipe for the winter – more than three months after the resort opened for the season. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Unbound Terrain Park Crew and more than five feet of fresh snow so far this ....More...

South Africa’s Tiffindell Ski Resort, the only ‘proper’ downhill ski resort in South Africa, has gone into provisional liquidation three months before the 2009 southern hemisphere ski season, which usually first in South Africa, begins. Tiffindell had invested in constant improvements and had ....More...

Cardrona Alpine Resort is expanding its terrain facilities for the 2009 season by creating a new trail down the Arcadia Basin which will suit more advanced skiers and boarders. The new trail is being certified by FIS which means slalom and GS races can be held and provides a training area for race .. More...

Cauterets ski area in the French Pyrenees has been digging out its ski lifts after huge snow falls in recent days. More than five feet (160cm) on snow fell on 11-12 February and the total in the past seven days has passed 280cm (nearly 10 feet). Season long accumulated snow depths for the .... More...

New easy cross line and half-pipe are set • Daily Style Sessions • Freeride Monday • Volvo XC ICE CAMP With a varied range of freestyle and freeride features, the Kitzsteinhorn at Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria, attracts the riders this winter: freestylers can enjoy themselves in the DC Central .. More...

There’s So Much Snow Everywhere Even Indoor Skiers Move Back Outdoors * Unusual snowfall in Europe’s city suburbs lead indoor skiers to ski outdoors. * Huge snow falls means resorts save on snowmaking costs but face big bills for snow clearing. * Avalanche risk remains very high off-piste ....More...

Heavy Snow Falls In Pyrenees, Western North America, Viet Nam, Scotland, Sweden and UAE! Heavy snowfall in Western North America. Rare snowfall in United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam. Big snowfalls in Sweden and still more in Andorra and Spain. It remains imperative to heed avalanche advice – 13 .... More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that after a dry and sunny start to the year in large parts of Europe, large snowfalls have returned to the Alps, and continued in the Pyrenees. North America is experiencing unusually warm and unusually cold temperatures on west and east coasts respectively and there’s .... More...

On Thursday, January 9, Burton pro riders, Burton dealers and media dropped in on the new Stash at Flachauwinkl to celebrate the run’s grand opening. Dmitry Fesenko, Marko Grilc (SLO), Chris Sörman (SWE), Stephan Mauer and Sani Alibabic were all there to break in the new Stash. Here’s what .. More...

Ski resorts across Europe have been blessed with more heavy snow after a relatively cold, dry spell over the past few weeks. Heavy snow started falling on Sunday and it is forecast to continue until later this week with many resorts expecting over a metre of fresh snow. According to the Ski ....More...

More Snow For 2009 As Ski Resorts Celebrate Healthy Christmas and New Year Lowest temperatures for more than a decade in France. Temperature Extremes Bring Dangerous Conditions Off Piste in Many Areas. Heavy snowfall in North America moves from West to East coasts. www.Skiinfo.com reports that .... More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that many of the world’s ski resorts have had a snowy start to the New Year with temperatures dropping again and fresh snow in Western North America – where recent accumulations have been greatest, as well as once again the Pyrenees, Scandinavia and parts of the Alps. Even .... More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that after the huge snowfalls in the Alps and Pyrenees in November and December, conditions have eased a little but that smaller, but still significant, falls of snow have been reported across the continent in recent days. Heavy Snow in Western North America Snow still .... More...

The leading ski resorts of Zermatt (Switzerland) and Pitztal (Austria) have launched a new era in snowmaking by choosing the IDE All Weather Snowmaker from Israel to deliver large amounts of snow at all ambient temperatures. The first Snowmaker was assembled and testing in Israel during July .... More...

Two new ski resorts have opened in Korea in the past week. Konjiam Resort in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, is one of the closest resorts to Seoul, only 40 minutes away to the north. It opened on Friday with 11 slopes, each 100m wide on average and suitable for beginners and children. Four of the 11 slopes ..More...

Vail Resorts has announced a $34.5 million loss for the first quarter of the group’s 2009 fiscal year, which ended on October 31st. This compares to a $24.6 million loss in the same quarter the previous year for the company which owns Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Vail resorts in ....More...

It’s now ten weeks since the first heavy snowfalls were reported in the Alps and the snow is continuing to come down by the bucket load in many areas. www.skiinfo.com reports that apart from the duration of the snowfall obviously setting ski resorts up for a memorable season, what’s also unusual is .. More...

More than 50 people were evacuated from gondola cars after a tower supporting the cables partially collapsed at Canada's Whistler ski resort. More...

After historic pre-season snow deluge, most resorts are now open with great conditions. Heavy snowfall continues in Italy, but three die in past 48 hours due to excess unstable snow. The unprecedented snowfalls in the Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees over the past few weeks have eased slightly but .. More...

Travelling to the USA after 12 Jan? Apply for a Visa Waiver ONLINE before you go Click Here The days of filling a Visa Waiver form for US travel on the plane are ending. If you're travelling after 12 Jan 09 you'll need to fill out an online request to enter the States, at least three days ....More...

20 year record snowfall in Dolomites enough to last all seasonSome Swiss train services cancelled due to excess snowStill more heavy snow in the PyreneesMore snow for Scotland www.Skiinfo.com is following still more heavy snowfalls across Europe over the past 48 hours, with much more snow in .... More...

With the SCUK Winter Bash now rapidly approaching we thought people might be interested in this Whitelines article of Editor Ed Blomfield's pre-season jaunt over to Tignes. More...

www.Skiinfo.com reports that further huge snowfalls at the start of this week has brought fantastic early-season conditions to ski resorts across Europe. Resorts in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway and Switzerland have reported falls of up to a metre (3.4 feet) in the past five days and .... More...

Both of Andorra’s ski areas opened at the weekend with up to a metre of fresh snow on upper slopes, which some resorts are claiming is the best snow conditions they’ve seen in 40 years. On the Spanish side of the border Baqueria Beret, one of the country’s three largest resorts, also opened. ....More...

Spectacular early snow in the Pyrenees has broken a three year-cycle of a slow start in the region. Resorts on the southern European range have opened early, or are about to. Spain was first off the mark with Baqueria Beret and Formigal amongst 10 resorts now open. Andorra’s GrandValira and .... More...

The latest addition top the growing number of metal downhill roller coasters and zip wires served by ski lifts at ski resorts in Europe is the new First Flyer at Grindelwald, Switzerland, which the resort believes is the first of its kind in Europe. The First Flyer gives four people the chance ....More...

Whistler Blackcomb opens next week and has so far received about 30cm (a foot) of snow to get the base building. This winter, skiers and riders will be able to travel from the park gate on Blackcomb to the park gate on Whistler in just 11 minutes via the new PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. The resort has ....More...

Saas Fee is offering free lift passes to all snowboarders aged over 65 up to Christmas week, but skiers aged 65 and over need to pay. Snowboarders born during or after 1943 can travel free-of-charge on the lift system any day or every day up to 19th December. Skiers in the same age bracket ....More...

Turoa Ski Area on Mt Ruapehu closes for the winter season yesterday (Sunday 15 November) making it the last Ski Area in the southern hemisphere to do so. Mt Ruapehu marketing manager, Mike Smith says the season of five month and two days is one of the longest they’ve had. “It’s certainly ....More...

Verbier is currently running an online competition inviting budding park designers to send in a design for the rails and boxes of the famous resort’s Swatch Snowpark. Permanent flags will also be created on the basis of the winning drawings from the contest which runs until November 22nd. ....More...

Another dozen or so resorts have opened for the winter, in many cases earlier than expected. Livigno in Italy has opened a fortnight early and this week is offering free skiing to anyone who makes the journey there by Friday. In Spain the resort of Formigal has celebrated its earliest opening ..More...

The Showoff Terrain Park at Panorama Mountain resort in Canada has taken delivery of 200 feet of brand new boxes ready to upgrade the park for the coming winter. The shipment included two 24ft Straight Boxes, a 24ft 8/16 Flat Down Box, a 32ft Roller Coaster to Kicker Box, a 34ft 12/10/12 Flat ....More...

More than a dozen of the world’s top resorts have now opened for the winter – in most cases thanks to heavy snowfall which has brought several feet (60cm+) of fresh snow to some resorts in the Alps, as well as big falls in the Pyrenees and at least a foot (30cm) to most. Breckenridge, Copper ....More...

There will be more variety for snowboarders in South Tyrol this winter as a brand new snow park is set to open in December 2008 in one of the the Dolomiti Superski’s leading area's of Plan de Corones/Kronplatz. Thanks to its south facing slope, the new snow park, known as ‘'Kronplatz Superpark’ ..More...

In Mammoth, California the Unbound Park Crew is as busy as ever preparing for the upcoming season. Mammoth Mountain has made $750,000 in capital investments including improved grading and expansion of current terrain, new “Adventure Zones,” enhanced snowmaking and investing in two brand-new Piston ..More...