US Set To Be Home To World’s New Highest Ski Lift
The US looks set to become the new home of the world’s highest ski lift after Colorado’s Copper Mountain got the go ahead from the White River National Forest to expand its ski area.
Patrick Thorne
39% of Glacial Ice in Central Europe Lost in 23 Years With Thaw Rate Accelerating Fast
39% of Central Europe's glacial ice has disappeared in just 23 years between 2000 and 2023. The melting rate has also accelerating significantly since 2012, according to a new study.
Over A Metre (40”) Of Snowfall in 24 Hours At Californian Ski Area
California has had some huge snowfalls, as forecast, over the last 24 hours.
Snowmaking in Saudi Arabia As Ski Resort Construction Gathers Pace
Test snowmaking has taken place at Saudi Arabia’s new Trojena ski resort as the development continues to take shape.
Future Of Planned Indoor Snow Centre For Wales Hangs In Balance
The development of a long-planned £300m indoor snow centre for Rhydcar West near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales currently looks uncertain after local council officials recommended the plans be rejected.
Former Virus Epicentre Now Has More Indoor Snow Centres Than Any Other City
The Chinese city of Wuhan in the country’s Hubei province has gone from being world famous as the place where the COVID-19 pandemic (probably) began in late 2019, to less well known as the city with more indoor snow centres than any other. It has four of them, all opened in the past three years.
Tignes To Ski & Party Into May
The high-altitude French resort of Tignes has announced a string of season-ending events over the three weeks from the easter weekend through to its closing day in early May.
Deepest Snow In Japan Passes 7 Metres (23 Feet)
The deepest snow stat being reported from Japan has now passed 7 metres (23 feet), the deepest reported by a ski area anywhere in the world for several years.
New Film Follows Ski Traverse Of Unexplored Arctic Norway
A film of athletes Lisen Strøm and Thea Kopala Røhme completed an ambitious four-day ski touring expedition across Norway’s remote Loppa region in spring last year, covering 62 kilometers and 4,500 vertical meters in extreme Arctic conditions, has been released.
National Brotherhood of Skiers Gather in Colorado
The largest gathering of Black skiers, snowboarders and snowsports enthusiasts in the USA is getting underway in Keystone, Colorado this coming week.
Going East
A new film "Going East" follows curious skiers, Silvia Moser, Max Kroneck, Joi Hoffmann, and Loic Isliker on a mission to travel as far east as possible and ski along the way using only public transport.
Maximum Caution Urged in The Alps Following Avalanche Deaths
Officials in the French province of Savoie, home to some of the world’s largest and best known ski resorts, have urged skiers to be cautious, especially when heading off piste, following more avalanche deaths at the weekend.