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Snowbasin to Close March 22 After Difficult Utah Winter
Snowbasin Resort will close its 2025-26 season on March 22, weeks earlier than its typical mid-April closure. Warm temperatures and low snowfall drove the decision, with rain falling on Christmas Day compounding the challenges. The resort joins a growing list of operations cutting seasons short.
Snowbasin Auctions Historic Becker Triple Chairlifts
Snowbasin Ski Resort is auctioning 117 retired triple chairlifts from the Becker lift, offering skiers and riders a chance to own a piece of Ogden's skiing history. The auction supports local youth winter sports programs.
LEITNER Modernises Swiss Ski Resorts with Sustainable Lift Technology
LEITNER is transforming two major Swiss ski resorts with innovative retrofit projects that prioritize sustainability and guest comfort. The upgrades at St. Moritz-Corviglia and Arosa Lenzerheide showcase how existing infrastructure can be modernized with cutting-edge technology while minimizing environmental impact.
Levi Ski Resort's €15 Million Upgrade Enhances Resort Experience for 2024-2025
Val d’Isère Winter 2024/2025: What’s New This Season
Les 2 Alpes: Transformative Upgrades Redefine French Ski Resort for 2024-2025
Central Europe Faces Catastrophic Flooding: Rising Death Toll and Destruction
Swiss Resorts Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana Announce 2024/25 Opening Dates
Val d’Isère Unveils New Gondola for Fast Access to Pisaillas Glacier
Top 5 Longest Ski Lifts in the World: Engineering Marvels Of The Resorts
Zugspitze Ski Resort Offers 'Farewell Tour' of Melting Glacier
Vail Resorts Eyes Flims-Laax-Falera: Potential Third Swiss Ski Resort Acquisition
Italian Ski Resort Enhances Lift System for 2026 Winter Olympics
Eurostar Snow Train: Your Express Route to French Alpine Ski Resorts
Zermatt's Game-Changer: New Rail Tunnel Promises Safer Ski Access
A groundbreaking rail project is set to transform access to Zermatt, one of Switzerland's most beloved ski resorts. The Mattertal Tunnel, running underground from Täsch to Zermatt, promises to provide a safer, more reliable connection to this alpine paradise. With construction slated to begin in 2028, skiers and riders can look forward to weatherproof travels by 2035.
Devastating Flash Floods Hit St. Anton: Austria's Premier Ski Resort Faces Nature's Fury
Swiss Ski Area Is Building The World’s First TRI-Line Ropeway
Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland, is set to revolutionize mountain transport with the world's first Doppelmayr TRI-Line Ropeway. This cutting-edge system replaces a 55-year-old tramway, offering an impressive capacity of 8,000 passengers per hour in each direction. The TRI-Line combines high-performance tricable technology with D-Line advantages, featuring compact stations, a new trolley design, and spacious 20-person cabins. With enhanced wind stability, barrier-free entry, and potential for near-autonomous operation, this innovative ropeway is poised to transform the Hoch-Ybrig ski experience while maintaining budget efficiency
French Alps and Salt Lake City Secure 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics Hosting Rights
Will Vail Resorts Enter Austria In The Near Future?
Vail Resorts, the American ski industry powerhouse, might be eyeing expansion into Austria's Alpine resorts. With a track record of revitalising struggling ski areas, Vail's attention could be turned to Heiligenblut, a picturesque but financially troubled resort. Could this potential acquisition breathe new life into Austrian skiing, or will local resistance stand in the way of American investment?
St. Moritz Joins Ikon Pass: Swiss Skiing Giant Expands Global Access
Vail Resorts Purchases Second Resort In Europe
Vail Resorts, Inc. has announced its acquisition of Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland, solidifying its presence in the heart of the Swiss Alps. With over 1,400 meters of skiable vertical terrain and 140 kilometres of trails, Crans-Montana is renowned as one of Europe's premier ski destinations, offering breathtaking views and hosting prestigious events. Vail Resorts plans to integrate the resort into its Epic Pass lineup for the 2024-25 season, providing added value for pass holders. The acquisition includes significant ownership stakes in key resort entities, reflecting Vail Resorts' commitment to the region's growth. With projected investments of CHF 30 million over the next five years, Vail Resorts aims to enhance the guest experience, expand snowmaking capabilities, and foster sustainable tourism, setting the stage for Crans-Montana's future success. The transaction is expected to close in the 2023-24 ski season, promising an exciting new chapter for this iconic Swiss destination.
Ruka Resort To Welcome Finland’s First 8-Person Chairlift Soon
Ruka Ski Resort in Finland is set to make a grand winter debut with its first 8-person chairlift, the Masto III, offering a speedy and high-capacity experience for skiers and snowboarders. The resort's newest addition will open in December, coinciding with Finland's Independence Day, and includes four new ski slopes and 40 snow cannons to boost snowmaking capacity. This €14 million project represents a significant expansion, increasing Ruka's slope count by 10% and its ski lift capacity by 15%. While the chairlift is ready, work on the slopes is ongoing, with a festive opening planned for the long weekend of December 6-10. Ruka's commitment to family-friendly amenities and its status as an early-season ski destination make it an alluring choice for winter adventurers.
Vail Resorts In Talks To Buy Another Swiss Resort
Vail Resorts is in advanced negotiations to purchase Switzerland's Crans-Montana ski resort, as reported by Les Temps. The resort, known for its rich history and world-class events, had faced challenges in recent years, including disputes with its current owner, Czech billionaire Radovan Vitek. With a proposed asking price of CHF 225 million (USD 202 million), the outcome hinges on whether Vail Resorts is willing to meet this figure, which includes CHF 80 million (USD 72 million) for the lift infrastructure alone. Should the deal proceed, it could revitalise the iconic Swiss resort and leverage Vail Resorts' extensive experience in the ski industry.
Finland Ski Resorts Levi And Ruka Opening In 7 Days
Finland's Levi and Ruka ski resorts are making history by opening on October 6th, 2023, becoming the first non-glacial resorts in the northern hemisphere to do so. They achieve this early opening through the innovative practice of snow farming, preserving snow from the previous season under insulating covers, which can save up to 75% of the snow. This method provides a reliable snow source amid climate change challenges, ensuring a full winter sports experience regardless of weather conditions, and underscores the resorts' adaptability and commitment to their guests' enjoyment in an ever-changing climate.
First Snow of the Season At Levi Ski Resort, Finland
Levi Ski Resort in Finland, renowned for its proximity to the Arctic Circle and snow-resistant practices like 'snow farming,' has witnessed the first snowfall of the 23/24 season, with plans to open on October 6, 2023, making it one of Europe's earliest ski season starters. The resort offers attractions including the Levi Glacier slope, early season park, and cross-country ski tracks, and it annually hosts the women's FIS Alpine World Cup. The Levi slalom is a highlight, featuring top female athletes who vie for the unique prize of a reindeer from Santa Claus himself. Nearby, the Santa Claus village in Rovaniemi adds to the allure, as last year, U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin won her fifth and sixth Levi World Cups and expanded her reindeer herd to six, surpassing the previous record of Slovakia's Petra Vlhová with five reindeer.
French Ski Resort Closes Down Due To Lack Of Snow
The closure of La Sambuy ski resort near Annecy in the French Alps, after 60 years of operation, highlights the profound impact of climate change on winter sports. Last year, a mere four-week ski season due to a lack of snow prompted the resort's decision to dismantle its iconic ski lifts. Rising temperatures, diminishing snowfall, and financial constraints were cited as the main culprits. The town council's move to indefinitely close the lifts in June, effective September 10th, marked a shift away from a summer tourism-centric model previously adopted to offset winter losses.
COVID-19 Tests Now Required To Access Austrian Ski Resorts
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Ski-E-O! Is the Ski Resort Tycoon Game We Didn't Know We Needed
I'm not a gamer. I'm a skier and snowboarder who happens to have a laptop. So when a ski resort management game called Ski-E-O! landed on Steam, I wasn't expecting to lose an afternoon to it - but here we are. Real mountain terrain, a full weather system, storms that roll in and wreck your snow base, avalanche danger, and enough depth to make RollerCoaster Tycoon feel simple by comparison. Early access lands in November. Here's what a few hours in the free demo actually looks like.
Sugar Bowl, California, Rebuilds Its Historic Village Gondola
The rumours are true: Sugar Bowl is tearing out its Emerald gondola, in place since 1983, and replacing it with a new 8-person Doppelmayr system - nearly doubling uphill capacity to 1,800 people an hour. It's the fourth generation of a gondola line that dates back to 1953, when Sugar Bowl became the first resort on the West Coast to run one at all, and it's just one piece of a $100 million overhaul touching lodges, parking and snowmaking. Here's what's changing, and what's staying the same.
Two Confirmed Dead as Search Continues After Swiss Alps Fire
The death toll from Thursday night's fire at Restaurant Beverin in Thusis, Switzerland, has begun to firm up. One Swiss outlet, citing Graubünden Cantonal Police, reports that two of the five people initially reported missing have now been confirmed dead, leaving three unaccounted for. The building's collapsed stairwell and structural instability have slowed recovery efforts throughout. Here's what's changed since the fire broke out, and what's still unconfirmed.
Selwyn Snow Resort Closes Early as Rain Ends Its 2026 Season
Selwyn Snow Resort has called an early end to its 2026 season, a day after Victoria's Mount Baw Baw did the same. Rain on Thursday stripped what was left of the snowpack, and the cold nights needed to rebuild it through snowmaking never arrived. It's a rough result for a resort that only just found its footing again after being burned to the ground in the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires and a multi-year rebuild. Here's how the season fell apart, and where Selwyn's been since the fire.
Mt Baw Baw Becomes First Australian Resort to Close for 2026
Mt Baw Baw is calling time on its 2026 season this Sunday at 5pm, becoming the first Australian resort to close for the year after warm spells and rain wore through its snowpack. Lifts stop, but the resort stays open, entry fees get waived, and there's one last Bollywood Weekend before the lights go out. Fifty-seven days after opening, here's how the season ended and what it means for the rest of Australia's struggling snowpack.
Arosa to Replace 40-Year-Old Hörnli Lifts With New Gondola and Chair
Arosa's Hörnli sector is getting its biggest overhaul in decades. The 1986 gondola and 1994 chairlift linking toward Lenzerheide are both being replaced, with capacity up, tower count down and a new base station lower on the hill. At roughly CHF 67 million, it is the largest single investment Arosa Bergbahnen has ever made - and the target opening has already slipped a year, to December 2028. Here is what is changing, and why the timeline moved.
Sundance Mountain Resort Is Getting a New High-Speed Quad and More Back Mountain Terrain This Winter
Sundance Mountain Resort's back mountain is finally getting a proper lift. The Electric Horseman Express opens for 2026-27, unlocking a new bowl next to Bishop's Bowl and three expert gladed chutes across roughly 105 fresh acres - on top of the Storyteller ridge run that debuted in preview form last season. It's Sundance's biggest expansion since 1985, and it turns a three-lift slog into a single six-minute ride to Bearclaw Summit.
Levi and Ruka Confirm October 2 Opening on Farmed Summer Snow
Finland's Levi and Ruka open for the 2026-27 season on October 2, more than seven weeks before most of Europe sees a lift turn. Neither resort is waiting on autumn snowfall - both are skiing on snow buried since last spring, insulated through the Finnish summer and dug back out for opening day. It is not a shortcut. It is a decades-old system now spreading from the Arctic Circle to Idaho, Utah, Vermont and Colorado. Here is how snow farming actually works, and why it is catching on.