Gstaad, which has reported bumper summer visitors in recent years, has invested in more snow making this winter.
Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG, the area’s lift operating compant, has invested in snow making equipment to provide an extra 11.8km of additional snow-covered slopes, so long as the weather is cold enough for the machine to operate.
In a week where the Winter Olympics came to an end, the main skiing news unsurprisingly came from the slopes and streets of Whistler Blackcomb and Vancouver. But, don’t despair. If after 2 weeks you’ve had enough of staying up late to watch another yet member of Team GB not make the podium (apart from [...]
So, Lucy Ambache from Choice FM went snowboarding in Obergurgl last month and apart from a few falls, a “rainforest” experience and a nude sauna surprise, it sounded like she had a great time!
What is it? Freestyle ski/board event
Where is it? Tignes, France
When is it? March 10th-12th, 2010
So, the Winter X Games will finally land in Europe. It’s about time. But will the inaugural Winter X Games Europe be as good, if not better than, its transatlantic cousin? Of course it will be, so you better be there.
An abundance of snow made it easy for a team of snow sculptors to complete the mammoth task of creating an icon in the snow at Silvapark, the ski area above the village of Galtür in Tirol, Austria.
The subject was a mammoth and he was created in just four days by a five-strong team.
Mammut is [...]
Aspen/Snowmass received more than 34 inches (86 cm) of snowfall in the last week. As ever, skiers and boarders were more than willing to take advantage of the powder.
With such a decent dump in February, thing are looking good for some spring skiing so Aspen could be the place to ski in 2010.
