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Les Diablerets Announce Mid-October Opening

Glacier 3000 above Les Diablerets and close to Gstaad has announced it will re-open for downhill skiing and boarding in mid-October, subject to snow conditions.
(25.08) Read more

Fresh Snow On Molltal Glacier

The Molltal glacier has reported 10cm (four inches) of fresh snow over the weekend as is currently reporting conditions as "very good."
(25.08) Read more

Sölden Hosts Northern Hemisphere World Cup Opener in October

The FIS World Cup in Europe kicks off in October on Solden's Rettenbach glacier. The ladies giant slalom race will be staged on Saturday the 25th, with the men's on Sunday the 26th. The first run will take place at 9:45am each day with the second at 12:45.
(25.08) Read more

New Gear Testing On Glacier As Tignes Reopens In September

Edge 2 Edge, a ski and board rental and purchase company, has teamed up with Mountainsun Ltd who run Chalet Les Melezes in Tignes, France to provide Ski and Board Camps from 26th September when the Tignes ski area re-opens after a four week closure, until 14th December.
(20.08) Read more

Fresh Snow At Tux

The Tux glacier in Austria has recorded fresh snowfall in the past week, topping up snow depths on the glacier to 105cm.
(11.08) Read more

$20,000 US Prize Money For Pleasure Jam On Dachstein Glacier in November

The Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam will be staged again at the Atomic Superpark on the Dachstein Glacier this autumn. The unique lifestyle-event from 7th to 9th November, being staged for the sixth year, will officially mark the start of the 2008-9 winter.
(12.08) Read more

Hemsedal Announces 2008-9 Season Improvements

Hemsedal had a fantastic 2007-8 snow season with accumulated snowfalls of approximately eight metres, and is now looking ahead to the coming winter which is scheduled to begin on 14th November.
(20.08) Read more

Summer Ski Season at Val d'Isere Ends Early

Warm temperatures in Val d'Isere have led the lift company to end the summer ski season a few weeks earlier than scheduled.
(20.08) Read more

Last Chance To Ski France in August Before 08-09 Season

France's three remaining summer ski centres are in to their last month of operation in August prior to closing for three months before opening for Winter 2008-9 in November.
(11.08) Read more

Summer Ski Special Deals From Zermatt

Zermatt is one of the few resorts that are still open for snow sports 365 days a year with a lift-served vertical on the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise that equals anything offered by the hundred or so ski areas in the southern hemisphere.
(11.08) Read more

Betterpark Closes for Summer At Hintertux Glacier

Austria's only remaining 365-days-a-year ski area - the Hintertux glacier in the Ziller valley - is of course still open for snow sports through the summer.
(11.08) Read more

Cervinia Re-Opens For Summer With Fresh Snow in July

Cervinia ski resort, which shares its summer ski area with Zermatt, has re-opened for summer snow sports and with perfect timing received five centimetres (two inches) of fresh snow on Saturday, 12th of July, a week after re-opening.
(28.07) Read more

Fresh Snow In The Alps This July

The Stubai Glacier in Austria has reported 10cm (four inches) of fresh snow today (Monday July 14th) topping up base depths of 120cm on the ski slopes. Skiinfo's Snowfinder service is currently predicting another 48cm (19 inches) of powder by Saturday with temperatures hovering between -2 and -10 degrees Celcius.
(14.07) Read more

Saas Fee Ride 08 on July 19th

Anyone who can't wait for winter 08-09 to begin should consider booking a ticket to Switzerland for the The Saas Fee Ride 08. The famous resort which offers summer glacier skiing and boarding is laying on a freesports festival packed with on-slope action form some of Europe top New School freestyle skiers from various international teams. Athletes will gather in Saas Fee on 19th July 2008 to compete in a world class Big Air competition and an expression session Rail Jam.
(14.07) Read more

Åre Guarantees Snow Or Your Money Back

Skistar, the company which owns several large Scandinavian ski resorts, including Are and Salen in Sweden and Hemsedal and Tryisl in Norway is offering a snow guarantee which means early bookers can get a holiday refund and cancel their visit a few days departure in the unlikely event that a certain minimum amount of snow cover is achieved
(14.07) Read more

Glacier Snow and Ice Day In Engelberg

Engelberg has closed for snow sports after its long season, but the resort's eternal snow and ice remains on the Titlis glacier and on Sunday, 13th July, the resort will stage a Glacier Snow and Ice Day to celebrate between 9am and 4pm.
(14.07) Read more