Vail Resorts acquires Hotham and Falls Creek, for real this time
The rumours were rife prior to Christmas that Vail Resorts was purchasing both Hotham and Falls Creek in Australia. However no official word was...
Squaw records over 47 feet (14.3 metres) snowfall this season
With a base snowpack of 21 feet (6.4metres), Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will be spinning lifts well into June and plans to offer skiing...
46cms in 24 hours at Big White
Less than a week into the 2015/2016 ski season, Big White Ski Resort was hit with a blizzard that delivered 46cm fresh snow to...
French ski resort bans smoking, first tobacco-free in Europe
The ski area of Les Gets is now officially tobacco-free, a first in Europe. Although tobacco-free ski areas have already existed for several years...
7 reasons you need to ski/board Zermatt Switzerland this winter
Zermatt is Switzerland's most famous ski resort. With the incredible Matterhorn towering over the resort, it has to be skiied to be believed. Take...
Sun Peaks Canada and Grandvalira Andorra join Ikon Pass
Another day, another multi resort pass announcement with more offerings for skiers and snowboarders.
This time it is Sun Peaks Resort in Canada and Grandvalira...
New ski developments to open in Niseko on December 1
YTL Hotels’ Niseko Village on the island of Hokkaido in the north-east of Japan, is gearing up for a thriving winter season with the...
Austrian skier survives 5 hours buried in an avalanche
A 26 year old backcountry skier in Austria was buried in the Styrian Alps by an avalanche on Christmas Day this week.
Emergency services launched...
Scoot launch flights to Sapporo in Hokkaido Japan
Australians looking to ski in Hokkaido next winter can now fly direct to Sapporo via Singapore with low cost airline Scoot.
Scoot, the long-haul, low-cost...
Ski (and more) for free at Crested Butte
Skiing is not the only thing for free in Colorado's heritage mountain town loved by locals and visitors alike. Crested Butte in Gunnison County, is...
Did Shaun White just diss ‘our’ Scotty James?
The pre 2018 Winter Olympic mind games have begun with Shaun White throwing the gauntlet down to his biggest current rival, Australian snowboarder and...
Grizzly bear attacks man in Montana, he films grim results
Saturday was Todd Orr's lucky day. A grizzly bear with two cubs attacked the elk hunter in Montana and he survived, just. The results...
Volcano erupts near Japanese ski resort, avalanche claims life
Skiers at Kusatsu-Shirane in Gunmo Prefecture on Japan's main island have been injured from a volcanic eruption and resulting avalanche that has caused at least...
Join Eddie ‘The Eagle’ in Austria and make ski history
Become a World Record holder alongside Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards in March 2017 by taking part in Ski 4 Cancer’s Everest Challenge. The Challenge...
.ski domain launching on September 8
Snow sports businesses; professionals, associations and participants get their own piece of the Internet with the .ski domain name extension.
The brand new gTLD (Global...
Arapahoe Basin & Copper Mountain join 2015 USA Pro Challenge
Colorado's best mountain towns host the USA Pro Challenge cycling tour including Aspen, Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs and now Arapahoe Basin and Copper Mountain.
The 2015...
