December 2022

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has purchased the Freeride World Tour (FWT) for an undisclosed sum. “By acquiring the FWT, FIS will further unite all the disciplines in skiing and snowboarding, giving them more strength and power to develop on the global stage,” an FWT statement reads, and CEO Nicolas Hale-Woods commented, “For our freeride athletes and event organizers, being under the umbrella of the largest winter sports International Federation, recognized by the International Olympic Committee, will give them more access to support, increased visibility and additional resources that will ultimately allow the FWT and all of its stakeholders to grow.” The change of ownership will begin this season with FWT continuing to run the daily operations of…

Teams of sculptors from all over the world with work with spades, chisels and carving tools will be back in Ischgl in the Austrian Tirol from January 8-14 to take part in the 29th staging of the resort’s Shapes in White exhibition. Each works to create a snow sculpture up to 10m high in just five days with a total of 50 tons of snow being used, creating an impressive open-air gallery.. This year there’s a topical theme; "The Future of eco-friendly travel in the face of climate change." Shapes in White was launched in 1994 when Tourist Association bosses invited sculptors to make creations from the abundance of snow that was piled up after snowmachines had groomed the pistes.…