Japanese Ski Areas See 5m+ Bases After Huge Snowfalls
Base depths at some Japanese ski areas have topped the 5m (17 feet) mark after a week of huge snowfalls in the country’s mountains.
Patrick Thorne
Up To 1.2m (4 Feet) of Snowfall in 3 Days Sets Alps Up For Rest of Season
The biggest snowfall of the season to date has buried much of the Alps, setting the region up for the latter half of the season.
Huge Storm Hits North America’s West Coast
After more than a month as fairly stable, dry condition, a huge storm is hitting North America’s West Coast, unfortunately its so far delivered more rain than snow, but there's hope for more snowfall in coming days.
Freeride World Tour’s Val Thorens Pro Is Go
After launching in Spain’s Baqueira Beret earlier this month, the 2025 Freeride World Tour is back for its second stop with a return to France after several years.
New Deep Snow Safety Video
The High Fives Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on preventing life-changing injuries and provides resources and hope if they happen, has released a new snow safety video, designed to promote awareness and education about the hidden dangers of winter sports.
X Games To Use AI To Judge Snowboarding Competitions
This weekend’s Winter X Games at Aspen in Colorado will see AI help with the judging of the Superpipe competition. The technology will also be integrated in much more of the X Games global relationship with its fans.
Dolomites Dirndl Ski Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day in the Italian Dolomites, the ski resort of Val Gardena, is planning to stage a Dirndl Ski Day fun event for women on 8th March 2025.
FIS Publishes Its First Sustainability Guide for Ski Resorts
More than three decades after ski resorts began taking initiatives to cut their carbon emissions, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) has published its first Sustainability Guide for Ski Resorts.
Season Snowfall Totals Top 300” (7.7 Metres) At Snowiest US Resorts
The current La Niña system that’s influencing weather around the Pacific may be a ‘weak’ version of the phenomenon, but the latest snowfall stats appear to indicate that she’s doing the business, two months into North America’s 2024 season.
2025 Freeride World Tour To Start This Friday
The organisers of The FIS Freeride World Tour has confirmed that the 2025 tour will begin at Baqueira Beret in Spain this Friday, January 17, 2025.
Park City Mountain Ski Patrol Strike Over
A nearly two-week long strike by ski patrollers at the largest ski area in the USA, Park City Mountain in Utah, has been concluded with the resort’s owners, Vail Resorts, apparently agreeing to all of the ski patrol union’s demands.
Stroke Survivor is First Person With A Disability to Ski Solo & Unsupported To South Pole
A British stroke survivor from Devon, Jonny Huntington, has today made history by becoming the first ever person with a disability to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.