Snow Falling Simultaneously On Northern & Southern Hemisphere Ski Slopes
Snowfall has been reported falling simultaneously on ski slopes in the northern and southern hemispheres.
Patrick Thorne
First Full Ski Descent of World’s 9th Highest Peak
One of the last of the world’s 14 8,000m peaks that hadn’t previously been skied top to bottom, now has been. 8,126m tall Nanga Parbat has been skied from its summit down to base camp at 4,600m, a vertical descent of over 3,500m.
US Group Aiming To Take Full Control of “3 Valleys of The Andes”
Mountain Capital Partners (MCP), the third largest US ski area operator in terms of number of properties owned, wants to take a controlling stake in Andacor which owns 4 Chilean ski area including the two in the linked Tres Valles area, the Andes' largest ski domain, that MCP don't already own.
New Record High Temperatures in The Alps
Mont Blanc has been thawing at all levels with the freezing point rising several hundred metres above its summit for the first time ever in June and remaining so through the night.
New Highest Lift in Australia Starts Spinning on Friday
Australia’s largest resort reports that their new Mt Perisher 6 Chairlift (the 'Mt P 6') is ready for skiers and riders to access the country’s new highest lifted served point and that it will spin for the first time this Friday 27 June.
More South American Ski Areas Open After Up To 2m/80” Of Snowfall
The snowfall was a little late coming but the past week has brought up to two-metres (80”) of snowfall to the Andes leading most of the ski areas in Chile to open now for their 2025 seasons.
Montana Ski Area That Never Opened Up For Sale
A 2,000-acre ranch in the Bitterroot Mountains of Western Montana that was once so hopeful of being the base of a major new ski area that more than 20 ski runs were created has gone up for sale for $24 million.
New World’s Largest Indoor Ski Resort Under Construction
Work is underway on construction of the next world’s largest indoor snow centre near Shanghai, which will also have the longest new indoor slope to be built in more than 20 years.
South America’s 2025 Ski Season Gets Underway As Snowstorm Hits
Chile’s Valle Nevado is opening a little earlier than expected, this Friday 13 June. It’s the first in Chile and believed to be the first in South America to open for winter 2025.
New Zealand's Full 2025 Ski Season Starts Friday
Friday 13th June can’t be called the first day of 2025 skiing and riding in New Zealand, as that already happened, but after several false dawns it does mark the start of the season in terms of daily opening of the country’s major centres.
Australian Snowstorm Total Passes 50cm As 2025 Season Begins
Australian ski areas have had a dream start to the season as
Huge Snowstorm Forecast for Australia’s Season Opening Weekend
After a sub-optimal few weeks, in terms of natural snowfall, in the run-up to Australia’s 2025 season opening weekend, a major storm system is expected to bring the best part of a metre (40”) of snowfall to the country’s ski areas from Saturday, over the first four days of the season.