8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (764+ words) For decades, Austrian ski racers have relied on glacier camps to build technical mileage during the summer and early autumn. Those camps are now becoming more difficult to plan as warmer conditions shorten operating windows, degrade snow quality and create…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (383+ words) A fire that broke out inside a mountain hotel at Chile's Nevados de Chillán ski resort on Sunday spiraled into a far larger emergency overnight, spreading beyond the building itself and forcing the resort to suspend operations as fire crews…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (74+ words) Backed by Chinese capital and a state bank, the $128 million Baytik Mountain Resort adds a second front to Kyrgyzstan's push to become a winter-sports power — and sharpens a regional contest with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan that is reshaping the Tian Shan…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (219+ words) Snow Industry News Swiss-Ski mourns the loss of Walter Tresch Former Lauberhorn winner Walter Tresch has died. The man from Uri passed away at the age of 78 after a long illness. According to his family, Tresch passed away peacefully at…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) Okemo Mountain Resort is undertaking one of the most significant snowmaking infrastructure investments in its history this summer, modernizing key systems across the mountain to deliver a better skiing and riding experience while dramatically reducing energy consumption and emissions. Enhancing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (454+ words) Parque Nacional Iberá (Corrientes): Already one of Argentina’s flagship rewilding sites, Iberá has grown from an initial 150,000-hectare donation in 2015 to a much larger complex that now includes restored wetlands, grasslands and forest patches. The latest transfer is understood to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) Snow Industry News Canton of Glarus ensures liquidity for Braunwald funicular railway AG The cantonal government is ensuring the solvency of Braunwald Funicular Railway AG. This is due to significant budget deviations and an impending liquidity shortage. With phased financial…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (626+ words) The small Pfannilift in Neuhaus am Schliersee is supposed to stay open for the next generation of skiers even in low-snow winters – but the planned snowmaking project is not moving forward. While ownership of the lift has been clarified, key…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (378+ words) Construction of the new Kanzelbahn II gondola on Carinthia’s Gerlitzen mountain has achieved a major technical milestone. Technicians from specialist ropeway construction firms successfully mounted the first 10-person cabin onto the newly installed steel haul cable, paving the way for…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (279+ words) Snow Industry News Arlberg Mountain Railways runs Mountaineering training courses at the mountain station of the Tanzböden cable car. Recently, another monthly mountain rescue training session took place – this time at the mountain station of the Tanzböden cable car. Employees…...