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New runs, fresh chairlifts and upgraded mineral museum
Date Posted: 06 May 2025Major improvements to come in SöldenTwo new high-speed chairlifts will be finished in Sölden for the start of the 2025/26 season to increase the time skiers are on the slopes, while beginners skiers will benefit from the flattening of brief steep sections on runs back into town. The 8...
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Eagle skiing, festivals and gondola auction
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2025Eagle joins skiers on French slopesA white-tailed eagle happily latched onto multiple skiers’ arms while they whizzed down slopes in Morzine - as part of a paid experience! The Skiing with Eagles sessions are part of an initiative to reintroduce the birds to the region for biodiversity pu...
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Mountain jazz festival, longest indoor slope and brand new black run
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2025Mountain jazz festival keeps skiers on a double highSkiers in the Italian Dolomites were treated to plenty of lovely jazz music in mid-March, with shows both out on the mountains and in indoor venues back in town. The 29th edition of the Dolomiti Ski Jazz festival had heads bobbing and ski boot...
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Another world record, new chairlift and bizarre event
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2025World record beaten for second time in two weeksHaving just set the world record for the most ski lifts used in a day, Christian Flühr will be feeling quite deflated, after seeing it last just 11 days. Oliver Kern now holds the record, after using 101 different ski lifts in under 11 hours ...
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World record smashed, windowless gondolas and mountain karting fun
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2025Unique skiing Guinness World Record smashed in AustriaA brand new world record, verified by Guinness, has been set in the Austrian ski areas of SkiWelt and KitzSki. 51-year-old Christian Flühr - already a holder of 13 separate world records! - put his energy into using 80 different ski lif...