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Iglu Ski Teaches Paralympics Legend to Ski
A Team GB Paralympics legend says she is “hooked on skiing” after Iglu Ski and Disability Snowsports UK invited her to a sitski session at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempsted.
Jeanette Chippington has represented Great Britain at 7 Paralympic Games, starting in Seoul in 1988, and finishing in Paris in 2024.
She won 2 golds in swimming at the 1996 Atlanta games, and a paracanoeing gold in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro - plus a further 11 Paralympic medals, and plenty more in World and European Championships.
Jeanette “had a fantastic time” on a mono-ski, which has 1 ski underneath and 2 supporting skis (paddles) which are operated by hand.
Major progress with huge cable car upgrade
Two brand new cable car cabins will zoom skiers up the mountain in time for the 2025-26 season.
The minimalist design on the Cime Caron cable cars will ensure everyone inside gets brilliant views as they approach Val Thorens’s highest point, at 3,200m - with subsequent links to Orelle.
It’ll move 1,500 skiers per hour at 11 metres per second, and the top station is also now a huge new complex which has a restaurant, wine and snack bars, and an 80m² mixed-use space for events and exhibitions.
You can see in all directions from the top - including stunning views of Mont Blanc.
€10m infrastructure update for major French resort
A busy gondola in the Three Valleys ski area is undergoing a huge transformation, with €10m being spent on new stations and cabins, in time for the 2025-26 season.
After 36 years, Méribel’s Rhodos gondola is being updated. The lift takes skiers up from near Méribel Centre towards Courchevel, with lots of lovely green runs emerging from the top, as well as further lifts.
The new gondola will travel at 6 metres per second (previously 5), trimming an entire minute off the journey - now it’ll only take 4 minutes and 40 seconds.
The bottom and middle stations will be fully renovated in 2025, while the top station will arrive in 2026.
New ski flight route announced for Ireland
It’s a lucky day for Irish skiers as new regular flights will depart Dublin to the mountains during the 2025-26 season.
Aer Lingus are putting on Turin flights every Sunday from mid-December until March, with arrival in Italy at just 10:25am - meaning some afternoon skiing might even be possible.
Some popular resorts close to Turin include Sestriere, Bardonecchia and Sauze d’Oulx, which are all within 2 hour drives. Similar journey times apply to Courmayeur and Serre Chevalier.
