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Shiny new chairlifts in €50m Ischgl investment
Three chairlifts will be replaced near the Höllboden and Idalp areas of Ischgl in a significant upgrade for skiers (pictured above).
The Höllboden (C1), Sassgalun (C3) and Höllkar (C2) chairlifts will become 8-seaters and have heated seats and a weather protection hood. They will also travel much faster, thanks to the new ‘D-line’ cable that will be installed.
The C3 chairlift will get you to the top 2 minutes and 10 seconds faster than previously, while the C1 chairlift will take skiers 54m higher than before, at a pace of 6 metres per second, compared to 4.5 metres per second previously.
C1 and C3 should be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season, while C2 is planned for the start of the 2026-27 season.
1,200m² of solar panels will also be installed on the roofs of the stations.
Popular UK dry slopes to reopen after months of uncertainty
Aldershot’s dry ski slope (pictured below) will be reopening after it suddenly closed at the start of April, following the collapse of the charity that kept it running.
New operators will look after the Alpine Snowsports Centre, which has three dry slopes and offered open sessions, lessons and activities for all ages - before it closed.
It was built by the British Army in 1969 and is described as “an important facility for local people which we don’t want to lose” by a local council member, reports the BBC.
Meanwhile, the Folkestone Sports Centre in Kent will reopen after multimillionaire Sir Roger de Haan promised funding. It had closed suddenly last summer, and features a dry ski slope, among lots of other sporting facilities.
New gondola connecting Méribel with Val Thorens to open in December 2025
A 4-person chairlift taking people from the top of Méribel Valley to Val Thorens will be replaced by a much more comfortable 10-seater gondola - meaning a faster ascent and much shorter queues.
The new Côte Brune gondola will be able to transport 2,800 people per hour, compared to 2,070 people per hour in the Côte Brune chairlift, while its speed increases from 5 metres per second up to 7 metres per second - resulting in 2 minutes and 10 seconds shaved off the journey time.
The chairlift was also known to be quite a windy one, so the gondola will be very welcome.
It will also mean a reduction in pylons from 25 down to 14 - a win for nature as well.
Major resort operators form pact to fight climate change
8 operators of various ski resorts around Europe and New Zealand have formed the Global Sustainability Ski Alliance at a trade fair in Innsbruck, with the aim of promoting sustainable tourism to combat climate change.
The CEO of Compagnie des Alpes (La Plagne, Tignes, Les Arcs, Val d’Isère and more) said that it is the “responsibility” of the ski industry, seeing as it is in their interest to “maintain stable winter conditions”.
The agreement means the operators will collaborate on decarbonisation plans - with electrification, energy efficiency maximisation and renewable energy supply chains a major part of this.
The companies involved include: Compagnie des Alpes (France), KitzSki (Austria), Kronplatz (Italy), LAAX (Switzerland), Levi Ski Resort (Finland), NZSki (New Zealand), Oberstdorf Kleinwalsertal Bergbahnen (Germany), and SkiStar (Sweden and Norway).
The Global Sustainability Ski Alliance was signed in Innsbruck