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Backstreet Boys, new reservoir and fresh gondola
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2025Backstreet Boys to kick off Schladming’s 2025-26 seasonThe iconic boyband Backstreet Boys are bringing the magic to Austria’s Schladming-Dachstein region as headliners of the local Ski Opening festival on 6th December 2025. More acts are to be announced, with last year’s editi...
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New lifts, UK dry slope revival and climate change pact
Date Posted: 21 May 2025Shiny new chairlifts in €50m Ischgl investmentThree 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 he...
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New picnic area, more trains, and new chairlift
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2025Smart indoor picnic area introduced in La PlagneFamily-friendly La Plagne has opened a brand new lunch spot at 2,800m, atop the Roche de Mio peak. Le Lounge is a cosy, indoor hideaway with heating, comfortable furniture and bright, airy spaces. With floor-to-ceiling windows, it has spectacular ...
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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...