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The Snow Just Keeps On Giving
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012As the title may suggest, it is snowing again this weekend. After last year's sparse snow, the snow gods have returned to full effect this winter. This weekend will see another big bump, with many European resorts receiving around 50cm of snow by Monday, most of which appears to be falling today and...
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Sunshine And A Snowy Day
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2012This week will see both blue skies and bright sunshine, followed by white skies and heavy snowfall — which is essentially a perfect week in the mountains. The snow is making its way back to the Alps after a couple weeks of sunshine, with a reasonable amount of snow forecast to begin on Thursda...
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There's Snow News But Sunshine This Week
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012After the recent heavy snowfall and a few days of sunshine, this week will see more of the same across the Alps. But sunshine is not a bad thing. Snow depths are the deepest for this time of season in quite some time, with St. Anton boasting over 5m at the top of the Galzig. Another week of sunshine...
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Follow The Snow Covered Roads
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2012As you may have seen in The Times and the Daily Mail last night this morning, due to the large amount of snow, guests staying in the luxury resort of Ischgl were forced to stay in the resort overnight. Due to the large amounts of snow and concerns of an unstable snowpack near to the roads, Police cl...
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May The Force Board With You
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2012This weekend the first ever Star Wars themed snowpark opened in Sierra-at-Tahoe in California, as the resort launched their new collaboration with Burton Snowboards and Lucasfilm. The park, built by Burton Snowboards, ties in with this winters range of kids Star Wars snowboard-themed kit, featuring ...
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Bluebird Days Galore
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2012After a week of non-stop snow across the Alps, the occasional bit of inconvenience and a high avalanche alert, the snow is slowing down across the Alps and sunshine is forecast, making for a week of bluebird days, incredible snow conditions and, once the mountains have settled, some fabulous off-pis...