Near record-setting snowfall in Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort in the Lake Tahoe region has added additional days to the ski and snowboard season in America.
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Courmayeur Mont Blanc’s hosts special Family Easter Ski Week
Courmayeur in the Italian Alps is hosting a Family Easter Ski Week from 26 March to 2 April 2023 for children aged four to 13 years old.
The resort has partnered with Momentum Ski and UK-based children’s events company Archy Events to create a week-long programme based at the Hotel Pavillon, a family-run hotel situated in the village. The programme includes ski school and kids’ club and there is a large swimming pool and spa. Courmayeur is ideal for skiers and non-skiers with a wide range of activities, such as snowshoeing and fat biking.
English Alpine Championships serves up another nine days of thrills and spills in Bormio
British Racer Robert Holmes rounds-up the action from the English Alpine Championships held in Bormio recently
The English Alpine Championships is Snowsport England’s premier Alpine event when hundreds of the UK’s ski racers, along with their families, head to Bormio in Italy every year to compete – from children as young as eight right through to senior athletes.
Ladies Ski Club competes at Amateur Inter-Club Championships in Cortina
Some of the Ladies Ski Club members after the Super G race
Members of The Ladies Ski club travelled to Cortina d’Ampezzo recently to compete in the 15th Amateur Inter-Club Championships (AICC).
The competition was hosted by the ski club SC18 and the event got off to a resounding start with a Super G race on a stunning piste below the Cinque Torri.
Great spring skiing and snowboarding conditions leads to late surge in bookings
Ongoing snowfall in the French Alps is leading to a late surge in bookings for the rest of the season, according to UK tour operators.
After a spell of dry weather, there have been recent heavy snowfalls across many resorts in the western Alps, especially France, providing a good base for the next few weeks and going into Easter. The snow has followed by blue skies and spring-like temperatures, creating ideal conditions for many French resorts.
Revelstoke’s beer festival invites skiers and snowboarders to celebrate end of season in style
Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia is celebrating the end of the winter season by hosting the Revy Beer Festival. Skiers and snowboarders are often rewarded with great conditions at this time of year as Revelstoke is famous for its overnight snowstorms that occur well into April, making the area ideal for spring skiing.
After a day on the slopes, there’s still plenty on offer in Aspen Snowmass
Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, USA, is offering a host of activities for skiers and snowboarders after a day on the slopes. These range from adventure to cultural experiences and traditional après ski.
Ice skating in front of Limelight Hotel.
Snowmass has a 54-feet rock climbing wall at Limelight Hotel. This is the tallest indoor climbing wall in Colorado and includes three lanes for simultaneous climbing. For each 30-minute session, climbing shoes and harness, as well as guided supervision, are included.
Upgrades and ease of access makes Axamer Lizum ideal for a ski city break
A new 10-seat cable car in the Austrian resort of Axamer Lizum is now transporting skiers and snowboarders to the top of the mountain in just six minutes. Also new for this season are the kickers and rails installed at the newly designed Golden Roof Park near the Karleitenlift for experienced boarders and freestylers.
Award winning comedy festival heads to Mayrhofen
There’s a chance to combine some end of season skiing and snowboarding with great entertainment during the Altitude Comedy Festival when it returns to the Austrian resort of Mayrhofen from 3 to 7 April 2023.
Skiers and snowboarders can take on the steepest groomed black run in the world
Skier & Snowboarder magazine Swiss editor Mark Nicholls takes a Peak Walk.
Mark Nicholls hits the heights of Glacier 3000 for stupendous views and equally fabulous skiing in Switzerland
The view from the steel bridge, suspended between two peaks, is stunning.
Within the 360-degree panorama is the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Eiger and Jungfrau…and a flavour of the fabulous skiing below.
Music and film fans invited to Val d’Isère for spring festival of cultural events
Val d’Isère in France is hosting some cultural events on the slopes this spring.
Running from the 6 – 9 March is ‘Classicaval’ which returns for the second time this season. The music ‘tells a story of passion in an exceptional mountain setting’.
Val Gardena Spring treats, musical beats, and racing feats
Val Gardena, part of Italy’s famous Sellaronda ski circuit in The Dolomites, has a selection of events, parties and special offers to close out the 2022/23 season.
The ‘Rock the Dolomites’ music festival runs from 18-26 March 2023. The programme includes blues, rock ‘n’ roll, rock, pop, reggae, indie and funk.
Chamonix-Mont Blanc’s spring ski touring event returns and is open to everybody from beginner to expert
‘La Trace des Grands’, Chamonix-Mont Blanc’s International Ski Mountaineering and Freeride Event, returns to the French resort for the second time on the 4-5 March 2023.
Conceived and organised by the Outdoor Legacy Association, this year’s event has three races to choose from following a route above the Argentière basin at the Grands Montets. The courses have been designed to cater for everyone from beginner to expert and allows public access at various strategic points, to create a festival atmosphere.
Free day’s skiing if you wear national dress in Austria’s Zillertal Arena
PHOTO: Zillertal Arena
Austria’s Zillertal Arena ski region has announced that anyone who hits the slopes in traditional Tyrolean dress in the final week of the season can get a four-day lift pass for the price of the three-day option.
George Ezra to perform at Top of the Mountain Spring Concert in Ischgl
George Ezra is making his debut at Ischgl’s Spring Concert. PHOTO: Creative Commons – creativecommons.org
The second Top of the Mountain Spring Concert kicks off in Ischgl, Austria on 30 March 2023, with British singer-songwriter George Ezra making his debut on the legendary ‘Ischgl Stage’.
The 29-year-old’s repertoire includes well-known hits such as ‘Budapest’, ‘Shot Gun’, ‘Barcelona’ and ‘Blame It On Me’ as well as songs from his new album ‘Gold Rush Kid’.
‘Peak of Taste’ back on the Courmayeur menu
Courmayeur Mont Blanc is welcoming a star-studded line up of Michelin starred chefs and sommeliers this March (2023) for the second edition of ‘Peak of Taste’. Joining forces with local chefs, five internationally acclaimed chefs will create a series of events showcasing the very best of Aosta Valley’s produce and Northern Italy’s traditional cuisine.
Flaine hosts British Schoolgirls Races
The British Schoolgirls Races (30 & 31 Jan 2023) returned to Flaine after a three-year absence for its 62nd event.
Two competitors battle it out during the British Schoolgirls Races.
The competition, organised by the Ladies Ski Club, attracted 143 girls from 26 schools who competed over two days in excellent conditions in front of a large crowd of spectators including teachers, parents, coaches and a guest appearance by former British Racer and Olympian Chemmy Alcott.
The stars realign at the La Stüa de Michil restaurant in the Dolomites
The La Stüa de Michil restaurant at Hotel La Perla, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, in the Dolomiti Superski circuit village of Corvara in the Dolomites has regained its Michelin star.
Massive investment and new name for largest suite at historic Kulm Hotel St Moritz
The historic Kulm Hotel St. Moritz – the first hotel built in the Swiss resort 165 years ago – has unveiled a £1.5m (CHF 1.75m) refurbishment of its largest guestroom by the French hotel designer Pierre-Yves Rochon.
Three new properties available in Les Gets with Chalets1066
The Les Gets accommodation specialist Chalets1066 has added three new properties to its large portfolio in the French resort. All three are newly-built with two stand-alone chalets and one duplex apartment in a brand new building.