Articles Archive for May 2010

Finland’ Pyhä ski area is spending 8 million Euros on upgrades this summer, the bulk of it on a high speed detachable six-seater chairlift with weather protection hood, only the second of this type of high capacity lift in…

Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah has announced it aims to stay open for skiing and riding on weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) for another month through to June 20, conditions and weather permitting.

The extension would mark 199 days…

Next week-end, on the 29th & 30th of May, people all over Europe will be getting together for the Annual spring cleaning of the mountains. So that everybody can become aware of the impact rubbish has in the mountains,…

Russia is planning to spend $15 billion developing five new ski resorts in the country’s south eastern Caucasus mountain range, which divide Europe from Asia and include the highest peaks on the European continent.

The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev…

Vail, which already operates more quad chairlifts than any other resort on the planet, will add another one next winter when it replaces the High Noon Lift (Chair 5) with the new high-speed quad chair, the resort’s…

In a further move to underline its commitment to the environment, La Plagne has announced it will no longer produce any printed brochures or promotional material for next season.

The ski area, one of the world’s largest recording over…