Ski-buzz

There are more signs that lift construction in the US is picking up ahead of winter 2010-11 after very little new construction took place last summer. The Summit at Snoqualmie located in the Cascade mountains located country’s northwest will install two chairlifts this summer at the Summit East base area, providing access to over 150 [...]

Swiss resort Adelboden is the latest to report business has improved in their recently completed 09-10 winter season. The resort’s Mountain Transport System reported high numbers of passengers throughout the period, resulting in figures 5% above the five-year average, making this their third best winter ever.

Crystal Mountain resort in North Western USA will add a new Doppelmayr gondola for next winter. Work is due to begin on the new lift on Monday, April 19th the day after the resort closes for the season. The gondola’s base terminal will be where the current Mountain Market/Bumps Espresso is located and bring passengers [...]

The ten-day long 15th annual TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is getting underway at Whistler. The Festival, which runs from April 16 to 25 is traditionally the biggest snow event on the planet in late April each year, and this season has the double bonus of being the ultimate after-party after the Olympics, and [...]

Despite the ski season approaching its end, the skiing news keeps on rolling in. We’ve got World Cup teams training in the mountains, loads of snow in Squaw, cheaper lift passes in NZ and so much more. Even when those chairlifts stop for the final time in 09/10, we’ll still be bringing you ski news [...]