A Girls Shred Day was staged at CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore in Scotland last month with 56 participants all enjoying high level coaching and the chance to board and ski with like-minded girls. … [Read more...]

Although most resorts in the northern hemisphere open by the end of December even in a bad snow year, some at very northerly latitudes leave it until the coldest, darkest months of winter are over, and then stay open through to May or June. … [Read more...]

Austrian ski resorts got a lot of fresh snow during the latter half of last week. Four resorts got more than a metre of snow including two over 1.2m (four feet) - Kleinwalsertal (125cm) and Diedamskopf (120cm). Kanzelwand/Fellhorn with 105cm and Bichlbach (100cm) with the other two. … [Read more...]

Average snow depths in the northern French Alps are currently running at 242cm (eight feet) at the top of the slopes and 114cm (just under four feet) at the bottom of the ski areas. … [Read more...]