Thankfully for continental Europe Old Man Winter is back, with the first significant snowfall of 2024 for most resorts in the Alps and Pyrenees. Expert resort management combined with sophisticated...

Snow Report for the Next 3-4 Days – The freeze thaw conditions continue in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland but temperatures are dropping and snow is finally on the way at the end of the...

February Snow Report If you think you’ve heard this one before, then for the most part you have. Weather patterns across the ski & snowboard world have remained pretty constant the past...

I’ve been very fortunate to make my annual winter migration to the Niseko resort area on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, arriving over the weekend. Conditions are fantastic with...

This week sees the SIGB (Snowsport Industries of Great Britain) annual ‘Slide On Snow’ Snow Test at La Clusaz, France. The SIGB is the trade association for skiing and snowboarding in the...

European Ski Areas Offer Up Endless Piste Skiing After Recent Snowfall I can ski for miles and miles and miles. Or in the case of the Alps, km after km after km. After last week’s snowfall and...

In the 100th year of Alpine racing, Mikaela Shiffrin of the US is inching her way closer to her own personal century. With victory at the Women’s Slalom in Flachau, Austria this past Tuesday...

It’s been a great week in the Mountain States of the USA with skiers and snowboarders enjoying deep, dry powder conditions on a rapidly improving base. But sometimes Mother Nature gets too...

Not even close! The Christmas and New Year crowds have left for home from most of the Northern Hemisphere resorts, the exception being Japan with January as High Season for visiting Australian and...