Ski News from J2Ski - October 2015

Ski Resort and Snow News - October 2015

Heavy Snowfall in Pyrenees

Published : 29-Oct-2015 08:13

There's been heavy snowfall reported in the Pyrenees for the first time in the pre 15-16 winter season build up.

It's good news for the area where most ski areas are scheduled to open in 4 weeks' time, conditions permitting.

The snowfall has continued west with significant accumulations reported right across the Alps.

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J2Ski Snow Report - October 29th 2015

Published : 29-Oct-2015 05:13

J2Ski Snow Report - October 29th 2015

This Week's Snow Headlines

- Another (fourth this autumn) band of snowfall crosses the Alps

- Loveland and Arapahoe Basin will open on Thursday 29th October.

- First snow 'of 15-16' in Scotland.

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London’s Snowdome Plan Moves Forward

Published : 28-Oct-2015 09:12

Plans for the UK's seventh and largest indoor snow centre yet appear to be moving forward after two years with little news on developments being made public.

The centre, promoted as a kind of 2012 Olympic legacy and supported by London's Major Boris Johnson, is to feature indoor runs of up to 300m in length and be linked to the Westfield-owned Stratford City Shopping Centre, reported to be currently Europe's largest.

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Significant Snowfall Expected In the Alps

Published : 28-Oct-2015 09:10

(Zermatt yesterday)

Another snowfall bringing 30-50cm of fresh snow to higher slopes is expected to cross the Alps over the next 48 hours.

It's the fourth such wave of snowfall to cross the region since early September and the bands of snowfall are coming increasingly frequently, raising hopes for a good start to the main 15-16 ski season.

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French Follow US Ski Area Measurement Example

Published : 26-Oct-2015 02:08

(Serre Chevalier image Credit: Zoom Agency)

French ski areas appear to be starting to adopt the US model of measuring their ski slopes by area rather than piste length.

The new development seems to be a response by French ski area operators to adopt a standard measuring system, several years after the issue was first brought to the headlines by the German ski writer and cartographer Christoph Schrahe, who has now launched his own official ski area size measuring and verification service: http://www.pistelength.com - adopted by Kitzbuhel, Saalbach and other leading, so far primarily Austrian resorts, which had already been the first react to the publicity over unfair measuring practices two season ago.

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Global Mobile Leaders Heli-Ski Summit

Published : 25-Oct-2015 09:01

Unfortunately we can't blag you free tickets for this one... but we know this will be of interest to one or two of our members, at least... -)

If you consider yourself a Mobile or Tech thought-leader or executive... and you've either Heli-Skied before or fancy giving it a go, then you'll want to look at this.

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Heavy Snow in Colorado

Published : 24-Oct-2015 09:14

The battle is (even more) on to be the first ski area to open for the 15-16 in Colorado after up to a foot of snow landed in the past few days on High country ski slopes.

The fresh snow, which is expected to continue after the weekend, follows an October of stop-start snowmaking which hasn't yet allowed areas to open.

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J2Ski Snow Report - October 22nd 2015

Published : 22-Oct-2015 05:08

J2Ski Snow Report - October 22nd 2015

Kitzbuhel earlier this week

This Week's Snow Headlines

- Kitzbuhel opening early for the season this weekend.

- Big snowfall in the Alps.

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Kitzbűhel Opening Early

Published : 21-Oct-2015 08:44

Kitzbűhel have announced they'll be opening for the 2015-16 ski season this weekend.

It's not the first time that the well known resort in the Austrian Tirol has opened in October, indeed in recent years they've made a habit of it, partly it seems in response to dire predictions a decade ago that

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False Alarm Powder Alerts issued this morning...

Published : 21-Oct-2015 09:20

Apologies to anyone who has received a false alarm this morning.

This morning we discovered that our secret Marmot work-force, who report our snow conditions and oil the cogs of J2Ski, had been partying hard over the weekend and chewed through a few wires...

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Chamonix News 2015/16

Published : 21-Oct-2015 09:18

There's been a few changes in Chamonix since last season.

MBU Lift Pass now includes Megeve/St Gervais

First up is the lift pass. The Mont-Blanc Unlimited Chamonix lift pass now includes skiing in Megève and Saint Gervais (Espace Evasion), as well as Courmayeur (Italy).

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2015-16 Ski Season Underway in North America

Published : 19-Oct-2015 10:38

The 2015-16 ski season officially got started in North America yesterday with Killington in Vermont opening for the season thanks to its mighty snowmaking arsenal firing up due to sufficiently low temperatures.

It is due to be joined by Sunday River in Maine, which in years past has beaten it to be first to open in the country, later today.

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The £100 A Day Lift Pass

Published : 19-Oct-2015 09:22

Vail Resorts are advertising a peak season one day lift pass at $151 US dollars at Val and Beaver Creek resorts in Colorado, – or approximately £100 depending on where you exchange your currency.

The advance-purchase online price is likely to be lower than the walk-to-window price charged if you were to buy your ticket in resort on the day you want to use it, which is traditionally the most expensive way to buy a lift pass. The $151 rate is offered at the peak New Year 2016 week.

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Riksgransen to Host Asylum Seekers

Published : 17-Oct-2015 10:38

Riksgränsen ski resort in the Arctic Circle of northern Sweden will be home to more than 600 asylum seekers over the winter.

The resort, which is located 200km north of the Arctic Circle and is in 24 hour darkness in mid-winter is normally shut up during midwinter and has an unusual ski season, not opening to paying guests until mid-February when daylight returns and then staying open to midsummer in June when it is possible to ski or board under the midnight sun.

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Win London Ski Show Tickets...

Published : 16-Oct-2015 02:24

We have 10 tickets to give away for this year's London Ski and Snowboard Show, taking place from 5-8 November 2015.

All you have to do to enter the draw is to add a 'Comment' below and we'll pick the winners at random next Friday 23 October.

Best of luck!

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J2Ski Snow Report - October 15th 2015

Published : 15-Oct-2015 03:05

J2Ski Snow Report - October 15th 2015

Right, we're calling it! Today we (re)start our Weekly Snow Reports; exactly six months since the last weekly report. We'll be weekly now through to the other side of Easter.

Why? There's been some more early snow...

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New Kickstarter project maps every ski resort in Europe

Published : 15-Oct-2015 08:27

We see plenty of 'Kickstarter' campaigns, but this one looks interesting.

Set up by a team of passionate skiers from Hamburg, Germany, Marmota Maps claim to be the first ever map of the Alps with every ski resort on it.

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Piz Gloria Upgrading

Published : 15-Oct-2015 08:07

It's an interesting period for Murren's famous Piz Gloria revolving mountain restaurant.

The restaurant is getting extra attention at present because of its James Bond connections, with the new SPECTRE movie the first for a decade with scenes shot in a ski resort.

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Heavy Autumn Snowfall In The Alps (Again)

Published : 14-Oct-2015 08:52

(Lech this morning)

Another wave of snow has been crossing the Alps over the past few days and is expected to bring accumulations of up to 50cm in total by the weekend, with most areas getting 20-40cm at higher elevations.

For many resorts it's the third such wave of snowfall in the last five weeks and whilst it's too early to be sure, there's hopes that the area is now enjoying a weather cycle which will crucially continue over the next two months in the run up to the main season.

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Who Is Going To Build The Biggest Indoor Snow Centre?

Published : 13-Oct-2015 10:22

No less than four countries are currently claiming they will soon be home to the new world's biggest indoor snow centre. But which really will be?

To begin with we need to work out which actually is at present, and while it is often wrongly repeated that that's Ski Dubai (actually it's somewhere near the 10th biggest at present), the biggest indoor slopes are actually closer to home in France, Germany and The Netherlands.

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Drone Alone

Published : 12-Oct-2015 07:46

Ski areas around the world are reported to be grappling with concern about the rapid growth in drone usage and the potential danger to safety, particularly in regard to collisions with ski lifts, snowmaking and skiers. Skier privacy is also being cited as a concern.

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New Lift Pass Most Expensive Yet in Eurozone

Published : 11-Oct-2015 10:51

A new lift pass covering all the skiing at three of France's largest ski regions has gone on sale at the eye watering price of €340 (£251) for a six day adult pass – nearly 50 Euros more than its nearest rival and previously 'most expensive', the Chamonix Regional pass.

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A new mix in Val Thorens: Snowshoeing and Yoga

Published : 09-Oct-2015 10:01

Val Thorens has consistently been voted 'Best Ski Resort in the World' in the last few years, and one of the reasons is the constant stream of new ideas they add to their offering.

New for 2015/15 in Val Thorens is their 'chilled out snowshoeing & yoga hike'.

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London's Freeze Big Air Festival Postponed

Published : 09-Oct-2015 08:02

The high profile Freeze Big Air Festival that was supposed to have been staged in London next month has been postponed until the New Year according to a statement on the Festival's website.

The Festival, which had only recently announced that Niles Rodgers of Chic would be the headline act for the musical side of the festival, which was also to feature an FIS sanctioned big air competition using a huge snow covered ramp to be constructed in the Queen Elizabeth Park, gave no explanation for the postponement in its online statement.

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Laax Add Ferrari To Their Porsche

Published : 08-Oct-2015 04:17

Stylish Swiss resort Laax will unveil a spectacular new gondola this winter accessing the La Siala mountain station.

Following on from their special chairlift designed by Porsche several seasons ago, the new lift has 10 passenger cabins designed by Pininfarina, the company famous for designing Ferraris. So far Laax has steered clear of choosing VW designers.

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Ruka Announce 16th October Opening

Published : 07-Oct-2015 09:54

Ruka in Finnish Lapland have announced they're aiming to open for winter 2015-16 on Friday 16th October.

The high-latitude resort has built a reputation for having the longest ski season of any non-glacier ski area in the world, usually open for around eight month from October to June although last season it closed in May.

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Big Snow in the Alps (And Elsewhere)

Published : 05-Oct-2015 10:47

Another band of significant snowfall has been passing through the Alps in the last day or so, leaving significant fresh accumulations on glacier ski areas and meaning powder conditions at already open areas.

The biggest snowfall reported was at Saas Fee (Pictured above) in Switzerland which says it has had 60cm (two feet) of snow in the recent weather cycle. Saas Fee, which re-opened in July and will stay open to next may 2016, reported a 30cm snowfall last month too. Many other glacier areas, open and not, have reported fresh snow, including Tignes which opened on Saturday.

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Alpe d’Huez Spends Still More on Sarenne

Published : 02-Oct-2015 09:13

Following a huge investment in summer 2014 in installing floodlighting and snowmaking along most of the length of 'the world's longest black run' Alpe d'Huez say their lift company has spent a further €1.75m this summer completing the job.

The Sarenne piste is the resort's big draw and the investment last year allowed it to open every day through to 12th April last season allowing 370,000 skiers and boarders to descend it, the resort says.

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Simon Butler Back in BASI

Published : 01-Oct-2015 11:49

There are new developments in the complex disagreement between ski instructor Simon Butler, the French Government and BASI.

The case has become so complicated we apologise in advance for any errors in the following and would be pleased for any factual corrections to be posted below.

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