Ski Resort and Snow News - August 2020
Last Ski Area Still Open For 2019-20 In North America Closes For Season
Published : 31-Aug-2020 06:02
Timberline ski area on Mt Hood in Oregon has ended its 2020 season a week earlier than originally planned ending North America's stop-start 2019-20 season.
The centre had originally planned to stay open to the Labor Day holiday weekend in the country next Monday, September 7th, but changed it plans a few weeks ago. It has been exceptionally hot in Western North America with world record highs set earlier this month.
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New Gondola Completes Rejuvenation of Dolomites Ski Area
Published : 28-Aug-2020 02:51
A new gondola due to open this winter at the 3 Zinnen Dolomites ski resort in a south eastern corner of the vast Dolomiti Superski region will be the crowning glory of a six-year project to transform the ski region, the lift company's CEO says.
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A New Early Season Stop on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Tour
Published : 27-Aug-2020 03:54
Although the 2020-21 World Cup calendar in looking similar to previous years – other than the season-opener on the glacier in Solden in October being a week earlier and the North American stops now removed – this is one major new addition a mid-November stop in the Austrian Arlberg region.
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Squaw Valley Decides To Change Name
Published : 25-Aug-2020 07:50
Squaw Valley ski area in California has confirmed it has decided to change its name – and will announce the new name next year.
There have been questions over the resort's name for decades, but the recent upsurge of support for the black lives matter movement has galvanised a large number of American corporations to take steps to finally address issues that have been problematic to them for many years.
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20-21 Alpine World Cup Tour to Skip North American Venues
Published : 20-Aug-2020 03:13
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that the planned opening of the World Cup racing season for speed events which traditionally takes place in Lake Louise, Canada and Beaver Creek, USA during a fortnight in late November and early-December won't happen this autumn due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Heavy Snowfall in Australia
Published : 20-Aug-2020 08:48
A major snowstorm in Australia is in to its second day and resorts have reported up to 26cm (10 inches) of fresh snow accumulated so far. There are estimates of 50-100cm by the time the storm is due to finish at the weekend.
The snow is very welcome as, after some big dumps un May before the season was due to start and whilst pandemic lockdown was still in place across the country, Australia's snowfalls had been running below average this winter up to now.
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New Runs and Lift in Sybelles Ski Region
Published : 19-Aug-2020 09:07
Les Sybelles, one of the largest ski regions in France, has announced that it will be unveiling two new runs this coming winter, as well as a new chairlift.
He region will open up a new freeride area in Le Corbier where the black slope will be left in its natural state (marked, secured but left ungroomed).
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Bookings For Next Season “Looking Healthy” At Luxury End of the Market
Published : 18-Aug-2020 08:35
Ski holiday bookings are strong in at least one segment of the ski market, according to one operator of luxury ski breaks.
"Bookings for the next winter season are already looking healthy – New Year is nearly fully booked – and we see an emerging trend in demand for space and privacy," said a spokesperson for 'Severin*s', a five-star superior hotel with adjacent separate private residence available to rent in Lech, Austria.
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Lake Louise Adding More Expert Terrain for Next Winter
Published : 16-Aug-2020 08:55
Although a lot of planned terrain expansions and lift upgrades were put on hold this summer in North America due to financial uncertainties following the pandemic lockdown, Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, is moving ahead with a big terrain expansion.
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Huge Fire Burns Ski Slopes At US Resort A Day After Its Sale
Published : 14-Aug-2020 08:00
A huge fire in the US state of Idaho came close to destroying buildings and lifts at Soldier Mountain Ski Area, but "heroic" fire fighters managed to save most of them.
The resort, once owned by actor Bruce Willis, had been sold only last week by its former owners to Utah based Ascent Ventures.
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New Zealand Ski Areas Adjust to ‘New Normal’
Published : 12-Aug-2020 08:49
New Zealand has been the envy of the skiing world for the past few months as the centres there have been operating to the 'old normal' since the season started there in June.
Whilst other centres in the southern hemisphere and re-opened areas in the northern hemisphere implemented social distancing and mask-wearing requirements, New Zealand's successful suppression of the virus meant that areas there could operate without any such restrictions.
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Ski Shows – Virtual and Future
Published : 07-Aug-2020 09:55
The announcement by the Telegraph Group shortly before the pandemic that they were scrapping the London Ski Show (above, before the move to Battersea) which had run for nearly 50 years and which they'd bought from the Daily Mail Group left the UK without a major ski show on the calendar for the first time in the history of mass-market skiing.
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FIS Postpone Congress To 2021 But Will Still Make Big Decisions This Autumn
Published : 06-Aug-2020 07:16
During an online meeting the FIS Council decided that the 52nd FIS Congress 2020 will be postponed from 4th October in Zurich (SUI) until 5th June 2021 in Portoroz (SLO) to protect the health and welfare of all participants.
However a decision on which destination will host the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025 will still be announced following online meetings.
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Australia’s 2020 Season Stalls Again As Snow Dumps
Published : 05-Aug-2020 10:16
More than half of Australia's leading ski areas are currently closed in a season like no other – hit by bush fires, COVID 19 and at times a shortage of snow cover.
The year started with severe bush fires destroying the ski resort of Selwyn Snowfields which the announced it wouldn't open this year whilst it begins rebuilding.
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Upto 40cm of Fresh Summer Snow in The Alps
Published : 04-Aug-2020 08:14
There's been heavy snowfall on many higher slopes in the Alps overnight after a cold front moved across the mountains.
Of the six glacier ski areas currently open for August skiing and boarding Italy's Passo Stelvio reported the most fresh snow, stating it had had 40cm of "fresh heavy snow" above 2700 metres (pictured below).
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J2Ski's Monthly Snow Report - August 2020
Published : 01-Aug-2020 10:13
J2Ski Snow Report 1st August 2020
Mount Buller doesn't just have snow... they have sunsets too!
Ski resorts open on 6 continents? Yes, really, but sadly not many.
The mountains are waiting for most of us... stay safe and follow your local authority's advice on travel. We can't all go skiing just yet but we can still read about it!
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