5 Takeaways from the 2022 International Report on Snow and Mountain Tourism
The 14th edition of this annual report was unveiled by creator Laurent Vanat earlier this year at the International Mountain Planet event in Grenoble. The 2019/20 ski season was considered the worst of the millennium, with only 319.5 million skier-days recorded worldwide. However the limits in 2020/21, reduced this even further to 201.2 million skier-days....
Les 3 Vallées Summer Party 2022
Snowsports professionals from around the UK gathered in London earlier this month to find out more about what’s new for Les 3 Vallées in 2022/23.
“It hurts to see the glacier like this” – Les 2 Alpes glacier closes six weeks early
Sadly, summer skiing is no longer on offer in France for 2022. After Val d’Isère’s decision not to open at all due to lack of snow on the Pisaillas glacier and Tignes’ decision to close early, Les 2 Alpes has been the next resort to close. The southern Alps resort opened earlier than normal on...
When the Sahara comes to the mountains…
This week the Alps, Pyrénées and Sierra Nevada have had the unusual experience of seeing their snow turn red. The occasional warm wind that blows from the other side of the Mediterrean has this week brought with it a layer of Saharan sand. The results have been confusing, shocking and occasionally beautiful: In the Sierra...
Les 2 Alpes Give Twins Born on 22/2/22…22 Years of Free Skiing
You have to give it to Les 2 Alpes, this is genius promotion. 2 is the magic number One week before the auspicious date of 22/2/22, the French resort of Les 2 Alpes confirmed their love of the number ‘2’ in this Facebook post…and launched a unique competition. You probably don’t need to speak French...
Saulire Cable Car in Courchevel will not re-open until summer 2023
According to the latest edition of Montagne Leaders magazine, the Saulire cable car will not open again until summer 2023. Damaged in pre-season testing Readers may be aware that during a standard pre-season check on the 120-capacity cable car in September 2021, both cabins were damaged as they crashed into the lift stations. The lift...