Chamonix, France – An unguided pair of Russian skiers fell into a crevasse near the Aiguille du Midi on Chamonix’s famed Vallée Blanche over the weekend, leaving one victim dead. An unidentified 30-year-old man slipped and fell into the crevasse on Saturday, as did his 60-year-old father when the latter attempted to rescue his son.
Manning Park (BC), Canada – Authorities are investigating the death of Catherine Schoeman, 15, as a result of a skiing accident at Manning Park Resort in British Columbia on Saturday. The incident occurred while Schoeman, who lived in the east-side Vancouver suburb of Abbotsford, B.C., was visiting the ski resort on Saturday with her 73-member … Continue reading B.C. Teen Dies in Skiing Accident
Kitzbuehel, Austria – Visiting the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbuehel is all about spending time in the great outdoors, but guests staying at the four-star Hotel Jägerwirt over the weekend got to spend a little more time outside their rooms than they expected. Hackers broke into the hotel’s computer system and used the electronic key entry system to prevent … Continue reading Hackers Collect Ransom to Unlock Austrian Ski Hotel
Golden (BC), Canada – Cultivating the freeski trend, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort will hold the first International Freeskiing Association (IFSA) Junior Freeski Series stop, Feb. 2-5. The tour will then continue to Fernie Alpine Resort Feb. 10-12 before wrapping up at Kimberley Alpine Resort Feb. 25-26. The best regional talents will be hunting for IFSA points at each tour … Continue reading Jeep Junior Freeski Tour Visits Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
Stowe, VT – The first ski lift in Stowe, Vermont was a rope tow. Construction of the lift to transport skiers up Mount Mansfield was undertaken by the Mt. Mansfield Ski Club and Austrian Sepp Ruschp, and completed in December 1936, ascending from the base of what is now the resort’s Toll House area. That lift, however, … Continue reading Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Pinkham Notch, NH – The Mt. Washington Summit Road Company (MWSRC) will break ground this spring on The Glen House, a new hotel in Pinkham Notch near the base of Wildcat Mountain Ski Area and the trailhead to Tuckerman Ravine. Half a century since the last Glen House stood on this site (the first debuted in … Continue reading New Hotel To Be Built at Pinkham Notch
