Glacier skiing is in full summer swing in Italy once again.

Looking to cool off in Italy this summer? Your are just in luck, following the re-opening of the country’s third glacier, Val Senales this past week.  It joins Passo Stelvio and the Presena glacier above Passo Tonale, which had one red and one black run open at the weekend but it likely to close in the near future.  However, Cervinia will re-open a week on Saturday for summer skiing and boarding keeping the Italian choices up at three.

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Mt. Hotham kicks off top ski season in a decade.

Australia’s Mt Hotham ski resort reported their opening weekend was the first in ten years where snow cover so early in the season was good enough for runs to open beneath the Great Alpine Road.

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Approximately 1,000 skiers and boarders enjoyed outstanding opening conditions at Treble Cone in Wanaka earlier this week. All lifts were operating and skiers in The Saddle were treated to spectacular powder with fresh tracks for the taking well into the morning.

Here are some fresh pics provided to Ski Rebel Magazine courtesy of Camilla Stoddart.

Pictured is Jack McLeary getting vertical over The AirBag, the first time the AirBag has been seen on snow in New Zealand. Hundreds of daring skiers and boarders gave it a test run with a soft landing guaranteed every time! Plus check out that view! Photo: Camilla Stoddart

L-R: Gabrielle Vance from Alaska Lisa Christensen from Prince Edward Island, Canada and Lexis Sion from Mt Manganui enjoy the first day of skiing at Treble Cone

Angus Rowley from Hawea can't get enough of the powder in The Saddle

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The Alpine World Cup is headed on U.S. soil for the fifth time in 2015

The Colorado resorts of Vail and Beaver Creek were chosen last Thursday during the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council to host the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships.

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Bansko villagers look over water damage after floods

Dozens of hotels and houses flooded, streets and pavements destroyed, vehicles smashed and an avalanche of mud. This was the aftermath of a mighty river bursting its banks on the night last May 17^th, in Bansko, Bulgaria’s upmarket winter resort in the Pirin Mountains.
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Your next exotic destination: Russia to invest $15 billion in Caucasus mountain range

The country’s south eastern Caucasus mountain range, which divide Europe from Asia and includes the highest peaks on the European continent, is at the heart a new $15 billion investments by Russian officials to develop five new ski resorts by 2020. Continue reading ‘The next exotic ski destination: Russia to invest $15 billion in Caucasus mountain range for five new resorts’