Finnish ski resort is offering a free day of skiing on May 8th, 2011.

The leading Finnish ski resort of Levi has announced plans to offer free skiing at the end of its very long season – in May 2011. Continue reading ‘Finnish ski resort to offer free skiing next May’

Saalbach is installing a new a new gondola for the upcoming season.

Saalbach Hinterglemmm Leogang in Austria, one of the country’s largest resorts will add a new gondola this winter. Continue reading ‘New Gondola in Saalbach Hinterglemm’

Club Med is opening its first Chinese property this November.

Taking hold of the expanding Chinese market, The French holiday village group, Club Med has announced plans to open its first resort this November at Yalubi, the country’s top resort.

Continue reading ‘Club Med to setup at China’s top ski resort’

Alpe d’Huez is awarded triple crown Eco certification.

The S.A.T.A (ski lift company) which runs the lifts and maintains the pistes at Alpe d’Huez has earned three separate levels of certification for its service management.

The company is now certified in terms of quality (ISO 9001), as well as in environmental management (ISO 14001) and security (OHSAS 18001). Continue reading ‘Alpe d’Huez gets triple ecological and quality certification’

Teton Pass Ski Area in Montana is going under a facelift thanks to new investors for the resort.

Chainsaws can be heard echoing thru the Teton Pass ski area since three investors finalized the purchased the Teton Pass ski area. Wyoming’s Teton Pass just may hold the nation’s best backcountry skiing. And lucky you—a road leads right to it. Continue reading ‘Teton Pass ski area is born again’

Skiers can look forward to more air time with the introduction of a new lift for the upcoming season.

Les 2 Alpes –one of the two French resorts open for summer skiing – is investing more than $5-million USD ahead of the upcoming season to build a new quad chairlift, improve signage and install avalanche triggers to protect power lines. Continue reading ‘More than $ 5-million being invested at Les 2 Alpes for upcoming season’

Pralognan la Vanoise is investing massively in new lifts for the 2010-11 season.

Pralognan la Vanoise in the French Savoie region is getting one of the country’s biggest resort infrastructure upgrades for the upcoming season.

Pralognan will replace the old Edelweiss chair with a high speed detachable six-seat lift and the double Chaberne chair with the new POMA built quad. Continue reading ‘Major lift upgrades are coming to Pralognan for upcoming season’