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Skiing in September in the Alps

The summer ski area of Passo Stelvio in Italy has re-opened with four glacier areas in Austria planning to open for the season later this month. Val Senales in Italy also hopes to fire up some lifts shortly. NEW

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Another New Charter Flight Heads to Norway Next Winter

Crystal Ski Holidays is launching a new flight from Birmingham to Oslo. This season Inghams launched a new flight to Bergen. Norway is becoming increasingly popular with British skiers.

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Austria Looks Forward to Next Winter

The Austria National Tourist Office says British visitor were up by 2.5% last winter on the previous season. There was a total of 2.3m overnight stays and it hopes to build on that for the coming winter.

Countdown On For 2027 Crans-Montana World Ski Championships

The world’s best alpine skiers & hopefully some GB racers will come together in the Swiss Alps to battle for World Championship glory across the full range of alpine disciplines from the 1st to 14th February, 2027.

Vail Resorts Unveils Opening Dates Across its North America Resorts

The US resort and lift pass company is looking forward to the approaching season with optimism, but it has many challenges ahead.

Iglu Ski Unveils What’s New for Next Season

Specialist ski agent Iglu Ski has announced its new range for winter 2026/2027, focusing on delivering new Austrian ski options in Carinthia, early Easter holidays and new regional flights.

Alpine Fleet Opens Bookings for Next Winter With Decent Discounts On Offer

The ski resort transfer company has gone live with its booking page for the 2026/27 season and there are discounts to be had.

The Inghams Ski Holiday Experience

It’s a long time since I’ve been on an Inghams ski holiday so, when my partner James and I decided to book a week away, we thought we could do worse than choose the company named Best Ski Operator 2025 by The Times & Sunday Times.

BBC’s Ski Sunday is Axed

After almost 50 years the BBC has dropped the programme from its schedules. For us skiers and snowboarders it has been something of an institution. UPDATE

Largest US Ski Resort Companies Accused of Price Fixing Lift Passes

There are now three lawsuits in Colorado’s federal court arguing that four US resort companies are violating anti-trust laws with their pricing for passes and lift tickets.

GB Snowsport Defends Itself Against Accusations of Poor Governance

UK Sport withdrew the funding it directed through GB Snowpsort for elite athletes. It had lost confidence in GB Snowsport and chose to fund the athletes directly. 

Another Ski Resort in Chile Extends Season After Record-Breaking Snow

Val Nevado has followed Ski Portillo in announcing it aims to ski into October. It has had more than 6m of snow and hopes to offer skiing and snowboarding until October 18th.

Mountain Guide Guilty of Manslaughter After Avalanche Deaths

Two teenagers died while ski touring in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. A tour leader was acquitted.

Avalanche Forecasting Needs to Change

That’s the claim from the new department head of Switzerland’s Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Pascal Haegeli. He intends to develop the avalanche warning system and bring in social sciences for the first time.

Further Rockfalls Threaten the Alps

The situation near the Weisshorn in Switzerland is worsening with the alert now raised to Level 3 after further glacier collapses. There are fresh warnings of more to come in the French Alps as The Pyrenees sees a tornado. UPDATED

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