27th August 2026
Satellite images indicate it was glacier instability likely caused by climate change. There are concerns of a similar set of circumstances in the Alps but monitoring & scientific research are more advanced. UPDATED
27th August 2026
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
21st August 2026
The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps over three decades ago have been found after the Trift Glacier melts further in the summer heat.
19th August 2026
The village of Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland is threatened by the collapse of the Spitze Stei rock formation. The area is under constant monitoring, evacuation plans are prepared and experts say the rock is more likely to break down gradually than in one huge chunk.
15th August 2026
The final open summer ski area, Passo Stelvio in Italy, has closed as the heatwaves take their toll. For the first time in decades there are no summer glacier skiing options on offer as climate change makes its relentless impact. UPDATED
9th August 2026
Another heatwave is underway with summer skiing all but over. Two refuges on Mt Blanc have been shut due to threat of rockfalls, glacier melt accelerates with low river levels. UPDATED
7th August 2026
It shut on Monday 10th August and follows Zermatt that closed at the beginning of the month. The only glacier ski area now open in the Alps is Passo Stelvio in Italy. The days of summer skiing in the Alps look numbered as climate change accelerates. UPDATED
1st August 2026
Zermatt-Cervinia has suspended its summer skiing operations on the Theodul glacier following weeks of exceptionally hot weather. It brings into question the future of summer skiing in the Alps. UPDATED
26th July 2026
The next heatwave is underway with the temperatures in the mid 30s in the valleys with the freezing level around 4,500m. Zermatt-Cervinia has closed its ski area due to the hot weather leaving just two resorts open in the Alps as conditions deteriorate. UPDATED
17th July 2026
Steamboat in Colorado is the latest resort to use its snow making system to fight the threat from wildfires.
10th July 2026
Climate change is to blame as the resort says it will concentrate on summer activities.
9th July 2026
The glaciers are melting at an increased rate with the handful of summer ski areas open suffering. In the Alps & the Pyrenees forest fires are raging as another summer heatwave continues. UPDATED
28th June 2026
Glacier Loss Day marks the time of year when a glacier has lost all the ice and snow it gained the previous winter. It usually hapoens in August.
22nd June 2026
The glacier resorts that have some slopes open are suffering in the heatwave with summer glacier melt accelerating. Some resorts are promoting themselves as the place to come to cool down. UPDATED
22nd June 2026
Braunwald in the canton of Glarus is ending its ski operations after a review of operations. A lack of reliable snow is the main factor.
29th May 2026
The unprecedented spring heatwave is over and it has had an impact on the glacier areas still offering skiing and snowboarding in the Alps. UPDATED
27th May 2026
A permafrost researcher from The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF),Robert Kenner, explains the role that thawing permafrost and melting glaciers play – or don’t play – in the process.
23rd May 2026
Almost a year after the glacier collapse that destroyed Blatten another glacier is looking increasingly unstable.
22nd May 2026
The ski transfer company calculates its carbon emissions and then doubles the value to fund solar power in rural communities in Africa.
11th May 2026
It has passed the figure of 147 from the 2017/18 season. It remains around the natural parameters as the figure fluctuates widely depending on the overall stability of the snowpack.
5th May 2026
The European State of the Climate 2025 report details glaciers shrinking and snow cover declining.
16th April 2026
This winter a company has been using its SnowDart system for avalanche control in the Jasper National Park in Alberta.
20th March 2026
Scientists are warning that glaciers in the Austrian Alps are not just shrinking, but are disintegrating, because of climate change.
8th March 2026
Around 90% of slopes rely on artificial snow – higher than Switzerland (54%) and France (39%). The figures were revealed in a new academic study examining the Dolomites and the Alps.
20th February 2026
As the avalanche death toll in the Alps continues to rise researchers from the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research says cracks in weak layers of snow spread faster than first thought.
20th February 2026
The recent Olympic Games has focused attention on the issue with some of the biggest ski stars raising concerns.
18th December 2025
Lina Peak is a sleek steel-and-glass tower in sharp contrast to the Swiss resort’s traditional alpine chalets. It is seen by some as the only way to create affordable housing for season workers. Others say it will be a white elephant that would push up prices.
17th December 2025
Almost 80% of the world’s glaciers will be gone by the year 2100, if current climate policies continue, according to a groundbreaking new study.
14th December 2025
The International Ski & Snowboards Federation, FIS has developed a Waste Management Handbook for Snowsports Events.
5th December 2025
A smoking ban in France came into force last summer and it applies to ski resorts this winter. There are some exceptions. See here for the full details.
28th November 2025
The idea is champion the outdoors with a series of environmental initiatives that commitment to respect, reduce, reconnect and replenish the great outdoors, supported by a 10-step roadmap for positive action on nature.
20th October 2025
The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos claims average snow depths have been decreasing for decades as it uses a new computer model.
11th September 2025
The indoor slope in Hemel Hempstead sees it as part of the Centre’s efforts toward de-carbonisation and Net Zero.
20th August 2025
100 people is the average annual death toll across the Alps over the winter months. This summer 100 have died in the mountains of Italy alone since June 1st. UPDATED
12th August 2025
The freezing level is now at over 4,000m in parts of the Alps. It is hitting the glaciers hard, but the cooler temperatures at altitude are attracting a new breed of tourists seeking an escape from the heat. UPDATED
11th August 2025
Val d’Allos–Le Seignus was due to shut after poor snow in recent years brought on by climate change took its toll. It appears the resort may operate at some level for at least one more season.
1st August 2025
Nearly 100 tourists have been evacuated from the Brenta Dolomites in Italy after a series of rockfalls. Melting permafrost is blamed and further rockfalls are threatened. UPDATED
16th July 2025
The ski transfer company has gone live for all its routes for the 2025/26 ski season. There’s also an early bird discount that expires on the 30th July.
7th July 2025
All the snow and ice accumulated by Swiss glaciers last winter has now melted and they are now shrinking. It is a similar picture across the Alps.
2nd July 2025
A landslide hits an evacuated Austrian village in the Tirol. There have been flash floods elsewhere and a fatality in Italy. NEW
30th June 2025
It’s the first time that June has seen the entire Alpine range above 0C (32F). It is bad for the glaciers but may give a boost to summer tourism in the mountains as people seek out cooler temperatures. UPDATED
30th June 2025
Alpe du Grand Serre has announced its permanent winter closure. The resort says it is a direct consequence of climate change and insufficient snowfall.
27th June 2025
On May 28th 9m cubic tons of rock, mud & ice came crashing down on the evacuated Swiss village and buried it. There are now plans to re-build & create a ‘New Blatten’.
25th June 2025
Short and intense summer rainfall is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming according to a new study.
18th June 2025
100 villagers from Brienz/Brinzauls have been told to leave. The village is 25 miles southwest of the ski resort of Davos.
18th June 2025
At the end of last winter the glaciers in Switzerland were 13% below their 2010-2020 average size. The current hot weather is causing further melt.
9th June 2025
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has published its FIS Impact Report, 2024. Here we re-produce FIS’s summary of it.
2nd June 2025
The village of 300 inhabitants was buried under an unprecedented landslide last week. The implications for the Lötschental Valley, Switzerland and the wider Alps are significant. UPDATED
29th May 2025
The destruction of the village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps by a huge landslide has highlighted the threat posed by climate change as the mountains become more unstable. NEW
29th May 2025
The Swiss President has visited village of Blatten that was buried after a huge chunk of glacier broke off and crashed down into the valley triggering a massive landslide. There are calls for the village to be re-built. UPDATED
26th May 2025
The Canadian resort has announced it is suspending summer skiing on its Horstman Glacier in the Blackcomb area indefinitely. It ends a decades-long tradition. Climate change is to blame.
21st May 2025
300 people in Blatten in the Valais canton remain unable to return to their homes. There have been minor falls and the situation has stablised, but it is still feared a major fall could happen and destroy large parts of the village. UPDATED
20th May 2025
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has created the SNOWBALL Sustainability Guide. It aims to support snowsport event organisers build sustainable practices from the ground up.
19th May 2025
Details have been released of two further ski deaths in Switzerland. It follows a separate accident on the Eiger that we have already posted on. UPDATED
16th May 2025
There was 13% less snow last winter than the annual average. It bodes badly for the summer glacier melt.
13th May 2025
It is first international collaboration of its kind, focused on accelerating climate action, reducing CO₂ emissions, and advancing sustainable innovations.
2nd May 2025
The Travelski Night Express will begin service this December and tickets go on sale this month.
15th April 2025
Ten people died in avalanches in the Swiss Alps this winter, according to the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. This is below the average for the past 20 years.
14th April 2025
It’s one of the fastest growing activities in the mountains and can begin with a gentle walk up a marked path and returning on a piste or by its side. Here’s how you can give it a try to see if it’s for you.
11th April 2025
Resorts have described conditions as poor. There was the lowest number of avalanches in the past 40 years – an indication of limited snowfall.
