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The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has published its FIS Impact Report, 2024. Here we re-produce FIS’s summary of it. NEW The snow sports industry is increasingly recognising the urgent ...
The Swiss government is offering 5m CHF (£4.5m) to the Alpine village of Blatten that has been destroyed by a huge landslide. NEW “It is clear to the Federal Council that aid should be provided ...
Britain will be represented by 21 athletes in Cross-Country competitions in the coming season following confirmation of squad selections for 2025/26. NEW With the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games on ...
More people are visiting Austria outside the traditional times in the winter and summer seasons. At a recent joint news conference the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy and Tourism and the ...
Snowsport England has announced the launch of the Way2Snow campaign. It aims to give people access to learn to ski or snowboard ahead of a first winter holiday. The campaign aims to encourage more ...
Kirsten Lynch recently stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts. She is replaced by the former CEO Rob Katz. Company filings reveal that she will receive a lump sum payment of ...
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, FIS, hopes it will gather insights that will guide the evolution and development of winter sports and the FIS World Cup media product and… ...
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 An estimated ...
Tony was a central figure at the Chatham Snowsports Centre in Kent. Tony was a central figure at the Chatham Snowsports Centre in Kent.
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. The resort ...
FIS says that it is continuing to find ways to reduce the likelihood of major crashes and serious injuries, in addition to the numerous steps taken over the past decades. Here we re-post on PlanetSKI ...
FIS says it is taking its environmental responsibilities extremely seriously. Here on PlanetSKI we reproduce an article by FIS on its new initiative: the SNOWBALL Sustainability Guide Small steps ...