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Grindelwald has received another four inches of fresh snow to bring base depths up towards two feet (60cm) on higher slopes, nearer six inches (15cm) at resort level. More snow is forecast.
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21st February 2007
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The annual mountain spectacular, High Fly, makes it's twelfth appearance in the Saanen sector of Gstaad's extensive ski area this weekend.
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14th February 2007
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Engelberg is staging its annual Winter Carnival with music, sliding on cafeteria trays and a genuine Witch-Hunt this week. This is one of the few occasions when you have the chance to run in to a genuine witch on Europe's ski slopes. Full Article
7th February 2007
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Switzerland has arguably done the best of Europe's main ski nations through the warm December/January period this season, with the country's high slopes reporting up to five feet of snow when lower resorts were suffering with just a few inches. In common with the rest of Europe the country's ski areas are now being blanketed with heavy, on-going snowfall and low temperatures.
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29th January 2007
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If simply sliding downhill on skis or a board aren't enough for you, check out this year's Snowgames which take place at Gstaad at the Rinderberg lift in the Zweisimmen ski sector on the weekend of 27th and 28th January. Full Article
23rd January 2007
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In what is being portrayed in the media as an entertaining new twist in the "warm weather in Europe" saga, extrovert Austrian ski racer Rainer Schoenfelder decided to ski naked along side Wengen's famous Lauberhorn race course ahead of the big World Cup race recently.
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15th January 2007
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Swiss ski area Zinal is currently operating at near full capacity with eight ski runs of the nine available open. Recent snowfalls have topped up machine made snow produced by a new 77 cannon system installed by York snowmakers last summer. Full Article
15th January 2007
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Switzerland continues to be marginally the best nation in Europe for snow cover with several of the highest areas including the Gstaad 3000 glacier, Saas Fee and Zermatt all reporting up to five feet of snow on higher slopes. The snow is continuing to fall but as with other areas of the Alps, conditions are stormy with strong winds leading to lift closures and in some cases (Notably Crans Montana) entire ski areas having to close.
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3rd January 2007
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Swiss resorts seem to be faring the best from the current "Challenging" conditions in the Alps. Having the highest ski slopes in Europe is certainly a help with Zermatt, open 365 days a year thanks to its glacier, reporting snow depths 20-30% above average for this time of year, more than half the slopes open and runs right down to resort. Full Article
27th December 2006
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Fifty four rookies will be participating in the elimination competition for the legendary Verbier Xtreme in the spring. More than 150 potential competitors have registered their desire to compete so far. Full Article
21st December 2006
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Despite a serious snowfall last weekend, many parts of the Alps are still suffering from the worst early seasons for coverage in more than a decade. Temperatures in to early December were the warmest ever recorded making snowmaking impossible and even putting glacier ski areas, usually a safe bet whatever the snow cover at lower elevations, out of action. Full Article
15th December 2006
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Travel writer Claire Walter just returned from a tour of the Alps and some of the biggest names in skiing. Her report: It's a good thing that Europeans don't have a late-November holiday to kick off the ski season. There has been no virtually no snow in the Alps. Above-freezing temperatures curtailed snowmaking efforts. And did I mention the rain? Full Article
11th December 2006
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Grindelwald, opposite the Eiger in the spectacular Swiss Jungfrau region has a range of top events lined up this winter. Full Article
4th December 2006
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On Dec. 1 the five star Grand Hotel Tschuggen will open its "Mountain Oasis." Full Article
29th November 2006
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If you can't get enough of skiing Switzerland's largest lift linked ski area – the Four Valleys around Verbier - then your luck's in as its possible to ski there for 24 hours non-stop on the 16th and 17th of December. Full Article
22nd November 2006
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If you fancy something a little different this winter, check out one of the 24 hour ski races staged in the Alps. Normally charity fund raisers for teams of three or four, you race through the night in the Swiss resort of Villars.
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21st November 2006
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It's not yet quite 150 years since St Moritz claim's to have been the first holiday resort in the world to take winter sports guests (that was 1864). However it is 150 years since the resort's Kulm hotel, which was to become the pioneer of winter tourism, opened, and to mark this anniversary the resort is to open the Swiss Olympic House. Full Article
21st November 2006
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Champéry on the Swiss side of the giant Portes du Soleil region which straddles the French-Swiss border and offers 650km (407 miles) of runs above more than a dozen resorts is celebrating 150 years of tourism this winter.
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15th November 2006
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The O'Neill Evolution event has now taken place on Bolgen, Jakobshorn above Davos, for eight years and is now regarded as a "must" in the European competition calendar of freestyle snowboard stars.
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7th November 2006
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Swiss ski company, Stöckli, is offering test days at Engelberg this month and next before the main ski season kicks off. The trial days on the Titlis Glacier are 24th to 26 November and the 1st - 3rd and 8th - 10th December 2006. Full Article
7th November 2006
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