Tag: slopes
Avalanche Risk Identification and Safety Tips
Taking note of snow condition reports and recognizing warning signs can go a long way to avoiding being caught in an avalanche. Significant amounts of rain or snowfall can cause the snowpack to ...
Ski-Biking in North America
As ski-biking becomes more popular, an increasing number of North American ski resorts and ski areas are opening up trails to this exciting sport. Durango Mountain Resort in Colorado’s Rocky ...
Skiing Without Snow
While artificial ski slopes are not likely to replace the real thing, they can come in very handy for skiing enthusiasts to brush up on their skills out of season, and provide and exciting ...
Prepare to Hit the Slopes!
As snow starts falling in the Northern Hemisphere, weekend warriors are dusting off their skis and snowboards and heading for the slopes in increasing numbers. While keeping fit all year round ...
Indoor Snowsport at England’s Snow Centre
Located in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England, The Snow Centre offers skiers and snowboarders from beginners to pros the opportunity to enjoy their favorite winter sport – all year around...
Climate Change Impacts on the Snow Sport Industry
As North America heads into the winter season, snow sport enthusiasts are getting ready to hit the slopes. But warm temperatures and a lack of snow are casting a shadow over what is traditionally...
US Ski Resorts Reopen
Snowbasin is making history. For the first time it will be opening its slopes on weekends late in June, as the snowfall and cold weather has been favorable and the mountain still has enough snow ...
Riding a Zipflbob
The inspiration for the Zipflbob was the coal shovel. Invented in 1970 by Siegmund Loger, the original model was changed to plastic. Modifications were made to the handle and seat over the years ...
Skiing in Estonia
The Republic of Estonia is surrounded by the Russian Federation, the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Finland and Latvia. It offers visitors a temperate climate, depending on the season, but the Baltic ...
Go Green while Skiing
The sports of skiing and snowboarding are under threat. Not because there is a decrease in enthusiastic winter sports men and women, but due to the picturesque slopes suffering under the weight ...
Charlotte Pass
Australians are very sentimental about Charlotte Pass, their country’s first ski resort. It was established at the turn of the 20th century and has remained an exclusive and well loved resort ever since. Not only is it the country’s highest ski resort, it is also the only snowbound resort in Australia. This means that the […]
