Ski Resort and Snow News - April 2025
La Plagne Gondola To Complete New Access to Highest Terrain Next Winter
Published : 30-Apr-2025 01:16
La Plagne's project to modernise and improve access to its high-altitude glacial terrain is due to be completed ahead of next winter with the opening of the new Roche de Mio gondola.
The first stage of this project was completed with the construction of the Glaciers gondola lift, connecting Roche de Mio to Live 3000 (the new name the resort has given its high altitude terrain) which went into service in December 2023).
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British ski company Mountain Heaven ceases operations
Published : 29-Apr-2025 08:00
[b]After 21 years of operating British ski company Mountain Heaven has taken the decision to stop operating.
The company first offered self-catered apartments in La Plagne Montalbert in 2003 and added catered chalets growing to six resorts in France and Switzerland.
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Ischgl Post 2 Million Skier Days for First Time Since 2019
Published : 27-Apr-2025 06:52
Austrian ski resort Ischgl has posted 2 million skier visits for the first time since pre pandemic.
To celebrate, board members of the resort's Silvrettaseilbahn lift company Markus Walser and Günther Zangerl, jointly welcomed Mrs Annemarie Dohr and her husband Harald from Lower Austria, to the couple's great surprise, providing the two millionth winter guests with gifts as they boarded a gondola.
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J2Ski Snow Report - April 24th 2025
Published : 24-Apr-2025 07:21
Great spring snow, blue skies, Stubai Glacier, Austria, open until 11th May...
Spring has returned to the Alps, but now with much more snow. And there's been fresh in the Rockies too.
The Snow Headlines - April 24th
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Charity Fundraiser Completes Paris Marathon in Ski Boots
Published : 24-Apr-2025 11:33
Marathon-running fundraiser Mike Humphreys of Hedon in Yorkshire has completed the Paris Marathon running in a pair of ski boots.
Mike, who is a personal trainer, took only six hours and 50 minutes to complete the race in what he described as "probably the toughest thing I've ever done".
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Travelski launches new overnight snow train to French Alps
Published : 24-Apr-2025 08:40
French tour operator Travelski have announced that they will be running a new overnight train service between Paris and Bourg St Maurice next winter.
The 'Travelski Night Express' will travel from Paris on Friday evenings, arriving into the Tarentaise valley in the French Alps on Saturday mornings. The return leg will come back on Saturday evening, arriving in Paris on Sunday morning. The timings mean that up to 8 days of skiing are possible.
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48 Hour Snowfall Totals Up to 1.5 Metres in the Alps
Published : 18-Apr-2025 10:49
Wednesday-Thursday snowfall totals of up to 3 metres were initially being reported in the Alps from the massive storm of the last few days. However the high stat for Les Arcs, which has also returned to the top of Europe's snow-depth table reporting 3.2m lying up top, was later cut down to 155cm - or around five feet, after what appeared to be an over enthusiastic keying in error.
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J2Ski Snow Report - April 17th 2025
Published : 17-Apr-2025 08:04
Verbier, Switzerland, has had almost 2 metres of snow in the last 36 hours...
Spring is postponed! In the Alps anyway... Huge snowfalls have temporarily shut lifts (and roads) but transformed conditions. It's also snowed in America.
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Storm of The Season Hits The Alps
Published : 17-Apr-2025 07:11
A massive storm is currently hitting the Alps, the largest of the 24-25 ski season by some way.
Snow reporters are largely hunkered down at this point rather than measuring snow depths, but those that have managed to get 24 hour totals so far have included Verbier (75cm), Grindelwald and Val Cenis (65cm), La Thuile (60cm) and Andermatt (40cm).
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Verbier gets 1 metre of snow in under 24 hours
Published : 17-Apr-2025 06:46
The webcam pointed at the snow-depth "table" at La Chaux (at 2,265m) in Verbier, Switzerland is perfectly illustrating the effect of the current storm crossing the Alps.
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Tignes and Val d’Isère Announce 2025 Summer Ski Dates
Published : 15-Apr-2025 09:08
Tignes and Val d'Isère have both announced their summer ski plans for 2025, each with a short four-week opening plan.
Val d'Isère will open from Saturday June 8th to Sunday July 7th, Tignes from 21 June to 20 July 2025, although it's all dependent on the snow and weather conditions of course.
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Storm of the (late) Season rolling in
Published : 15-Apr-2025 12:52
If you're subscribed to our Snow Mails (if you're not, then you should be!) and you've activated your Storm Warnings and Powder Alerts (if you haven't, then you should do) for anywhere in the South/West of the European Alps you'll be aware that "something's afoot"!
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Learn telemark with coaching from World Champion Jasmin Taylor
Published : 15-Apr-2025 07:40
Are you interested in trying telemark skiing for the first time? Or fancy being coached by World Champion, Jasmin Taylor?
The North West Telemark Festival is back this year on Sunday 18 May with coaching sessions aimed at all abilities.
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Is The Week Commencing 21st March 2026 Going To Be The Best Next Season?
Published : 12-Apr-2025 06:51
The ski season is still going strong at many of Europe and North America's top ski areas, but most British ski holiday companies send out their final guests to the Alps this weekend and all eyes are already turning to next winter!
More ski holiday companies already have their holidays for next winter on sale earlier than ever before, with the biggest already launching their sales at the end of last year before the current season even began.
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J2Ski Snow Report - April 10th 2025
Published : 10-Apr-2025 08:19
Fabulous spring skiing in Ischgl, Austria this week.
Spring gains ground, but it's not over yet with fresh snow reported in parts of the northern hemisphere.
The Snow Headlines - April 10th
- Big snowfalls in The Rockies, 50cm of fresh snowfall in Arizona and Colorado to start week.
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Spanish Ski Area To Stay Open Into May
Published : 09-Apr-2025 07:10
Europe's most southerly ski area, Spain's Sierra Nevada, has announced it plans to stay open into May.
The resort, located above the ancient city of Grenada and close to the Mediterranean coast, had had a rather lacklustre first two-thirds of the season with limited snowfall, but since March has had some of the biggest accumulations in Europe, leading it to ending March posting the continent's deepest snow at 3 metres (10 feet).
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Two Big Events To Close Out Season in Courchevel
Published : 09-Apr-2025 06:48
April sees Courchevel host two spectacular sporting events - the Winter Legacy by Alexis Pinturault and the Dynastar X3 Courchevel.
[b]Winter Legacy by Alexis Pinturault, 12 April
Created by Alexis Pinturault, the World Cup ski racer from Courchevel, 'Winter Legacy' is a unique competition.
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It’s Bacon Appreciation Day at Buttermilk
Published : 06-Apr-2025 09:41
Ski areas across North America (and of course the entire northern hemisphere) are winding down their 24-25 seasons, many throwing spring fun festivities to end on a high.
Lots of these involve music, pond skimming and similar, but Buttermilk, the first of the four Aspen Snowmass ski areas in Colorado to end their seasons, today, 6 April, has always done things a little differently with their annual Bacon Appreciation Day.
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Andermatt To Install Two New 6 Seat Chairlifts
Published : 04-Apr-2025 09:25
Switzerland's Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis ski area has received planning approval from the Swiss Federal Office of Transport to upgrade its Val Val – Cuolm Val and Val Val – Calmut quad chairlifts to six-seaters.
The new installations will not only double transport capacity but also serve as a key element in connecting the ski areas between the Oberalp Pass and Milez/Cuolm Val.
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J2Ski Snow Report - April 3rd 2025
Published : 03-Apr-2025 06:01
Fresh snow and blue skies in St. Johann in Salzburg, Austria
Late season snow in Scandinavia, eastern Austria and North America this week, whilst spring sets in across the northern hemisphere.
The Snow Headlines - April 3rd
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Snowsport England and Snowcentres Limited announce new partnership
Published : 02-Apr-2025 11:51
