After 2 winter seasons with record-breaking snowfalls, there is a very positive atmosphere in ski resorts across the Alps which have been investing...
It's mid-July and as we've seen with the heat wave on the Mont Blanc glacier a few weeks ago, the Alps have had their fair share of summer. But tem...
While skiing, we already have enough to worry about: dropoffs, black pistes, moguls, ice, fog, snow, rain, flat light, other skiers and snowboarder...
Skiers at an American ski resort were in for a surprise last week when two bears made an appearance in a tree right next to the chairlift. The inci...
Following the huge popularity of Europe’s highest zipline in 2014, the ski resort of Val Thorens in the popular French ski area of Les 3 Vallées is...
The Jungfrau Region will inaugurate two new lifts for the 2019-20 ski season. The "V-cableway" - so called because both lifts will start from the s...
This coming winter season will, for many British skiers and snowboarders spending their ski holiday in French ski resorts, be the first time in ove...
In the run-up to next ski season, Ischgl has announced plans to further update its lift infrastructure. Last year saw the introduction of the Gampe...
Austria had a great winter, with an unforgettable stint of record-breaking snowfall in January. Now, several months later and well past the date wh...
A young French alpinist recently stumbled across a treasure chest as he was approaching the summit of the famous Mont Blanc mountain, Europe's high...
It was a terrible winter for the Scottish ski industry last year, with barely any snow apart from a short burst in February and then another one in...
Here at Snowplaza, we have been closely following the ski hosting ban story since its start. British-owned ski holiday operator Le Ski have had the...
Like many other British skiers, I have been closely following the case of Le Ski, the UK based tour operator at the centre of the ski hosting scand...
Fans of skiing and original reality TV series will be delighted to hear that The Jump is coming back for a 2nd series very soon. After a very succe...
The voting for the best ski resort of 2016 is now closed. We have the final results and we are ready to share them with you! This year, more than 5...
In a horrifying accident in the Swiss ski area of Mythenregion, near Schwyz, an empty gondola cabin broke free from the cable and fell to the groun...
The Swiss canton of Valais, home to famous ski resorts such as Zermatt, Saas-Fee and Verbier, will be adding three mandatory snow sports days per y...
Are you reading this article on a rainy day at home, wondering why everyone else except you is playing in the snow? Time to do something about it!...
Winter sports holidays are the best holidays of the year, everyone knows that. And not only that, but skiing and snowboarding are actually good for...
Since the invention of artificial snow, there has been a raging debate over whether it's good, whether it's necessary, and what its effects are on...
