After 50 million euros and six years of planning and construction, Bayerische Zugspitzebahn will inaugurate their new Zugspitze cable car this Frid...
It's impossible not to fall in love with Zermatt after your very first visit. This legendary ski resort at the foot of the Matterhorn (4478m) is ov...
Zermatt is set to complete construction of the world’s highest gondola by autumn 2018, in time for the 2018/19 winter ski season. The 45-million-eu...
Gnarly, dude! Inspired by John Hill's ice skateboard, Youtuber Davidsjones has done the seemingly impossible and created a snowboard completely mad...
Skiing in summer? Yes, it's possible! We're all depressed about the end of the 2018-19 ski season, and most of us are already counting the days to...
Usually we skiers and snowboarders flee as far as we can from the Alps as soon as they start showing hints of green. Who wants to ski on depressing...
Tax-free shopping during your ski holiday? There are at least three options for that! There are tax-free ski villages in Andorra, Italy and Switzer...
Skiers and snowboarders rejoice: winter is not over yet! After experiencing end-of-season stress at the milder, almost spring-like temperatures and...
The start of the 2018/19 ski season is almost upon us, so we figured this was the perfect time to give you the chance to win an amazing prize! We’v...
As the days get longer and the nights get shorter and shorter, many of us have already written off the ski season. But the winter is far from over!...
Voting is on! The annual Snowplaza Awards have begun and the race is on. Do you have a favourite ski resort in Austria, Switzerland, Italy or Franc...
How does it feel to be on a ski lift carrying you towards an erupting volcano? Skiers and snowboarders found out last week at Chilean ski resort Ne...
For those who like to tell friends all about their latest ski holiday, and, in particular, leave them wide-eyed and impressed, then here are three...
Even at the best of times, the Alps are a fair trek away. And now, in the middle of summer, the ski hills seem farther away than ever. But then, wh...
This gut-churning video analyses Simon Billy’s infamous crash in 2017 while vying for the speed skiing world record at Vars, France. Billy started...
For the first time ever in Val d’Isère’s 82-year history, this popular French ski resort plans to open its winter slopes in the summer! Although th...
With ski resorts constantly striving to offer better skiing, more skiing and more activities off the slopes, mega linked ski areas are quickly beco...
Ski season is well underway but it's never too late to plan a last-minute trip to the continent! From music festivals to international skiing and s...
The popular Königstour ski circuit in Austria’s Hochkönig ski resort is getting a facelift, with several lift upgrades and new pistes planned for t...
Following the inauguration of the Carosello 3000 gondola in December 2017, the Italian ski resort of Livigno has opened two more new lifts to furth...
The Kitzsteinhorn Glacier is getting even easier to reach with the inauguration of the 3K Kaprun-Kitzsteinhorn-K-onnection in the 2019-20 ski seaso...
Skiing in the famous champagne powder of the Rocky Mountains is at the top of the bucket list for many Europeans. Set against the backdrop of the R...
Ski holidays on a budget sounds like a pipe dream, but with a little clever thinking, you can go on ski holidays this year without breaking the ban...
Out with the old, in with the new: spice things up this year by spending New Year’s Eve 2019 in a ski resort! All across the Alps, skiers and snowb...
Every skier or snowboarder knows that moment: you've finally arrived at the ticket window, fresh-faced and eager to start your ski day... and your...
Ski season is also party season! As soon as the fluffy white snow starts falling across the Alps, ski resorts come alive with rockin’ music festiva...
Are you suffering from cold feet? (no, we don’t mean that kind!) Tired of being covered in bruises after a day of snowboarding? Panicking about how...
It’s nearly March 17 again and time for everyone’s favourite holiday – St. Patrick’s Day! With festivities in every corner of the world from Buenos...
Results are in: Snowplaza readers have decided on the 20 best ski resorts in the Alps in 2018! The Snowplaza Awards 2018 results range from posh Sw...
After last weekend’s snowfall, we’re getting pretty stoked for winter! Among the things we most look forward to are the dozens of parties, concerts...
Nothing beats a ski holiday with a group of your closest friends! No matter if half the group wants to tackle black pistes and the other half is st...
More and more ski resorts in the Alps are linking up or partnering to give skiers and snowboarders access to hundreds of kilometres of slopes with...
The highest-altitude ski areas are starting to open for ski season soon! Below is a list of ski areas that are projected to open in September and O...
Part of the reason we love our ski holidays so much is because they give us the chance to be at one with nature. So, smelly car exhaust fumes aren'...
For those of us who like broadening our horizons, there’s nothing better than endless slopes to explore. If you’re a diehard skier looking to rack...
A ski holiday isn’t a ski holiday without après-ski, and we can all thank Austria for propelling this once-tame tradition into an all-out party sce...
The Alps are home to some of the most spectacular panoramas in the world, but a surprising number of ski resorts manage to totally trash this scene...
The Tirol Snow Card is your ticket to one of the largest groups of ski areas in the world. Just one ticket grants you unlimited skiing all season l...
There's no denying that beginner skiers and boarders benefit greatly from lessons with a trained instructor. Professional lessons instil confidence...
The popular French ski resort of Tignes is planning to build an indoor ski slope at an altitude of 2000m to compensate for the melting snow and sho...
