The Ikon Pass, which provides access to 41ski areas on five continents and is backed by the multi-resort running Alterra company in North America, reports that its spring deadline has been extended from April 22, 2020 through May 26, 2020 due to the pandemic. Prices will now increase on May…
Read MoreA Utah-based ski manufacturer have teamed-up with three other companies from outside the ski industry to go into the production of medical-grade reusable polycarbonate face shields for the medical community in response to the COVID-19 crisis. DPS Skis have joined forces with Goal Zero, Petzl and Eastman Machine Company to…
Read MoreToday, Burton Snowboards, the world’s leading snowboard manufacturer, announced that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is donating half a million (500,000) KN95 respirator masks to healthcare workers on the frontlines across the Northeast. To address the unprecedented personal protective equipment supply shortage and help keep frontline…
Read MoreDespite the current near-global lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the heavy toll this is causing travel and leisure businesses worldwide, Zermatt’s lift company (Zermatt Bergbahnen AG (ZBAG) say they are focussed on the time “when this is all over”. Despite the difficult starting position, the Board of Directors…
Read MoreVail Resorts have announced it is cancelling plans to build a host of new lifts at several of its resorts for next winter. The world’s biggest ski resort operating company had announced more than $200 million of capital expenditure ahead of 20-21 but says it expects to lose between $180…
Read MoreSkiStar has decided to close the ski resorts in Åre, Sälen and Vemdalen from Monday 6 April. Easter guests may book off, or book again next year. The background to the decision is the advice from the Public Health Authority to safeguard health care in the regions concerned. The Public Health Authority…
Read MoreSkiStar, the group which owns and operates ski resorts in Sälen, Åre, Vemdalen, and Hammarbybacken (Stockholm) in Sweden; Hemsedal and Trysil in Norway, and St Johann in Tirol in Austria has announced a jump in profits – at least until the impact of coronavirus is taken in to account .…
Read MoreThe organizers of MOUNTAIN PLANET, one of the world's leading trade fairs for the mountain planning and industry, have decided to cancel the 2020 edition, after earlier saying they had hoped it would happen at some point this year. Instead it will take place again in two years’ time. The…
Read MoreFusion Media, the integrated marketing and communications agency for endurance sport and active people has been appointed by Green Media Lab and the Safilo Group to handle the PR and influencer brief for SMITH Optics in the UK. Originating from Idaho, USA, SMITH optics are pioneers of outdoor equipment for…
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Ischgl stars on the silver screen having been chosen as the perfect location for the Hollywood comedy drama ‘Downhill’ starring Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Location scouts from Searchlight Pictures and Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles visited the Tirolean ski resort several times and agreed it suited their exacting…
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