Great Britain’s Charlotte Bankes has moved one step closer to retaining her Snowboardcross World Cup crystal globe with her sixth successive win in the first of two competitions being staged at Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada. The premiere on the one kilometre long and challenging course was a huge success with a blue sky on Saturday, with Bankes’ win also the 15th of her career. The latest win leaves Charlotte Bankes with 678 points at the top of the leader board with France’s Chloe Trespeuch on 590 points, who was second on Saturday and is now the only woman who could potentially catch Ban ..read more

Arc’teryx Backcountry Academy, Whistler – February 9-12, 2023 For all serious snowsports enthusiasts, the Arc’teryx Backcountry Academy is an event on everyone’s bucket list.  This past February, for the first time ever, the academy took place in one of the most famous Canadian ski towns, Whistler, BC, Canada.  With three days of backcountry clinics, the academy celebrated Whistler’s world class mountain culture, in a place that has always supported Arc’teryx right from its inception. By going back to its roots, the company proudly showcased its products in the very place that they ..read more

K2 BOA Ski Boots – 2024 Review So you I think ski boots uncomfortable think again and try the brand-new K2 ski boots with the BOA – the difference is incredible with no pinch points and a perfectly wrapped around boot go give them a go. InTheSnow Guide to buying Ski Boots The post How to get comfy ski boots? appeared first on InTheSnow ..read more

Tips for choosing the right moment to commit Booking a ski holiday well in advance means the world is your oyster in terms of which accommodation and flights you can choose from. It may sound obvious, but committing 9 to 12 months in advance of travelling means you can secure exactly what you really want, down to the smallest detail. As the months pass, and you get closer to the departure date, choice becomes more and more limited, meaning you may need to depart from a second choice airport, or stay in accommodation you have not shortlisted.  For the ski season 2023/2024, Iglu Ski have t ..read more

If sheer drops are your ski nirvana, the new ‘Black Wall’ at Glacier 3000  will make you pop! Officially inaugurated this week, the new slope – with a maximum gradient of 46 degrees (104%) – joins the ranks of the steepest groomed slopes in the world and is definitely experts only! The challenging three-kilometre drop links the summit (3,000m) to the valley station (1,546m) at Col du Pillon… you get to it through the new 265m tunnel that’s been cut through the mountain. The run’s located at Pierres Pointes – a ski area between 1963 and 1999 which was well-loved by locals. It’s also a big ..read more

Nestled in Mont Blanc’s shadow, Chamonix Valley is one of the most spectacular places on Earth. Locals have known this truth for centuries. Yet, for more than 200 years tourists have come from across the globe to witness its splendour. Its reputation as a world-class ski area with stunning natural beauty made Chamonix the perfect backdrop for the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924. Since the first skiers descended its slopes, it’s captured the imagination of sportspeople and artists alike. Such natural beauty is precious, especially for residents in the tourism industry. That’s why, as climate ..read more

After record snowfall, Park City, Utah extends its ski season until  23rd April  Just 35 minutes from Salt Lake City international airport, the ski town of Park City , after a season of record snowfall has extended its ski season.  Home to two world class ski resorts, Deer Valley  and Park City Mountain, their respective closing dates have been extended to 16th April and 23rd  April. While many Europoean ski areas have had below average snowfall, the opposite has been the case in Utah. Park City and the other ski resprts of Utah, opened with a bang in Novembe ..read more

Britain’s Charlotte Bankes moved closer to keeping hold of her FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup Crystal Globe by winning her fifth consecutive competition, at Veysonnaz in Switzerland on Thursday. Bankes’ latest win means she has extended her lead over her nearest rival to 68 points “I’m really happy. It’s been tight racing all day but that final was very, very tight – changing positions and really fighting for the same line …I think it was fun to watch but it was fun to ride as well, so yeah, really happy to manage to make that pass on the last turn to come out in front,” Bankes said on her win ..read more

Snow depths at ski resorts famed for their late-season April skiing have had a big boost from heavy snowfall over the last week. The snow, heaviest in France and the western Alps, was heaviest above about 2,500m altitude with a number of resorts seeing more than a metre pile on to their higher slopes. Low altitude runs though saw little change. After several months with little snowfall it’s good news for those heading to the slopes in late  March, April or even early May, so long as they book a ski area with access to high altitude terrain. Richard Sinclair of ski holiday company Sno.co ..read more

It is snowing again in the Alps following the huge snowfalls in France, as well as some ski areas in western and northern Austria, Italy and Switzerland at the weekend. The snowfall today (Tuesday 14th March 2023) is more widespread than the weekend falls, with many areas further east in Italy and Switzerland as well as in Austria posting good falls down to the valley floor. The snowfall follows a temperature spike yesterday which saw many areas see afternoon highs of +10 to +15C on lower slopes, and is expected to just last a day or so before drier weather for the rest of this week. (Obergur ..read more