Budapest ski school opens artificial urban ski slope as part of larger project
A local ski school in Budapest has opened an artificial ski slope, the the first of ten planned in Hungary over the next five years. The installation of the 70m (230ft) slope, ordered by the local Pasarét ski school, allows local skiers and boarders to practice their sport for 365 days a year. The 700 [...]

Construction delays and lack of snow push back Sleeping Giant ski resort opening
Sleeping Giant ski resort in Wyoming has decided to postpone its opening day by at least a week as a result of multiple challenges it’s currently facing. SkiRebel.com has learned that a lack of snow and delays in construction of a new chair lift has pushed back the opening of the Sleeping Giant Ski Area one [...]

Indoor slopes hit UK malls
After Arndale mall in Manchester enjoyed a promotional indoor snow slope last month, Gunwharf Quays mall in Portsmouth gets ready to host its own during the holiday season. England’s south coast will definitely see snow this winter as SNO!zone, the operator of three UK indoor snow slopes, will create the Portsmouth mall slope. The Gunwharf Quays shopping [...]

It’s all about ‘electric’ at Austria’s Zell am See-Kaprun resorts
Austria’s twinned ski resorts of Zell am See and Kaprun have decided to embrace electric transportation with new electric car charging stations and Segway rentals. The resorts already offer guests and locals public service stations to recharge electric vehicles, and the twin towns are planning to offer emission-free personal transportation rentals to guests. Rentals include [...]

Record-breaking early season snow hits Whistler
Crazy snowfalls have helped Whistler-Blackcomb destroy the previous snowfall record for the month of November. The world-renowned ski resort and co-host for this winter’s Olympics has had a record 418cm (165in) of November snowfall as of last Thursday. The snowfall record dates back to 1979, and the previous record, set in 2006, was 416cm (164in). With a [...]