This is not a good week for tramways in Europe. An incident this week on the highest mountain in Germany severely damaged one of two Eibsee Cable Car cabins during a practice exercise. Apparently a rescue carrier broke loose due to a broken chain...
Earlier on Tuesday September 11th, the lift station of Chamonix’s famous Grands Montets cable car caught fire. Clouds of smoke billowed from atop the mountain, with helicopters dropping water in an attempt to put out the fire and a team of...
The Ikon Pass has added Solitude Mountain Resort, following Alterra’s closing on this acquisition earlier this month, and added neighboring Brighton Resort as an Ikon partner. This brings Ikon’s five Utah connections as a full unlimited access...
The Alps just got hammered with up to 35cm of snowfall, the snow storm especially hit Italy and Austria. As forecast the Alps got a good early snow during the passage of the cold front last night and this morning. Elevations above about 2000 m got...
Just another day of skiing in Chile, as skiers enjoy an early morning chairlift ride toward an erupting volcano. Skiers at Nevados de Chillan were greeted by plumes of ash this week as their mountain erupted around them. There are six more Chilean...
An anonymous buyer recently purchased Pine Mountain Ski & Golf Resort in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and has already begun making improvements to the year-round resort while business operations continue. The same anonymous buyer also purchased the...
