Season openings, ski pass prices, new lifts and snow from ski resorts across Europe.
In the final North American race, the women's Super-G in Lake Louise on Sunday, the HEAD Worldcup Rebels celebrated a triple victory with Corinne Suter, Cornelia Hütter and Ragnhild Mowinckel. Nina Ortlieb made a remarkable comeback following a respite of almost two years by finishing in second place in the Downhill in Lake Louise on Saturday. James Crawford and Alexis Pinturault also celebrated podium finishes in Beaver Creek.
A historic day for Wendy Holdener: Following 15 second places and 15 third places in World Cup Slalom races, the Swiss athlete celebrated her first victory in this discipline on Sunday in Killington. Holdener crossed the line in the same time as Anna Swenn-Larsson, who also nailed her first win in the Slalom. Lara Gut-Behrami celebrated her 35th World Cup victory in the Giant Slalom in Killington on Saturday. Matthias Mayer finished in third place in the Super-G at Lake Louise on Sunday.
Thanks to new investments by lift companies, skiers can now enjoy even more quality snow throughout the season. Fast and comfortable lifts ensure easy transportation up the mountain, and cheaper and more convenient passes are now being sold online, making organising your trip effortless. Technological solutions created through this investment have made skiing in Trentino an even greater experience, all while reducing the overall resource consumption of the resort.
On Saturday 26 November 2022, the 49th winter season of Dolomiti Superski is ready to start with the opening of lifts and slopes in the ski resorts of Kronplatz, 3 Cime Dolomites, Val di Fiemme and Obereggen. In total, 25 lifts and up to 60 km of slopes will be open. All the remaining ski resorts will kick off their winter season a week later, on 3 December 2022, Sellaronda included.
The Gourmet Skisafari returns on Saturday 10 December 2022 on the slopes of Alta Badia, in the heart of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Norbert Niederkofler, Simone Cantafio and Fulvio Pierangelini will delight participants in the ninth edition of the culinary event at the beginning of the season. Skiing in Alta Badia starts on 3 December.
In November, the two top Ötztal destinations open their winter ski areas. Ski fans are very happy about the early start of the season. The unrivalled Ötztal Super Skipass opens up the full variety of Sölden and Gurgl, with 256 slope kilometres and 56 mountain lifts.
The HEAD Worldcup Rebels delivered an impressive team performance in the two Slalom events in Levi. In the first Slalom on Saturday, Anna Swenn-Larsson finished in second place, with four HEAD athletes finishing among the best seven. Wendy Holdener took second place on Sunday, with three Rebels finishing in the top five.
An incredibly wide range of family activities on and off the slopes, free ski tickets from three days for children up to 15 years of age in the early and late seasons: SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental more than lives up to its reputation as a family-friendly ski area for winter 2022/23!
It was finally time to hit the ski slopes again last weekend for many winter sports fans on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier in Austria. The ‘SnowTime’ event gave them the opportunity to test this season’s winter sports products, with access to the brand-new Porsche 7 Series and Porsche 8 Series for selected participants. These handmade high-performance skis are the first result of the co-operation between the Austrian sporting goods manufacturer HEAD and the Stuttgart sports car company. The giant slalom-inspired racers and the all-mountain skis, which are based on completely independent constructions, are now available at head.com as well as sports goods retailers.
This coming winter, Ski amadé’s main focus is once again on offering guests as much as possible. And that starts even before the holiday has begun. From this season, ski fans will be able to buy their ski passes flexibly and at discounted rates using a new Online Early Booking System. The earlier you book, the greater the price advantage compared to the set prices at the ticket office. Great services and further benefits are also provided by mobile ticketing and the "my Ski amadé Friends Club", which includes advantages for families this winter.
The men's Alpine Ski World Cup will stop in Alta Badia, as it has done since 1985, during the weekend before Christmas. The two giant slaloms will take place on Sunday 18 and Monday 19 December. A festive atmosphere and a return to normality will welcome the numerous fans inside the hospitality areas at the foot of the Gran Risa.
In the Alps, there are many beautiful places, family-friendly ski resorts and especially in the Austrian Alps, great food. Still, nowhere is quite as cool as the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn. What makes the Skicircus so unique?
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