The four skiers who were killed in an avalanche while skiing on a Utah mountain on Saturday have been identified by authorities. Four other people were also buried in the Saturday slide but managed to dig themselves out and didn’t suffer serious injuries, according to Unified Police of Salt Lake County. The skiers were from … Read more
Skiers ignored Covid-19 lockdown rules in Scotland and flocked to Cairngorm Mountain at the weekend – with crowds blocking access roads despite the resort being closed amid the pandemic. The Highlands snow resort closed following an announcement that mainland Scotland was entering Tier 4 from Boxing Day. Operators at the resort say they had seen … Read more
End of the ski lift? Amazon patents drone which can drag skiers up mountains using a tow handle A retractable rope would be lowered to take skiers up to the top of the mountain The drone would be summoned using a smart phone to find someone’s location Amazon said extreme skiers could use this to ‘customise … Read more
Spring ski trips in the sun may be off the agenda – but skiers can still post ‘panda face’ selfies thanks to a hilarious Instagram filter that superimposes goggle marks Filter has 3 looks – sunglass tan line, classic goggle tan and sunburned dad tan It’s a brainwave from Norway’s National Parks authority – Nasjonalparkriket … Read more
Three British skiers have been hospitalized with coronavirus in Austria after contracting a more aggressive strain of the killer bug, reports suggest. Three men – aged 61, 44 and 49 – had been staying in Italy before going to a busy ski resort in Saalbach in the middle of the winter season. The seven other people … Read more