Copenhagen, Denmark – When Copenhagen’s new waste-to-energy plant opens next year, the city’s residents will have a new ski run to sample, too. The new Copenhill / Amager Bakke power plant currently under construction will not only be one of Europe’s most energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and highest capacity waste-to-energy plants, but also it’s most visually attractive … Continue reading Copenhagen to Build Ski Slope Atop New Power Plant→
Burnsville, MN – Making turns all year is typically the wheelhouse of high-altitude mountain ranges with semi-permanent snowfields or glaciers, not a diminutive hillside on the side of an Interstate highway in suburban Minneapolis. But the new owners of Buck Hill, who acquired the Minnesota ski area a year ago, have other ideas. They’ve now opened the first … Continue reading Minnesota Ski Area Introduces Year-Round Skiing→
Vaughan (ON), Canada – Toronto skiers and riders worrying about losing the first third of the ski season this winter can breathe a sigh of relief, now that year-round freeride skiing and snowboarding will soon be available in the metro area. Now that all of the necessary financing has been secured, Axis Freestyle Academy will open … Continue reading Year-Round Indoor Skiing Facility Opening in Toronto Area→
Waterville Valley, NH – Officials in Waterville Valley last weekend officially dedicated Phil’s Hill, a new year-round freestyle ski and snowboard training facility on the ski area’s Snow’s Mountain. Phil’s Hill features two in-runs covered in a dry slope snow-like surface, the longest of which is 170 feet long. Skiers and riders launch off a … Continue reading Waterville Valley Gets Year-Round Freestyle Training Facility→
Sheffield, UK – A third blaze in as many weeks hit the Sheffield Ski Village dry slope in England on Monday. The cause of Monday’s fire that burned some of the artificial snow-like surface material on the ski area’s small slope is believed to be arson. It follows a massive blaze that destroyed the ski … Continue reading Sheffield Ski Village Hit by Third Fire in Three Weeks→
Lynchburg, VA – Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre looks to jump start summer in Lynchburg by holding its first Community Outreach Day from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. this Saturday, when all skiing, snowboarding and tubing, as well as rental equipment, will be free to the public. The facility is located on the campus of Liberty … Continue reading Ski, Snowboard and Tube for Free in Virginia This Saturday→
Laax, Switzerland – Set to be Europe’s first indoor freestyle ski and snowboard facility, the Laax Freestyle Academy will open at the base station in Laax this Dec. 4, leading the list of new developments at the Swiss ski and snowboard resort this season. The Freestyle Academy will include features suitable for both for beginners … Continue reading Indoor Freestyle Center Opening in Switzerland→
