https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss ski season is underway and some infrastructures are already open. Others expect to welcome skiers in the coming weeks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201127/which-ski-resorts-are-open-in-switzerland-and-which-are-expected-to-open-soon Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:43:05 +0100 which-ski-resorts-are-open-in-switzerland-and-which-are-expected-to-open-soon In a bid to get people back on the Swiss slopes, 45 ski resorts around the country are raffling off 12,770 free ski passes for children for the coming winter season. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181107/switzerland-to-give-away-12000-six-day-ski-passes-for-kids Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:14:05 +0100 switzerland-to-give-away-12000-six-day-ski-passes-for-kids Ski resorts in Switzerland have seen a big drop in visitors on the slopes so far this season due to the lack of snow, official figures show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170106/lack-of-snow-puts-visitors-off-swiss-ski-resorts Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:31:49 +0100 lack-of-snow-puts-visitors-off-swiss-ski-resorts The Valais resort of Saas-Fee has confirmed skiers and snowboarders will get their hands on a season pass for the impressively low price of 222 francs ($218) after 75,000 people signed up for the crowdfunded deal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161124/saas-fee-green-lights-bargain-season-pass Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:40:00 +0100 saas-fee-green-lights-bargain-season-pass Skiers could get their hands on a whole season pass for just 222 francs ($223) in the Swiss resort of Saas Fee this winter – if enough people want one. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161024/saas-fee-crowdfunds-low-cost-season-ski-pass Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:17:09 +0200 saas-fee-crowdfunds-low-cost-season-ski-pass Skiers in Switzerland pay the highest prices for their ski passes of anywhere in Europe, according to research. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161020/ten-swiss-ski-resorts-named-most-expensive-in-europe Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:49:41 +0200 ten-swiss-ski-resorts-named-most-expensive-in-europe Switzerland has nearly 40 fewer snow days a season than it did in the 1970s, even in high altitude resorts, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160929/study-swiss-ski-resorts-are-losing-their-snow Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:18:46 +0200 study-swiss-ski-resorts-are-losing-their-snow A 19-year-old American student who survived more than 48 hours on a mountain in the Swiss Alps said on Wednesday that he got lost while skiing at Les Diablerets and ended up falling into a ravine. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150204/lost-us-skier-recounts-his-48-hour-ordeal Thu, 05 Feb 2015 00:25:00 +0100 lost-us-skier-recounts-his-48-hour-ordeal A ski lift operator at the mountain resort and spa town of Leukerbad in the canton of Valais is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150128/leukerbad-ski-lift-operator-in-dire-straits Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:33:00 +0100 leukerbad-ski-lift-operator-in-dire-straits Certain Swiss ski resorts are offering European tourists discount exchange rates for the euro to offset the impact of the strong franc, although some critics are not happy about the practice. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150127/swiss-ski-resorts-offer-exchange-rate-deals Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:52:00 +0100 swiss-ski-resorts-offer-exchange-rate-deals With a little over a week until Christmas the continued lack of snow at top Swiss and other European ski resorts has caused a flurry of worries ahead of the key holiday season. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141216/snow-shortage-worries-alpine-ski-resorts Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:21:04 +0100 snow-shortage-worries-alpine-ski-resorts As the ski season begins to get under way in Switzerland, the country’s accident prevention bureau (BFU) is renewing its warnings to skiers and snowboarders against using mini-cameras strapped onto helmets. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141117/safety-office-warns-of Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:29:00 +0100 safety-office-warns-of Several high-altitude ski areas in Switzerland opened for the season at the weekend amid warnings of avalanches in the Alps. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141110/ski-resorts-open-amid-avalanche-warnings Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:07:00 +0100 ski-resorts-open-amid-avalanche-warnings Ski-yoga is more than a fashionable gimmick, as The Local’s Emily Mawson learns when she finds her skiing improving on St. Moritz’s new yoga piste — the first of its kind in the world. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140313/skiers-salute-the-sun-on-swiss-yoga-piste Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:42:00 +0100 skiers-salute-the-sun-on-swiss-yoga-piste A new ski lift linked ski resorts over the weekend to create the largest skiing area in the canton of Graubünden and one of the ten biggest in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140120/new-lifts-create-graubndens-largest-ski-complex Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:11:00 +0100 new-lifts-create-graubndens-largest-ski-complex Faced with stiff competition from elsewhere in the European Alps, Switzerland’s renowned ski resorts are not resting on their laurels. As the winter season gets under way, The Local’s Emily Mawson takes a look at five major expansion projects that augur well for skiing and snow boarding enthusiasts. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131129/swiss-ski-resorts-whats-new-for-for-2013-14 Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:19:00 +0100 swiss-ski-resorts-whats-new-for-for-2013-14 Winter in Europe wouldn't be winter without a bit of skiing, and this year Switzerland has its sights set on attracting a whole new group of amateur skiers to its slopes — the Chinese. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131028/switzerland-tourism-targets-chinese-for-ski-resorts Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:01:00 +0100 switzerland-tourism-targets-chinese-for-ski-resorts A Swedish woman skiing out of bounds near Nendaz in the canton of Valais was killed by an avalanche on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121219/valais-avalanche-claims-swedish-skiers-life Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:07:00 +0100 valais-avalanche-claims-swedish-skiers-life