SkiWelt’s Free Fuel Initiative

Austria’s giant, the SkiWelt ski area, has announced its network of electric charging stations – located in the car parks at the base of its various lifts – will be further expanded for this coming season. SkiWelt will have nine charging points in operation, which are available for visitors to charge up their cars free of […]

Car Sharers Save in Chamonix

Lift operators at the popular French resort are offering discounts to carpoolers Chamonix’s lift operators, the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc, is seeking to encourage car sharing by offering a 5% discount on Chamonix Le Pass lift tickets (1-21 days) to those who arrive in a shared car. The system operates via the http://www.blablacar.fr website, on which […]

Sugarcoated

Introducing: the ski jacket made of sugar! One of the big battlegrounds between outdoor clothing manufacturers at the moment is who can be the most environmentally friendly. As such, the use of recycled or sustainable materials is becoming ever more popular with at least one manufacturer even suggesting people repair damaged gear rather than throw it away […]

Cortina Announces ‘Green’ World Champs

Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo has announced that following the decision to award the 2021 Ski World Championships to the famous Italian resort, they will be building on the destination’s long tradition as venue for international sport events. The resort will do this by making important infrastructure investments, with a focus on renewable energy and sustainable development. […]

Sunny California

A ski area in California will be going 100% solar this winter, it has been revealed Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski area in California has announced that all of its electricity will be purchased from Liberty Utilities’ nearby solar generation plant in Luning, Nevada, making the resort’s electricity supply 100% renewable. The move, which begins […]

The Winds of Change

A Scottish ski centre is to offer a guarantee of snow, thanks to its new green-energy snow maker The Lecht ski area in Scotland will offer guaranteed snow this winter thanks to their purchase of a ‘Snowfactory’ – an all-weather, snow-making machine. All-weather snow-makers are proving increasingly popular at ski resorts as they guarantee snow […]

The Green Swiss Tunnel

A new lift through a tunnel in northern Switzerland is 100% solar powered A new conveyor lift that has been built through a tunnel at the Swiss ski area of Sattel-Hochstuckli is 100% energy self-sufficient. This new conveyor lift goes to a previously hard-to-access area – moving through a 120m long tunnel to get there. […]