ski resort Archives - The Snowalker https://www.thesnowalker.com/tag/ski-resort/ One more mountain line Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:51:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thesnowalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Snowalker-logo-mountain-bw-2-1-32x32.jpg ski resort Archives - The Snowalker https://www.thesnowalker.com/tag/ski-resort/ 32 32 90835253 Sustainability, mass tourism and the cult of the real skier https://www.thesnowalker.com/2020/08/31/can-mass-tourism-scale-ski-resort-actually-be-more-sustainable-than-small-ski-areas/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2020/08/31/can-mass-tourism-scale-ski-resort-actually-be-more-sustainable-than-small-ski-areas/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 06:18:06 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=2116 The lore of real skiers and small ski areas that rock   Little ski areas rock, the mom-and-pop owned operations are keeping it real, saving the sport of skiing from McDonaldization by the evil empire, that the big ski resort corporations present. Although exaggerated a little, this is the lore […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2020/08/31/can-mass-tourism-scale-ski-resort-actually-be-more-sustainable-than-small-ski-areas/feed/ 0 2116 The Digital Skiing Exerience https://www.thesnowalker.com/2020/03/26/the-digital-skiing-exerience/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2020/03/26/the-digital-skiing-exerience/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:21:34 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=1887 ”The internet and gaming are our biggest threats”. The quote was made in a 2013 by Mike Douglas in a ski resort marketing website´s interview, where the freeski pioneer and producer of Salomon Freeski TV was asked to name the biggest challenge for the ski industry in the next coming 10 […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2020/03/26/the-digital-skiing-exerience/feed/ 0 1887 Past, Present and Tamok with Jarkko Henttonen https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/05/17/past-present-and-tamok-with-jarkko-henttonen/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/05/17/past-present-and-tamok-with-jarkko-henttonen/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 16:46:12 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=1400 Professional snowboarder, ski magazine owner, freeride contest organizer, FWT judge, snow safety author and lecturer, husky musher, mountain guide, ski area developer – the common denominator in Jarkko Henttonen´s CV is his passion for the mountains. I sat down with him to talk through his career and current resort project, […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/05/17/past-present-and-tamok-with-jarkko-henttonen/feed/ 0 1400 Climate Change and the Future of Ski Resorts https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/12/01/climate-change-and-the-future-of-ski-resorts/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/12/01/climate-change-and-the-future-of-ski-resorts/#respond Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:46:39 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=840 28 December 2017: Koli National Park, Finland   It should be a busy ski day after the Christmas holidays, but the lifts and cross-country trails remain closed. The Koli ski resort has given an official warning to stay out of the surrounding forests due to the heavy loads of frozen […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/12/01/climate-change-and-the-future-of-ski-resorts/feed/ 0 840 The skier´s guide to the Japanese powder galaxy https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/02/07/the-skiers-guide-to-the-japanese-ski-galaxy-6-things-to-know-before-you-go/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/02/07/the-skiers-guide-to-the-japanese-ski-galaxy-6-things-to-know-before-you-go/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:27:36 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=292 The combination of a unique culture, rich food tradition, local hospitality and one of the world’s best snow records has in recent years made Japan a stable in ski destination bucket lists. Japan has hundreds of distinctively different ski areas on two islands, which can make planning your first trip […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/02/07/the-skiers-guide-to-the-japanese-ski-galaxy-6-things-to-know-before-you-go/feed/ 0 292 The Making of: Red Bull Playstreets 2019 https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/#respond Sun, 07 May 2017 14:30:43 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=397 The Red Bull Playstreets event is a unique contest on the international freeskiing competition calendar. Held on the 14th and 15th of February 2019 in Bad Gastein Austria for the eight time, it is arguably the only in-city slope-style event in the world. Although the town center is conveniently located on […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/feed/ 0 397 Tracing the roots of Japanese skiing in Nozawa Onsen https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:56:59 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=343 It is two a.m. and dark outside. I watch heavy wet snowflakes gently floating down in the halo of a solitary street lamp behind the tinted glass window of our traditional ryokan style room. Unable to sleep, I get up and quietly push open the sliding door with the paper panels, trying […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/feed/ 0 343 Northern Exposure in Ylläs https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:03:21 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=215 Words: Jaakko Järvensivu, Photos: Juha Laine The wind is moving the snow like a fast magic carpet on top of the rock-hard snowpack that is covering the surrounding fells under a layer of white wavy formations, with rocks protruding here and there like small islands. The whirling snow stings you […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/feed/ 0 215 Krippenstein – Austria ´s world powder heritage site https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/11/12/krippenstein-austria-s-world-powder-heritage-site/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/11/12/krippenstein-austria-s-world-powder-heritage-site/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:00:56 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=82 The Dachstein mountains rising up to 3000 m are known for the high number of karst caves in the area, some of which are 60-80 km long. The inner Salzkammergut region, which includes the Dachstein massif and the town of Halstatt have been declared as a world heritage site by […]

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