Month: February 2025

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Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures

Frozen chairs in Tignes. Photo: Robert Bye. Unsplash. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.

The Mountain Doctors Network (MdeM) has compiled the winter sports accident figures for the 2023-2024 season. The report shows 136,700 injuries, which represents an average of 2.6 injuries per 1,000 skier days.

Three skiers enjoying the snow and views of Banff Sunshine Village. Photo: Banff Sunshine Village Resort. Unsplash. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.
Three skiers enjoying the snow and views of Banff Sunshine Village. Photo: Banff Sunshine Village Resort. Unsplash. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.

The winter sports accident observatory. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.

The results of the epidemiological network for observing winter sports accidents constitute the most comprehensive database (more than 400,000 cases in the database to date, since 1992) on winter sports pathologies.

For the 2023-2024 season, the report shows 136,700 injuries. This total number allows the association to establish a risk incidence reported to the number of skier days provided by Domaines Skiables de France. This average is 2.6 injured people per 1,000 skier-days.

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European Sleeper Launched Brussels-Venice Night Train Route with Special Event on 5 February

The European Sleeper Train, a great way to go skiing in style to the Dolomites or Austrian Alps. Photo: European Sleeper.

European Sleeper Launched Brussels-Venice Night Train Route with Special Event on 5 February

Brussels – Eindhoven – Cologne – Innsbruck – Bolzano/Bozen – Venice

The European Sleeper has launched the much-anticipated night train route connecting Brussels to Venice, with stops in Eindhoven, Cologne, Innsbruck, and Bolzano/Bozen on 5 February 2025, marking the start of a two-month service operating twice weekly for six return journeys throughout February and March. This unique route caters to travellers seeking winter sports getaways, city breaks, cultural experiences, and the world-renowned Venice Carnival.

 

Timetable of the Brussels-Venice Sleeper Train. Copyright: Sleeper Train.
Timetable of the Brussels-Venice Sleeper Train. Copyright: Sleeper Train.

The provisional timetable has been carefully designed to align with European school holidays, the ski season, and city break getaways to Italy’s most iconic destinations, including Verona and Venice, offering a convenient and sustainable travel option for passengers across Europe.

Chris Engelsman, co-founder of European Sleeper, emphasized the importance of this new route: “This launch is a significant milestone for European Sleeper. Our mission is to reconnect Europe’s cities by night, providing travellers with more options for sustainable and comfortable travel. With stops in iconic locations like Innsbruck and connections to ski resorts and cultural landmarks, this route truly captures the spirit of adventure and discovery.”

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My Art Competition is being featured on the Whiteout Ski Podcast

Pista 3 in Pila. One of my new paintings in oil. In my shop here.

Together with InTheSnow I am putting together a competition to win a commission of my Mountain Art and 10 limited prints. Now the competition is also promoted on the Whiteout Ski Podcast.

You can listen to the show in this link. The shoutout for the competition is at 9’43”. 

InTheSnow co-hosts my mountain art commission give away.
InTheSnow co-hosts my mountain art commission give away.

Hosted by Dom Killinger and Robert Stewart, the Whiteout Ski Podcast always bring news of what is going on in the mountains, for mountain lovers from mountain lovers.

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