There are less than 15 days to go until World Snow Day registrations closes. With many stakeholders now in the planning stages with winter activities, now is the time to act.

To celebrate the 50-day milestone until the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Kulm (AUT) from 14th-17th January 2016, a press conference was held in Vienna (AUT) last week. On this occasion, the official World Championship song was launched, performed by Austrian singer Natalie Beiler and songwriter Markus Steiner.

The first period of the FIS Development Programme Alpine Training Camp saw the participation of 21 athletes from 13 nations* in Hintertux and Stubai (AUT) from 18th October–14th November 2015.

The 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships recorded yet another step milestone as the official Longines Countdown Clock was unveiled in the main town square in St. Moritz (SUI) at 432 days until the Championships.

The flame for the second Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer (NOR) was lit on 1stDecember in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens (GRE). This marks the start of the Torch Relay which will travel across all of Norway, visiting all 19 provinces in a celebration of youth sports.

Sarah Hendrickson is one of the most outstanding athletes in Ladies Ski Jumping. The 21 year old US-Girl was the first ever winner of a Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup back in December 2011.

44 days before the Ski Flying World Championships in Bad Mitterndorf (AUT) the preparations are in full swing and the reconstruction works on the famous Kulm-hill are almost complete.

With last year's shooting star Charlotte Bankes being already sidelined from action due to a ACL rupture the French boarder cross team has to handle another temporarily loss.

The Ladies' World Cup season starts on Friday in Lillehammer. The Austrian team already traveled to Norway on Monday in order to have some training sessions there before the opening event.

Good news also for the Continental Cup athletes who will start their season with the traditional US Opener in Park City and Soldier Hollow. Snow controller Alan Johnson just gave green light for the events in terms of the snow situation.