{"id":1175,"date":"2014-12-11T19:24:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T18:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2016-10-31T10:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T09:32:36","slug":"international-mountain-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/international-mountain-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Mountain Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ski holidays simply wouldn\u2019t\u00a0exist without mountains, and marking today\u00a0“International Mountain Day” the world\u00a0shows its\u00a0gratitude.\u00a0Some colleges in America\u00a0actually\u00a0cancel classes\u00a0for\u00a0excursions to their\u00a0local peaks,\u00a0<\/span> but we think\u00a0we’ll settle for a catalogue of our top 10 \u2014\u00a0from world-renowned icons to the\u00a0personal favourites we\u2019ve seen and\u00a0skied along the way.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Views as far as the goggled eye can see, summits\u00a0which have challenged the hardiest mountaineers and peaks\u00a0which have made it to the big screen \u2013 Mother Nature, we salute you:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n

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Aiguille du Midi<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Aguille

\u00a9 OT Chamonix\u00a0& Jean-Charles Poiro<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The sharp peaked viewing platform for Mont Blanc\u2026
\n<\/em>Name means: Needle of Noon<\/span>
\nHeight: 3842m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1818<\/span>
\nBest feature: New “Step into the Void” glass skywalk \u2013 which looks down on a 1035m vertical
\nBest for views: Chamonix<\/a><\/span>, Courmayeur<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Matterhorn \/ Monte Cervino<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Matterhorn\"

\u00a9 Kurt M\u00fcller<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The iconic pyramid-shaped mountain straddling the Swiss-Italian border
\n<\/em>Name means: Meadow Peak<\/span>
\nHeight: 4478m<\/span>
\nFirst Climbed: 1868 (one of the last Alpine giants to be scaled)<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? Disneyland California has a 147ft replica<\/span>
\nBest for views: Zermat<\/a>t<\/a><\/span>, Cervinia<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sassolungo \/ Langkofel<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Sassolungo\"

\u00a9 Val Gardena<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Forms some of the finest scenery in the Dolomites, if not the world
\n<\/em>Name means: Tall rock<\/span>
\nHeight: 3181m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1869<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? The locals call the Telecabina Saasolungo the \u2018coffin lift\u2019\u00a0due to\u00a0the eerie shape of its cars<\/span>
\nBest for views: St Cristina<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Cascade<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Cascade

\u00a9 Banff Tourism<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The rugged backdrop of every Banff Avenue photo ever taken… Banff was built so that it’s\u00a0roads would always have great views like this one
\n<\/em>Name:\u00a0After a local waterfall<\/span>
\nHeight: 2998m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1887<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? Linked to the forested Banff National Park, many a grizzly\u2019s been spotted on its slopes<\/span>
\nBest for views: Banff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jungfrau<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Jungfrau\"

\u00a9 Jungfrau Region & Jost von Allmen<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The highest point on the gigantic 10\u00a0km wall of mountains overlooking the Bernese Oberland
\n<\/em>Name means: Virgin<\/span>
\nHeight: 4158 m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1811<\/span>
\nBest feature: The Ice Palace on the way up\u2013 a series of ice sculptures (including a 2m Sherlock) hewn into the glacier<\/span>
\nBest for views: Grindelwald<\/a><\/span>, Wengen<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Eiger<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Eiger

\u00a9 Jungfrau Region & Jost von Allmen<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The deadliest of the famous Jungfrau pinnacles, whose fearsome \u201cwall of death\u201d has claimed the lives of 65
\n<\/em>Name means: Ogre<\/span>
\nHeight: 3970m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1858<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? Activity on the terrifying North face can be followed through telescopes from hotel balconies and viewpoints around the valley<\/span>
\nBest for views: Grindelwald<\/a><\/span>, Wengen<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wildspitze<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Wildspitze\"

\u00a9 \u00d6tztal Tourismus & Philipp Horak Solden<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The twin-peaked tip of the sprawling Austrian\u00a0\u00d6tztal Alps
\n<\/em>Name means: Fierce Peak<\/span>
\nHeight: 3770m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1848<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? 20 million Euro has been spent on a new caf\u00e9 and ski lift on the Piztal Glacier, for views of, and access to the Wildspitze<\/span>
\nBest for Views: Solden<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monte Rosa \/ Dufourspitze<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Monterosa\"

\u00a9 Monterosa Ski<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Astride the Swiss-Italian border, runner up for the title of \u201chighest in the Alps\u201d
\n<\/em>Name means: Glacier Mountain (not “Pink” Mountain!) Dufour Peak<\/span>
\nHeight: 4634m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1872<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? The Margherita hut where climbers traditionally stay before ascending to the summit is the highest in the Western Alps (4554m)<\/span>
\nBest for views: Zermatt<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dom<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Dom

Picture \u00a9 Saastal Tourismus<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

A sheep in wolf\u2019s clothing… the highest peak in Switzerland is a gentle giant
\n<\/em>Name means: Dome\/Cathedral<\/span>
\nHeight: 4545m<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1858<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? It can be climbed on skis<\/span>
\nBest for views: Saas-Fee<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sciliar\/Schlern<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Sciliar

\u00a9 Valentin Pardeller<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

South Tyrol\u2019s unusual flat-topped giant
\n<\/em>Height: 2563m<\/span>
\nFirst Climbed: 1880<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? According to local legend, witches from all over the world meet once a year on the summit<\/span>
\nBest for views: Bolzano<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Schilthorn<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Schilthorn\"

\u00a9 Schilthorn Cableway Ltd<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The Jungfrau region\u2019s film-featured observation deck
\n<\/em>Height: 2970m<\/span>
\nBest feature: The revolving Piz Gloria restaurant constructed for 1969 Bond flick, On Her Majesty\u2019s Secret Service<\/span>
\nFun fact: Ever since 1928, the Inferno (the world\u2019s longest downhill ski race) has kicked off here<\/span>
\nBest for views: M\u00fcrren<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t worry, we haven\u2019t forgotten:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mont Blanc<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Mont

\u00a9 Courmayeur Tourism<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

The Alp\u2019s loftiest peak
\n<\/em>Name means: White Mountain<\/span>
\nHeight: 4810m (though varies with snow depth)<\/span>
\nFirst climbed: 1786<\/span>
\nDid you SNO? In 2007, 20 people carried up a hot tub for a party on the summit<\/span>
\nBest for views: Courmayeur<\/a><\/span> and Chamonix<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Drop us a line if you\u2019ve any photos or stories about these \u2018wonders of the ski world\u2019, or think we\u2019ve missed one out \u2013 you SNO best!<\/span><\/h5>\n
\n\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ski holidays simply wouldn\u2019t\u00a0exist without mountains, and marking today\u00a0“International Mountain Day” the world\u00a0shows its\u00a0gratitude.\u00a0Some colleges in America\u00a0actually\u00a0cancel classes\u00a0for\u00a0excursions to their\u00a0local peaks,\u00a0 but we think\u00a0we’ll settle for a catalogue of our top 10 \u2014\u00a0from world-renowned icons to the\u00a0personal favourites we\u2019ve seen and\u00a0skied along the way. Views as far as the goggled eye can see, summits\u00a0which have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ski-holidays","has-post-title","no-post-date","has-post-category","no-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1175"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5534,"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions\/5534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sno.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}