WNDR Alpine replaces plastic with algae in off-piste skis
Utah startup WNDR Alpine has replaced the petroleum-based plastics usually used inĀ skis with algae-based bioplastics that make them "more predictable, stable and durable". More
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Our new Pinterest board showcases the best projects for winter sports on Dezeen
This new Pinterest boardĀ will inspire you toĀ headĀ straight to the slopes, with architecture and design projects for winter sports including a California mountain resort and a restaurant in the South Tyrolean Dolomites featuring three cantilevered blackened wood huts.Ā Follow Dezeen on Pinterest āŗ
Sledding path to loop around roof garden of Beijing civic centre by Andrew Bromberg
AnĀ undulating pathĀ will curve aroundĀ the roof gardenĀ of this BeijingĀ shoppingĀ centre by American architect Andrew Bromberg, and be covered in a layer of fake snow for sledding in winter. More
Auer Weber completes aquatic centre with a sloping roof in the French Alps
Set between two plateaus,Ā this Alpine aquatic centre by German firmĀ Auer WeberĀ featuresĀ wide crescent-shaped windows overlooking the piste ofĀ popular ski resort Courchevel (+ slideshow). More
Flower-like ice rinks proposed for London's River Thames
Architecture office NBBJ has unveiled a concept forĀ a series of natural ice rinks on London's River Thames that emerge from below the water's surface. More
Small Foot launches Pocket inflatable shoes for walking on snow
Bulgarian designer Petar DimitrovĀ has created a pair ofĀ lightweight inflatable snowshoes that can beĀ packedĀ into twoĀ bags (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron completes a mountain-top restaurant around a cable car station
Architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has reframed the cable car station on the top of Switzerland's ChƤserrugg mountain by enveloping it within a wooden restaurant building (+ slideshow). More
Canadian Freezeway could become world's first curb-side skating lane
News:Ā a seven-mile-longĀ skating rinkĀ proposed forĀ theĀ Canadian city of Edmonton could allow commuters to ice skate or toboggan to work and school during winter months (+ movie). More
Jacknife designs leather ice skates based on vintage Canadian designs
Toronto design studio Jacknife has developed prototypes for a range of recreational ice skates inspired by traditional leather models. More
Sweco Architects modernises Swedish ski jumps ahead of 2015 world championships
Lights illuminate the plunging outlines of the two Lugnet Ski Jumps, newly restored by Swedish studio Sweco Architects with glass and steel edging (+ slideshow). More
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien complete sheltered ice skating rink in Brooklyn
Patterns referencing the footwork of figure skaters decorate the underside of a roof sheltering this ice rinkĀ in Brooklyn, New York, designed by American firmĀ Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. More
Amager Bakke Waste-to-Energy Plant by BIG
Here are the latest renderings of BIG's combined power plant and ski slope that blows smoke rings, which commenced construction in Copenhagen yesterday (+ slideshow). More
Skidome Denmark by CEBRA
Danish architecture studio CEBRA has revealed a proposal for a snowflake-shaped ski dome that would be the biggest in the world, with three kilometres of slopes arching over a river in the Danish city of Randers. More
Koutalaki Ski Village by BIG
Danish architectsĀ BIGĀ seem to have a thing for skiing on rooftops and have designed some more buildings that double up as ski slopes, this time for a resort in Lapland. More
Mountain Hill Cabin by Fantastic Norway
Norwegian architects Fantastic Norway have designed a mountain lodge with a sloping roof that you can ski over. More
Niseko Look Out Cafe by Design Spirits
Japanese studio Design Spirits refurbished this cafe at a ski resort in Hokkaido by inserting timber lattice partitions. More
Winnipeg Skating Shelters by Patkau Architects
Patkau Architects of Canada created this group of temporary plywood skating shelters huddled together by a skating trail along a frozen river in Winnipeg. More
Holmenkollen ski jump by JDS Architects completed
Here are a fewĀ images of the HolmenkollenĀ ski jump in Norway byĀ JDS Architects, which is now complete (see it under construction but already in use in ourĀ earlierĀ story). More
Audi Carbon Ski by Audi Concept Design Munich
Audi Concept Design Munich have developed a carbon ski design that combines technology from the motorsports and winter sportsĀ industries. More
Waste-to-Energy Plant by BIG
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design a power plant for Copenhagen with their designĀ that will blow smoke rings and double up as a ski slope. More