Browsing entries tagged with Lift Pass
22 Mar 2012
Scotland’s skiing industry has welcomed a VAT rate cut that ought to mean better value lift passes next winter. The government announced the decision as part of the chancellor’s budget plans,…
19 Mar 2012
Visit Cervinia in Italy between 29 April and 6 May and take advantage of a free lift pass for the duration of your stay. The resort, sharing slopes with Zermatt in Switzerland, will be issuing free passes…
3 Jan 2012
French lift passes are one of the items that will cost more as a result of the French government’s 1.5% increase in VAT (TVA in France) on these and other goods. The ruling took effect on 1 January…
16 Dec 2011
The rest of the Portes du Soleil ski area is due to open this weekend, including all the links between the resorts. And conditions look very promising. New snow enabled the area to get going for the winter…
29 Nov 2011
With Switzerland ranked the most expensive place to ski in the Alps this winter, and the exchange rates poor recently, the resorts are finding ways to ease the holiday cost and keep the Brits coming to…
8 Nov 2011
Family-friendly Villars will have a new chairlift this winter, along with improved beginner areas up the mountain and a chance for adults to save on their lift passes. A six-pack will replace the slow…
6 Oct 2011
As the first snowfalls arrive in California this week, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows have announced that they are to form a partnership this winter. The two Tahoe resorts are neighbours, and the new…
12 Sep 2011
Early season skiers and boarders to Davos-Klosters can take advantage of free lift passes on pre-Christmas visits, when booking their trip through a participating hotel. Following the introduction of the…
23 Aug 2011
Les Gets and Morzine are introducing some money-saving offers on local area lift passes as part of their new incentives for the coming season. And there is a new range of accommodation to sample too. First…
27 May 2011
Virgin Holidays is offering early bookers the chance to bag a half price lift pass to several of its US winter ski destinations. WIth lift tickets for North American holidays taking up a huge slice of…
13 Mar 2011
Keen ski tourers wanting to climb and ski around Cairngorm’s plateau and nearby peaks, but perhaps save their legs for the tougher work higher up, can now get a helping hand up the mountain. The…
22 Jan 2011
Appealing to families on independent trips, The Power of Zehn is a new promotion in Saalbach that offers cheaper lift passes to children and teenagers aged six to 19 years old. Youngsters will pay just…
1 Oct 2010
Continuing last season’s creation of a new nursery area and slopes, Val Thorens has been busy expanding it for the new season: with the construction of two more green runs and a red. The new green…
2 Sep 2010
In an effort to attract more early season visitors, Davos and Klosters have announced free lift passes to hotel guests during December. The ‘Skipass Gift’ will be offered for every overnight…
14 Jul 2010
Méribel is introducing another flexible lift pass, designed with the leisurely skier in mind who wants to pick and choose when he / she hits the slopes – and for how long. The new Liberty pass…
28 Apr 2010
From this summer Las Lenas in Argentina will be ‘free’ to ski to anyone buying, or renewing, the Vail Resort’s Epic Pass for 2010/11. Vail Resort’s has announced expansion of…
28 Mar 2010
Engelberg in Switzerland has announced their spring season specials, including a discounted lift pass valid until the end of May. The lift pass costs little more than a standard week’s pass but is…
11 Mar 2010
Vail Resorts has confirmed that it will offer the Epic Pass lift ticket in 2011, its third season, and will also introduce new passes – the Epic-7-Pack and Keystone / Arapahoe Basin pass. The Epic…
22 Dec 2009
Scotland’s Nevis Range ski area opened for the season on 19 December, exactly 20 years to the day since first opening for skiing and boarding. On 19 December 1989 the resort welcomed its first skiers,…
19 Oct 2009
La Thuile in Italy has introduced a transferable lift pass to help young couples with a baby in tow. Little bambinos can mean parents juggling their ski time and perhaps not getting the full benefit of…
25 Sep 2009
Two small resorts near Innsbruck are to share a lift pass from this winter, giving access to 78km of slopes and some of Austria’s most snow-sure skiing away from the glaciers. Kühtai has announced…
25 Sep 2009
Villars-Gryon is to open the season with a family weekend special, which should save you heaps if you’re tempted to whisk the kids off to the snow before Christmas. In addition to the usual free ski…
20 Jun 2009
In a revamp of their half-day and novice ski passes, Courchevel and Méribel plan to introduce three-hour lift passes next winter.A three hour, non-consecutive lift pass will be available for the Méribel-Mottaret…
31 Dec 2008
With the pound sliding drastically against the euro, tour operators are highlighting savings on pre-booked lift passes. According to Crystal and Thomson, skiers can save as much as 10% on the cost of a…
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