Browsing entries tagged with Alps
9 Jul 2020
A petition has been launched in the wake of news yesterday that Eurostar will not run its direct Ski Train service for the 2020/21 ski season, due to Covid-19. For decades, the Ski Train has run two…
7 Apr 2020
Michelin-starred chefs in the French Alps are feed staff caring for coronavirus patients in local hospitals. Some 20 Michelin-starred chefs from the Savoie Mont Blanc have joined the initiative that started…
22 Nov 2019
The French ski resort of Val Thorens will be opening this weekend, with fresh snow due across the Alps on Sunday. Verbier in Switzerland opened to fantastic conditions last weekend, and this morning Saas-Fee…
16 Jul 2019
If you’re planning to travel by train to ski in the French Alps this coming winter, get ready to buy your tickets tomorrow morning, when the direct Eurostar Ski Train goes on sale. The tickets for both…
29 Dec 2017
With our latest snow report from Weather To Ski showing no let-up in the amazing weather conditions, if you haven’t yet booked your ski holiday this season, now is the time to do so. Just some of the…
9 Nov 2011
Mid-November brings another bunch of North American resort openings. And it has been snowing out there ... Last weekend Banff fired up the lifts in Lake Louise and Mt Norquay, and there has been good snowfalls…
17 Sep 2009
The first signs of winter have been felt in the Alps this week ... It’s only small, but at last the glacier resorts have reported some fresh snowfall: between 10-20cm have fallen across parts of…
11 May 2009
Next winter you’ll be able to breath a little more easily in Switzerland, when new smoking laws take effect - good news for skiers and boarders wanting to enjoy smoke-free mountain restaurants, bars…
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