Browsing entries tagged with Easter
19 Apr 2022
A French man skiing with his daughter in France filmed a wet snow avalanche taking out two young skiers on the piste in Courchevel at the weekend. At 10:30am on Saturday morning, Gerard Jean-Claude Clarey…
12 Feb 2018
The traditional and historic Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel will this year again be open for spring skiing until 1 May, thanks to a world class snowmaking system. The iconic resort enjoys one of the…
22 Nov 2017
With snow in the Alps, and more cold and snowy weather due to blow in over the coming weekend, now is a pretty good time to buy a ski holiday. Particularly this week, because tour operators and ski companies…
7 Nov 2017
Ski Amis have launched their Autumn sale with catered chalet prices now from only £299 per person. With only five weeks before the resorts open their doors and the Alps receiving a metre of snow over…
31 Mar 2017
The ski domain of Val Cenis is half a century old in April, and from 1-8 April has a week of events planned in celebration. Val Cenis Vanoise is the ski area shared by three quiet, traditional villages…
27 Mar 2017
The ski resort of Kitzbühel in the Austrian Tyrol will stay open until 1 May. Kitzbühel traditionally has one of the longest seasons in Europe and will yet again be one of the first non-glacial resort…
20 Dec 2016
Snow has been falling in the Alps — with a storm hitting very localised areas. According to our snow guru Fraser Wilkin of weathertoski.co.uk (who produces our weekly snow reports) the heaviest snow…
16 Jun 2016
It might be nearly Summer Solstice but are you already starting to plan this season’s ski holiday? There’s no better time to book than right now with fantastic deals running for the next couple of…
18 Feb 2016
Ski Total has launched an innovative “revise and ski” trip for families over Easter, offering revision sessions for children and teenagers in its chalets in Val d’Isère. The revision sessions are…
24 Mar 2015
After weeks of spring sunshine, winter has returned to the Alps — heralding another fine end to the ski season. If you’ve not been out yet, or craving a second ski trip, now’s the time to grab a…
15 Mar 2015
The Spanish ski resort of Baqueira Beret is to extend its season by a week, thanks to huge amounts of snow this winter. The resort in the Valle de Aran, which this year celebrated its 50th anniversary…
19 Sep 2014
Tour operators say skiers and snowboarders are well into booking their holidays for this winter season. “We’ve been hugely busy in May, June and July,” said Nick Morgan of Le Ski, which offers catered…
26 Mar 2014
Tour operators are reporting a sudden rise in the number of people booking a last-minute ski or snowboard holiday — and offering fantastic deals for those looking for a snowy escape. Fresh snow has covered…
11 Mar 2014
The ski season in Breckenridge will be extended by an extra week, thanks to superb conditions going into the spring. Breckenridge resort officials have announced that the ski season will be finish on Sunday,…
23 Oct 2013
If you haven’t yet booked for half term, now is the time to do so. Results of a survey released this week by Alpine Answers show that 80% of chalet accommodation for half term week (15 February) is sold…
2 Apr 2013
An “extremely experienced” skier has died in Scotland after being caught in an avalanche while skiing off-piste behind Glencoe Ski Centre at the weekend. A rescue party involving 50 people and an RAF…
20 Mar 2013
Yesterday was described as the powder day of the season. Resorts all over the Alps have been recording up to 100cm of new snow. Alpe d’Huez is currently enjoying an upper snow depth of 420cm and La Thuile…
19 Apr 2011
Obertauern in Austria is gearing up for another round of the Gamsleiten Criterion from 21-25 April, when visitors can be seen digging all over the snow rather than skiing it. Hundreds of keen Easter visitors…
10 Apr 2011
In the UK for Easter but want to keep the kids entertained with a snowy adventure or two? Why not take them down to an indoor ski centre. The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempsted is launching The Cresta Run for…
8 Feb 2010
Looking for somewhere to take the kids at Easter – and save some money? Courmayeur in Italy has announced plans to offer free lift passes to children under 12 years old, visiting the resort between 25…
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