Browsing entries tagged with Snow
9 Jun 2014
Skiing and snowboarding has declined in Scotland over the 2013/14 season, despite phenomenal snowfalls. The record levels of snow led to fewer days in Scotland’s five ski areas as staff struggled…
6 Jun 2014
Skiing in Finland is set to become more accessible next winter, with new direct flights available from Manchester. The weekly flights, from Crystal Ski Holidays, will depart every Sunday from Manchester…
4 Jun 2014
Coronet Peak, near Queenstown in New Zealand, will fire up its lifts on Saturday (7 June) and become the first ski area to open in Australasia this season. A combination of natural snowfalls in May, cold…
3 Jun 2014
It might be June, but the 2013/14 ski season is still going strong in one Colorado resort. Originally due to close on 1 June, the snow is so good at Arapahoe Basin that it will re-open over the next…
30 May 2014
Fancy buying your very own ski resort? Well if you have €1 (about 81p) you can do just that. The Petzenbahnen ski resort in the Austrian region of Carinthia went on sale at the beginning of this month…
28 May 2014
You might well expect to ski Highland cows in Scotland, but not crossing the piste. But that’s exactly what happened last weekend at Midlothian Snowsports Centre in Hillend, near Edinburgh. A couple…
26 May 2014
The ski season will soon be underway in New Zealand — and a storm last night brought fresh snow to the area. Residents of Queenstown and Wanaka awoke this morning (26 May) to find to snow ankle…
23 May 2014
A UK company has launched a brand new ski instructor course in Austria this summer, with a guaranteed job in St Anton for the winter season. The three-week course with Snoworks on the Hintertux Glacier…
20 May 2014
The ski season might have only just finished, but skiers and snowboarders are already booking up for next year — with leading tour operators offering competitive early booking deals. French Alps specialist…
14 May 2014
The court case against Le Ski for illegal ski hosting was postponed again at a court hearing in Chambéry today (Wednesday). In February last year Nick Morgan, co-founder of the tour operator Le Ski was…
12 May 2014
Canadian ski resort Lake Louise has just closed for the season — a week later than originally planned — while celebrating an all-time snow record. March, April and May have brought more snow than ever…
9 May 2014
Not content with one season party, Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado celebrated the closure of its 165-day season with four different parties. Aspen started its season early, and finished late, so on Sunday,…
6 May 2014
As the ski season draws to a close in the Northern Hemisphere, resorts in Australia are reporting the first snowfalls of the year. Although the start of the ski season in Perisher and Thredbo is still…
3 May 2014
Robbie Williams today pulled 25,000 people to the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl for its closing season concert. Opening the show with his classic Let Me Entertain You, Robbie had the packed audience on…
28 Apr 2014
It might be nearly May, but winter has returned to the Alps and some ski resorts in North America, bringing with it piles of fresh snow. In Europe, the northern French Alps and parts of Italy and much…
24 Apr 2014
Ski resorts have all sorts of whacky ways to end their season — but none more so than the party taking place in La Clusaz this weekend. “Defy Foly”, the end of season party for Lake Annecy Ski Resorts…
22 Apr 2014
It’s been snowing again over the weekend, with resorts in the Alps receiving a good dusting of snow — which is continuing today in the higher resorts where the likes of Obergurgl, Val Thorens and Les…
19 Apr 2014
The UK’s first ever real half-pipe competition is being held at CairnGorm Mountain today. Skiers and snowboarders are competing side by side in “Bag the Pipe” on the 18ft half-pipe above the Ptarmigan…
18 Apr 2014
The future of slopestyle in the Winter Olympics is in doubt, after the discipline produced an “unacceptably high” number of injuries in Sochi according to an official at the International Olympic Committee…
16 Apr 2014
We need your ski resort reports! We’re about to start updating Where to Ski and Snowboard for the next season, using information we have gathered, that sent to us by the tourist boards and tour operators…
9 Apr 2014
Tour operators are welcoming the news that a new airport is to be built in Sweden, close to the ski resorts of Sälen in Sweden and Trysil, Norway. There have been rumours of an airport in Sälen for years.…
7 Apr 2014
The Canadian ski resort of Lake Louise in Banff is the latest to extend its ski season after a record snowfall in March. The total snowfall last month was 204.8cm, and only last week at the beginning of…
5 Apr 2014
Four-time Olympian Chemmy Alcott skied her last ever competitive race this week in Méribel — wearing traditional Austrian dress. Alcott was racing at Delancey British National Alpine Championships where,…
28 Mar 2014
A skier from Edinburgh has broken the Guinness World Ski Record for skiing the most number of countries in one month. Jamie Stevenson, who works for Ski Independence, raised more than £3,000 for Disability…
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…
22 Mar 2014
Party season has kicked off in the Alps. From today (22 March) to 12 April, local DJs will be playing on the terraces of Verbier’s mountain restaurants, and the resort is offering 4 for 3: four nights…
20 Mar 2014
With “no make-up selfies” for Cancer Research taking social media by storm in the UK, next week a skiing challenge takes place in La Tania for the charity Ski 4 Cancer. Run for the first time in 2013,…
18 Mar 2014
The Colorado ski resort of Aspen will tomorrow play host to a snowboard competition never seen before. From 19 to 23 March, the first ever double halfpipe competition will be held at the base of Buttermilk…
13 Mar 2014
Cortina d’Ampezzo, in the Italian Dolomites, is the first European ski resort to announce it is extending its season. Excellent snow conditions on the slopes, which range from 1,225m to 2,930m, means…
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,…
10 Mar 2014
Skier Kelly Gallagher has entered the history books in Sochi this morning by winning Britain’s first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal. Gallagher, 28, won the visually impaired super-G on the Rosa Khutor…
6 Mar 2014
Niseko in Japan has joined the Three Valleys in France, Verbier in Switzerland and 10 USA ski resorts in the Epic Pass. For the 2014/15 season, Epic Pass holders will receive five free days skiing…
4 Mar 2014
In a ski season that has resulted in the soaring sales of ski helmets, two manufacturers have brought out revolutionary new models. Carrera has introduced the world’s first foldable ski helmet. The “Snow…
28 Feb 2014
Don’t drink and ski in France is the loud and clear message from prosecutors this week. If you go boozing and then get on your skis and snowboard, you face up to a year in jail or a fine of €15,000…
27 Feb 2014
A 19-year-old from South Lanarkshire has become the first young Scottish person to qualify as a ski instructor through the charity Snow-Camp Glasgow. Michael Conner from Blantyre says his life has “changed…
25 Feb 2014
Simon Butler, one of seven British ski instructors in Megève last week, has said there is a “war” going on in the French Alps. Mr Butler was arrested at the bottom of a chairlift in Megève on Tuesday…
24 Feb 2014
Brits have gone ski and snowboard mad since the start of the Winter Olympics. Snow centres up and down the UK are reporting a massive spike in interest following snowboarder Jenny Jones’s bronze medal…
17 Feb 2014
While the south of England recovers from Friday’s high winds and floods, a ski resort in the north of England is celebrating “brilliant” conditions. The Cumbrian ski slope on Raise, next to Helvellyn…
14 Feb 2014
With all the excitement over the Sochi Olympics, how about something a little different — the Naked Sledding World Championships? For the first time, Britain is fielding a team at the unusual event.…
12 Feb 2014
Are you going to be skiing on Friday? In case it hadn’t escaped your notice, Friday is Valentine’s Day and ski resorts around the globe are getting into the romantic spirit — starting with Courmayeur,…
10 Feb 2014
The UK ski and snowboard industry is in full celebration mode following Jenny Jones’s historic medal in the Sochi Winter Olympics yesterday. Jenny took bronze in the Snowboard Slopestyle, Britain’s…
7 Feb 2014
The opening ceremony for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games takes place this afternoon at 3pm UK time — with one snowboarder already guaranteed a place in the slopestyle final. British athletes were…
6 Feb 2014
Skiset leads the field in offering serious discounts on ski and boot hire when pre-booked online, and now Where to Ski and Snowboard has teamed up with Skiset to offer readers further savings. In total,…
5 Feb 2014
A British man will next month attempt to break the Ski World Record by skiing 20 different countries in 31 days to raise money for Disability Snowsport UK. Jamie Stephenson, who works for the tour operator…
3 Feb 2014
Tour operators are reporting a rise in interest for Austrian resorts — especially Kühtai — following the celebrity winter sports television programme The Jump. The Channel 4 programme — described…
31 Jan 2014
As doctors slowly bring Michael Schumacher out of his medically-induced coma, helmet manufacturers say they are virtually sold out following the racing driver’s accident. Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher,…
29 Jan 2014
Skiing in North America has suffered some terrible fortune in recent years, but this season looks to be a record-breaker. Last year, 11% more skiers and snowboarders visited US ski areas than in 2011/2012,…
27 Jan 2014
Last month we saw some recession-busting bargain ski holidays, but the deals keep on flooding in. So much so that, as the snow finally starts to fall in earnest, we thought we’d flag up a few more for…
23 Jan 2014
A British snowboarder who works in central London during the week and commutes to the Alps at the weekend has come second in the first stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour (FWT). Sascha Hamm, 37, is…
22 Jan 2014
A record number of skiers and snowboarders have been selected to represent Great Britain in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games next month. Chemmy Alcott, James Woods and Katie Summerhayes lead the team…
20 Jan 2014
The Stash — an “ecological” snowpark in Avoriaz — has been named the world’s most exhilarating ski run by a panel of the world’s top ski and snowboard experts. Part tree run and part terrain…
17 Jan 2014
The new link between the Swiss ski resort of Arosa with nearby Lenzerheide opens tomorrow, 18 January. The combined ski area will now total around 225km of pistes and 42 lifts — thanks to the construction…
16 Jan 2014
The family-friendly ski resort of Livigno, located in Lombardy between Switzerland and Italy, is offering some superb deals this season to draw skiers to its sunny slopes. Known locally as “The Little…
15 Jan 2014
Skinning — or ski touring up the piste — has become so popular in the US that increasing numbers of resorts are introducing rules to ensure skiers chip in with running costs and stay safe on the mountain.…
9 Jan 2014
The managing director of Lech Ski Lifts has devised a unique way of preparing the slopes for skiing. This autumn, Michael Manhart put 23 Highland cattle out to graze on the slopes of the fashionable Austrian…
29 Dec 2013
Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher has been injured in skiing accident in Méribel, and is reported to be in a critical condition. The 44-year-old German was skiing with his son and friends when he suffered…
20 Dec 2013
The Austrian ski resort of Ischgl opens its €18.5million (approximately £15.4m) Piz Val Gronda cable car on Sunday, which will give access to 100 hectares of freeride skiing. The much-anticipated lift…
18 Dec 2013
A teenager has been killed in an avalanche in the ski resort of Lech, amid warnings from experts that the Alps are about to experience the most unstable snowpack in nearly 20 years. The unnamed 16-year-old…
17 Dec 2013
Most keen skiers have heard of Lech and Zürs, the most fashionable resorts in Austria. But few have heard of Warth or Schröcken in the next valley – but the ski area these two resorts share gets more…
16 Dec 2013
The first Ibiza Rocks the Snow festival kicked off this weekend in Meribel — giving early season visitors to the French ski resort a week of Ibiza-style partying. Every day until Saturday (21 December),…
10 Dec 2013
The Austrian party ski resort of Ischgl will be deluged with Robbie Williams fans at the end of the season — because the singer and occasional skier will be playing a concert at the top of the mountain.…
9 Dec 2013
For the cheapest ski holiday this year you must head to Bansko according to The Post Office. A six-day ski pass with ski and boot hire for one person, a week of ski school and lunch on the slopes with…
3 Dec 2013
Skiing and snowboarding makes you happy and is good for you — it’s official. Taking time out on the snow boosts your wellbeing, say researchers at a university in Korea — with skiers getting more…
1 Dec 2013
Splash out on some new ski kit and it could come with a one-day or two-for-one lift pass. Outdoor clothing specialist Helly Hansen has teamed up with 20 resorts to offer ski passes to skiers and snowboarders…
29 Nov 2013
More ski resorts across Europe and the US are opening this weekend — and not before time. This week’s snow report details “excellent” snow conditions across the Alps Yesterday, the Austrian party…
27 Nov 2013
Méribel is giving away 100 lift passes and 400 free breakfasts on Saturday, 7 December, to celebrate the opening day of the ski season. The first 100 skiers and snowboarders to show up at the reception…
21 Nov 2013
It’s dumping all over the Alps at the moment — we’ll post this week’s snow report later today — and resorts are gearing up to open. Courchevel has had so much snow it is opening a couple of its…
20 Nov 2013
A ski resort in France is introducing guided resort tours for the first time this winter. Every Sunday, instructors from the Ecole du Ski Français (ESF) in La Rosière will guide first-timers around the…
19 Nov 2013
Val Thorens has been named the best ski resort in the world. The French resort, one of eight that make up the Three Valleys, was awarded the prestigious title at the World Ski Awards in Kitzbühel, Austria…
18 Nov 2013
The first guide to off-piste skiing in Scotland has been published by local ski guide Kenny Biggin. “Scottish Offpiste Skiing and Snowboarding: Nevis Range and Ben Nevis” was launched on Friday, 15…
15 Nov 2013
This week’s snow report reveals a promising start to the season and there is more snow forecast this weekend — great news for those of us itching to get on the slopes. Whether you are in Europe or…
13 Nov 2013
Confident on a red run and fit enough to ski all day, every day in all conditions? Fancy skiing the vertical equivalent of Mount Everest three days in a row to raise money for charity? The Monster Ski…
11 Nov 2013
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) in Revelstoke, British Columbia has warned skiers and boarders against relying on apps that turn smartphones into avalanche transceivers. The CAC said it has found “a…
6 Nov 2013
The ski resort of Sierra Nevada in Spain is building nine new features to its huge Sulayr snowpark, which it claims will give the park the longest line in Europe. When the season opens on 30 November,…
1 Nov 2013
A luxury chalet company in Les Trois Vallées is offering adult-only weeks in response to increasing requests from its clients. The Alpine Club, which operates in the ski resort of St Martin de Belleville,…
31 Oct 2013
Ski show season is upon us, with Manchester last weekend and London opening yesterday. You’ve got your kit sorted, how about some pre-season avalanche awareness training? Henry’s Avalanche Talk UK…
29 Oct 2013
Supermarket chain Aldi has announced its 2013 range of skiwear and accessories for the budget-conscious. The range is part of its Special Buys which will go on sale from 5 December in stores across the…
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