Browsing entries tagged with Snowboard
24 Jan 2019
This winter, if you’re flying into Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc airport and the worst happens, the airport will organise ski equipment to be delivered to your accommodation immediately. Chambéry Savoie…
16 Jan 2019
Online ski instructor booking platform SkiBro has announced it is working in four new resorts — La Rosière, Châtel, La Tania and Saint Martin de Belleville — and has announced plans to expand to…
15 Jan 2019
The supermarket chain Aldi has launched its 2019 skiwear range, which is available to pre-order now and will be in stores from Sunday, 20 January. Aldi’s new “Ski Pro” collection comprises three-in-one…
3 Jan 2019
British eyewear brand SunGod has launched a new goggle for the coming winter, the ‘Vanguards™’ offering uninterrupted, near-180-degree field of view. SunGod Vanguards™ feature a new over-sized…
24 Dec 2018
The cost of taking your family skiing has risen in many resorts for the coming season, but pick carefully and you can still get value for money, says Andrew Brown of Post Office Travel Money, which last…
4 Dec 2018
The supermarket Aldi is currently running its “skiing specialbuys” collection — offering the biggest selection yet at rock-bottom prices. The ski specialbuys went on sale last week both online and…
28 Nov 2018
Have you got any idea how many calories you burn up daily on a snowsports holiday in the mountains? If, like most of us, you’ve no idea how many calories different winter sports burn up, Crystal Ski…
27 Nov 2018
The wait is over — Where to Ski in France is here! After toiling away for months at his desk while the UK basked in sunshine, Editor Gill finally put the finishing touches to the second book in the Where…
23 Nov 2018
Ski and snowboard luggage brand Snokart has this year overhauled for the first time since it was developed in 2008 by founder Christian Williams. The brand, sold in independent shops and online, includes…
20 Nov 2018
Ski tour operators are running a host of promotions for this week’s Black Friday event — aptly, in some cases, named White Wednesday. If you were thinking of booking your ski holiday, this week is…
19 Nov 2018
The prestigious US ski resort of Aspen in Colorado started its season on Saturday (17 November) a week ahead of schedule. Aspen Mountain received more than 20 inches of snow during recent storm cycles…
16 Nov 2018
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15 Nov 2018
Increasing numbers of UK skiers are opting for Airbnb and self-catering accommodation — and booking online — according to research just published by LISTEX, the London International Snowsports Trade…
13 Nov 2018
If £27million was spent on Cairngorm Mountain, the second largest ski resort in Scotland would be “transformed” according to a study by its owner, HIE (Highlands and Islands Enterprise). The…
7 Nov 2018
Two of the biggest ski areas in France are boasting some significant updates to infrastructure this season, offering skiers and snowboarders even more convenience and fun. Chalet specialist Ski Amis is…
1 Nov 2018
The Swiss ski resort of Verbier will open tomorrow, Friday 2 November. Last weekend the Alps was subjected to a weekend of wild, wintry weather and it snowed hard in many areas — including over some…
30 Oct 2018
Outdoor clothing brand The North Face has joined rival Patagonia in selling refurbished clothing. The North Face Renewed is a new branch of the business aiming to recycle used and sometimes defective items…
26 Oct 2018
If you haven’t every been heli-skiing, now’s your chance to experience it first-hand — well, the virtual reality version, anyway. On Monday 12 November, CHM Heli-Skiing will debut is virtual reality…
18 Oct 2018
Rock legend Lenny Kravitz is to join the long list of great acts to close the season at the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl next April. Ischgl’s Top of the Mountain concerts are legendary in the ski world;…
17 Oct 2018
A new five-star hotel and two new pistes will open this winter in the popular Italian ski resort of Courmayeur. The two new pistes will run down the Arp ridge, overlooking the southern side of Mont Blanc.…
10 Oct 2018
New flights have been announced to Grenoble Alpes Isère airport, gateway to some of the most popular French ski resorts among British skiers. Grenoble airport offers quick and easy access to Alpe d’Huez,…
8 Oct 2018
The French ski resort of Les Menuires is celebrating the launch of winter season with two 12-hour days of skiing, called “Right round the Clock: the Les Menuires 24 Hours”. The event will run over…
4 Oct 2018
Three weeks today, the Telegraph Ski and Snowboard Festival will be kicking off in Battersea Park — and celebrating its 45th anniversary. The festival runs from 25 to 28 October this year and promises,…
2 Oct 2018
Three new regional ski flights will be operated by Jet2.com this winter. The airline is operating new routes to Turin from London Stansted and Leeds Bradford, as well as to Lleida (Andorra) from London…
1 Oct 2018
The Haute Maurienne Vanoise has changed its ski passes for this winter, re-naming its Eski-Mo Ski Pass and adding a new one, both offering access to the valley’s fabulous family-friendly ski resorts…
28 Sep 2018
Start your winter off next month with discounted ski and snowboard sessions thanks to Snowsport England’s “30 Days of Snowsport” initiative this October. 30 Days of Snowsport (30daysofsnowsport.org.uk)…
24 Sep 2018
Henry’s Avalanche Talk has released the dates for this winter’s ORTOVOX Off-Piste Awareness Tour offering talks in cities across the UK as well as outdoor avalanche transceiver training — with tickets starting…
18 Sep 2018
Fancy skiing resorts in seven countries across three different continents this winter? Well, if you prove to be the ideal candidate for a new job up for grabs, you could do just that. Epic Pass, in partnership…
12 Sep 2018
Since 2013, Plattekill Mountain which is located in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York, has been offering private mountain rentals. The idea originated, one weekday when a group of skiers arrived…
11 Sep 2018
Located at 1,850m within the Tarentaise Valley, in the French Alps, La Rosière is a charming ski resort which has the additional benefit of links to La Thuile in Italy. La Rosière benefits from favourable…
5 Sep 2018
The Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel have built two new lifts for the 2018/19 winter season, which will allow skiers to travel quicker up the mountain. The design of their 6SB Brunelle chairlift offers…
4 Sep 2018
The People Hostel which is due to open on the 15th December in Les Deux-Alpes is a new approach to ski resort accommodation and is firmly aimed at the budget-conscious skier and snowboarder. The hostel…
28 Aug 2018
The highly regarded Alpine Folie Douce Hotel group will be extended into the resort of Serre-Chevalier for 2020. The new Folie Douce Hotel sees the creation of 1500 beds for Serre-Chevalier, the complex…
20 Aug 2018
Vail Resorts has entered into an agreement to purchase Triple Peaks, LLC, the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort…
15 Aug 2018
Originally established in 1974, the ski area is one of the closest to central London and for more than four decades has been teaching skiing to children and adults alike as well as providing recreational…
13 Aug 2018
Bristol’s skiing and snowboarding passengers can now enjoy Swedish snow, due to a new weekly route starting to Åre Östersund which is due to commence on the 9th December. This new route will be easyJet’s…
13 Aug 2018
A number of ski resorts have begun announcing their planned opening dates for the 2018-19 ski season, some as soon as this autumn. Ruka in Finland may be the first resort in the world without a year-round…
9 Aug 2018
The Japanese ski resort of Niseko United has recently become a full member report of the Mountain Collection pass for the 2018/19 season. Niseko United now joins this exclusive club, and stands alongside…
8 Aug 2018
Les 2 Alpes was awarded the national FAMILLE PLUS MONTAGNE label in 2009, and since then has continued to offer their visitors a dedicated and high quality level of service and activities for children…
7 Aug 2018
Five-Star Hotel Le Massif and slope side restaurant and club, La Loge du Massif due to open in December 2018 The Italian Hospitality Collection has confirmed that Le Massif and La Loge du Massif, will…
6 Aug 2018
Government plans for Brexit could see the price of European holidays rise by almost a third and put thousands of British jobs at risk by forcing British companies to pay into overseas state social insurance…
1 Aug 2018
La Folie Douce, the world renowned après ski bar and restaurant chain has recently confirmed that they will open their first hotel in Chamonix. The Chamonix La Folie Douce Hotel is set to open in December…
30 Jul 2018
Located within the Arctic Circle, the Finnish resort of Suomu offers 13km of ski slopes including a selection of green, blue, red and black runs and a plethora of fun activities including snowmobile Northern…
25 Jul 2018
Oxygene has launched a new skiing and snowboarding clothing rental service for the winter 2018/18 season from the Oxygène ski school in Val Thorens. Oxyfit offers a wide selection of high-quality…
25 Jul 2018
Tickets are now available to fly direct to Geneva or Chambery directly from Southampton Airport for the forthcoming 2018/19 winter season. The easyJet route to Geneva will be back again for 2018/19.…
24 Jul 2018
The original upper station of the Solaise lift (France’s oldest cable car station) is currently being transformed into a 34-room hotel known as Le Refuge de Solaise. The hotel which will be at an altitude…
20 Jul 2018
There are currently some great deals to snap up, so if you are thinking about booking for the winter 2018/19 season, have a look at the bargains section of our website. Stanford Skiing are currently…
18 Jul 2018
This morning (Wednesday 18th July) Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe is opening sales for tickets to the French Alps for the forthcoming winter season.…
3 Jul 2018
The British ski and snowboard teams will receive an increase in their funding following their successful Winter Olympics. The World Class Programme has received increased funding of around £24 million…
21 Jun 2018
Val d’Isère has invested €10million on replacing the gondola at La Daille with a 10-seater lift created by the designer of Ferrari and Maserati. Construction on the “Symphony 10” is underway at…
18 Jun 2018
The ski resort of Perisher in New South Wales, Australia, will open this coming week while enjoying the same cold and wintery conditions that besieged the Alps last season. Perisher has received more than…
8 Jun 2018
Crystal Ski Holidays has added the Austrian resort of Serfaus to its 2018-19 winter programme, much to the delight of Where to Ski and Snowboard editors Chris Gill and Dave Watts. Serfaus, on the Austrian…
5 Jun 2018
The French ski resort of Val d’Isère made history last weekend, reopening its winter pistes on 3 June for the first time in history. While ski resort’s glaciers are normally open during the summer…
9 Apr 2018
For the rest of this month, the French ski resort of Les 2 Alpes is offering ski passes for €1 when you stay in selected hotels in resort. Until 28 April (the offer began on Friday 6 April) if you stay…
5 Apr 2018
It’s very unusual these days for ski resorts to open up whole new mountainsides for skiing. Environmental objections usually win the day. But after years of negotiating and compromising on plans, the…
4 Apr 2018
Ski slopes across England and Wales are hoping to introduce a record number of young people to skiing and snowboarding at the end of this month, during the third annual National Schools Snowsport Week.…
27 Mar 2018
Where to Ski and Snowboard has teamed up with glove manufacturer 10 Peaks on a competition to offer five lucky readers a pair of brand spanking new high-performance ski or snowboard gloves. Although now…
21 Mar 2018
The Swiss ski resort of Laax has announced today that it has reduced its energy consumption by 15 per cent, and is working hard to fulfill its pledge to become the world’s first self-sufficient ski resort.…
19 Mar 2018
Following an increase of UK holidaymakers to Finnish Lapland over this season, Crystal Ski Holidays have added a new flight from Birmingham to Finland for two months of next winter. The flight will offer…
14 Mar 2018
WHERE TO SKI AND SNOWBOARD PROMOTION The French ski resort of La Tania in the Three Valleys has been something of a sensation this winter for family ski chalet company Ski Amis — with entire weeks selling…
8 Mar 2018
As the new Ikon Pass goes on sale, offering skiers in North America access to 26 different resorts for just $899, Vail Resorts announces a host of resorts in the Canadian Rockies, Hakuba in Japan and Telluride…
6 Mar 2018
Thinking about a ski trip to the US or Canada before the end of the season? New research has shown that long-haul flights are cheaper if booked on a Tuesday and that short-haul flights are best booked…
28 Feb 2018
The Norwegian ski resorts’ trade association, Alpinanleggenes Landsforeningen, has said it is skeptical of one ski resort’s plans to make ski helmets compulsory. The ski resort of Hovden Alpinsenter,…
26 Feb 2018
The new Ikon Pass, offering access to some of North America’s most iconic ski resorts, will go on sale next week — with the addition of several new top-notch ski destinations. The Ikon Pass was announced…
4 Feb 2018
Where to Ski and Snowboard has teamed up with BUFF® to give away a hat and neckwarmer from its new Midweight Merino Wool range — worth a total of £53.50. The leading multifunctional head and neckwear…
1 Feb 2018
The Tahoe ski resort of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows in California have vowed to use 100 per cent renewable energy before the end of this year, the first major US ski resort to do so. Yesterday, Squaw Valley…
30 Jan 2018
This year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has more shows in the UK and Ireland than ever before. The tour features two different collections of adventure films, all shot in some of the most…
30 Jan 2018
Crystal Ski Holidays has developed a brilliant new tool to help you find your perfect ski holiday destination by choosing criteria most important to them. The new interactive tool allows skiers to hone…
25 Jan 2018
James Woods, Andrew Musgrave, Billy Morgan, Dave Ryding and Katie Summerhayes are among the biggest team of British winter athletes heading to the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea next month. A record…
17 Jan 2018
With the Winter Olympics coming up, there’s one set of skiers and snowboarders who might not have qualified for their tickets to Pyeongchang — some cowboys from Colorado. Some 80 professional rodeo…
8 Jan 2018
A new map of the Alps has been launched to help people plan their ski holiday by train. “The Alps — Skiing by Train” has been published by Alpine travel specialists 2theAlps, who last year produced…
8 Jan 2018
Time is running out to enter our competition to win a fantastic pair of waterproof Muck Boots perfect for the current snowy ski season — and winter at home in the UK. We are giving away either a pair…
2 Jan 2018
The price of a family ski holiday has dropped in two-thirds of European ski resorts — good news for families booking their February half-term ski holidays as the snow continues to fall. The good news…
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…
27 Dec 2017
A major investment into three new lifts at the ski resort of Whistler Blackcomb in Canada has been announced, something owners Vail Resorts hope will greatly ease access to the mountain. The three new…
26 Dec 2017
Around 150 skiers and snowboarders were trapped in a lift in the French Alps on Christmas Eve, prompting a huge rescue operation. A gondola in the French ski resort of Chamrousse broke down at around 3pm…
19 Dec 2017
Supermarket chain Aldi is launching a second round of skiwear in January, with a Pro Ski range aimed at skiers who are looking for a more premium product. Aldi’s ski range was released in store on 26…
14 Dec 2017
Grimentz-Zinal Backcountry Adventures (GZBA) will be running a several avalanche awareness days for teenagers during the Christmas holidays. The off-piste days on 28 December and 2 January, and revolve…
12 Dec 2017
Serre Chevalier Vallée, the largest stand-alone ski area in France, is opening for the season this weekend (16 December) with a good helping of snow thanks to the recent storm — and an unusual new sport…
4 Dec 2017
Start-up airline powdair has formally announced it will not be taking off this season. The airline had been due to start flying from UK regional airports to Sion in Valais on 11 December, and has held…
29 Nov 2017
Supermarket chain Aldi is selling its ski range this week, promising to kit adults out for less than £60 and children for under £50. The range — which looks bigger and better than ever before — hit…
27 Nov 2017
Pippa Middleton has today launched a ski challenge to raise money for Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK), encouraging skiers to clock up a combined total of 5,560 miles over the coming ski season. The #Ski2Paralympics…
25 Nov 2017
Although it has a big, beautiful and varied ski area, the USP of Kitzbühel is its old town, with its car-free central streets lined by gabled and arcaded stone houses, some dating from the middle ages.…
24 Nov 2017
Crystal Ski Holidays will next week release an updated and improved version of its popular Ski Explorer App which will allow skiers to plan their days on the mountain before they step foot outside their…
23 Nov 2017
The French ski resort of Courchevel has a new lift for the coming season, a replacement gondola for the old Courchevel Moriond Ariondaz bubble lift — at a cost of €22million. The replacement gondola…
16 Nov 2017
Have you got your copy of Where to Ski in Austria yet? The brand new book went on sale last month, and you can order it through the website for just £7.50 plus P&P, though it’s available through…
14 Nov 2017
The Canadian ski area of Marmot Basin will open a new area with advanced terrain this winter — with one run offering Marmot’s longest uninterrupted fall line. The large, north-facing area known as…
8 Nov 2017
The French ski resort of Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise has announced it will open a 1,500m new red piste this season. The ski run will be called Camp Filluel, after a military barracks whose ruins can be spotted…
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…
6 Nov 2017
A big storm has delivered a dump of snow across the Alps — with up to 100cm of new snow above 2,300m in some areas — and more snow is on the way. In the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel, where the…
1 Nov 2017
Scientists are warning skiers and snowboarders that it is crucial to make sure you apply sunscreen, and apply it properly, while on the slopes. A report released yesterday by the University of Liverpool…
31 Oct 2017
Norwegian Airlines is running a flash sale with ski flights to the US and Europe massively reduced for three days only. The Halloween 2017 sale runs from today, 31 October, to Thursday 2 November, covering…
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