Browsing entries tagged with Snowboard
19 Oct 2016
We have already reported on the huge improvements in the major French ski resorts of Val d’Isère and Alpe d’Huez, as well as the new chairlift in La Plagne from Plagne Montalbert to Aime 2000 in the…
17 Oct 2016
Swiss International Airlines will be operating three flights between London Heathrow and Sion Airport next February half term to alleviate some of the seasonal pressure that week. Sion Airport is a short…
13 Oct 2016
The Telegraph Ski & Snowboard Show runs from 27-30 October in London and we have a pair of tickets worth £40 to give away. For the second year running, the show takes place in Battersea Park with…
4 Oct 2016
Japan is to host the first ever international freeride competition next January. The Freeride World Tour (FWT) this week announced a qualifier for the tour will take place in Hakuba, high in the so-called…
23 Sep 2016
The UK snowsports industry has come together to support the future of skiing and snowboarding in Great Britain. Every skier who books a holiday with a number of tour operators including Crystal, Inghams…
19 Sep 2016
This Saturday ski slopes across England will offer free or discounted ski and snowboard sessions as part of a ‘30 Days of Snowsport’ initiative aimed at getting more people on into winter sports. At…
15 Sep 2016
Ellis Brigham and leading ski coach Warren Smith will be hosting a series of ski technique courses around the UK this autumn. Warren and his Academy team will be explaining how the “3 Way Lineage”…
10 Sep 2016
We’ve already reported on ancient gondolas being replaced in the Swiss ski resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee and a hi-tech new chairlift in Klosters. Here is news of three more much-needed new chairlifts…
8 Sep 2016
Specialist French Alps ski tour operator Peak Retreats has become the first to offer Praz de Lys to the British market. Just 40 minutes from Geneva Airport, sitting at 1500m in the Giffre Valley, Praz…
5 Sep 2016
If you book a beginner ski holiday this winter with Crystal Ski, you can start practicing for free before your trip — at Chill Factore in Manchester. The new “Ski for Free” initiative offers up to…
4 Sep 2016
Some of Europe’s top ski areas have been added to the Epic Pass for this coming season. The multi-resort pass from Vail Resorts has added Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val d’Isère in France,…
1 Sep 2016
The Austrian ski resort of Ischgl will this winter open a new wind-defying eight-person chairlift this winter. The new €14m Flimjochbahn will be able to carry 3,200 skiers and boarders from the main…
22 Aug 2016
Normally, by this time of year we would have invited readers on our mailing list to consider buying the latest annual edition, to be published in early September. This year is different. After 21 years…
21 Aug 2016
The popular airline easyJet has added a new flight to Sweden for this winter, expected to be popular with skiers and snowboarders. The new route from London Gatwick to Åre Östersund Airport is easyJet’s…
17 Aug 2016
Two big-name, iconic North American ski resorts have been added to the Mountain Collective pass, beefing up its already impressive list. Revelstoke in British Columbia and Telluride in Colorado are the…
15 Aug 2016
The world’s first music festival on snow is branching out — to Sun Peaks in Canada in its North American debut next spring. Snowbombing, the festival that takes place in Mayrhofen, Austria, every year,…
11 Aug 2016
The Snow Centre has teamed up with Switzerland Tourism and the Valais to give UK skiers an even more authentic experience while practicing their skills on the closest real snow slope to London. The walls…
3 Aug 2016
Ski tour operator Crystal has added the family-friendly resort of Trysil in Norway to its programme for the coming ski season. Trysil is Norway’s largest alpine resort, with 71km of pistes over…
21 Jul 2016
Eurostar tickets to the French Alps have gone on sale for winter 2016/17. The high-speed passenger service linking the UK from London St Pancras and Ashford to Bourg St Maurice and Lyon will run weekly…
15 Jul 2016
The company that owns Cairngorm ski resort in Scotland has been reprimanded for doing work to improve facilities for skiers without planning consent. Natural Retreats, which operates Cairngorm ski resort…
14 Jul 2016
The Signal sector in the ski resort of Alpe d’Huez is to be updated this summer. The Signal sector links to the village of Villard-Reculas on the back, and until now has been reached by draglifts or…
8 Jul 2016
A ground-breaking new laser-controlled chairlift is being built this summer on Madrisa in Klosters-Davos. The six-seater “Schaffürggli” chairlift is the first of its kind in Switzerland, featuring…
5 Jul 2016
The French ski resort of Val d’Isère has announced a new set of ski passes to accompany the construction of its new beginner area on Solaise. The resort will offer one-day “I just want to try and…
29 Jun 2016
Ski tour operators are speaking out to reassure customers that their prices will remain unchanged despite the recent economic and political volatility caused by the Brexit vote. Mountain Heaven provides…
28 Jun 2016
Crystal Ski Holidays has added the resort of Hochsölden in the Austrian Tirol for the coming ski season. Hochsölden is a small satellite resort situated above Sölden, with which it shares a 145km ski…
22 Jun 2016
The Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana has moved one step closer to building a massive indoor and outdoor action sports centre. Should it go ahead, the Alaïa Chalet will be the first centre of its kind…
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…
9 Jun 2016
Le Ski has announced a new regional flight route for the coming winter. The ski tour operator that specialises in the premium French resorts of La Tania, Val d’Isère and Courchevel, will fly from Manchester…
6 Jun 2016
Get some practice time in on Britain’s largest indoor real ski lesson slope in the UK and introduce a friend to snowsports this month, with The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead. During the month of June,…
25 May 2016
Snowboarders in the Manchester area can now get together once a week for a group social evening for informal tuition and networking. Chill Factore, at Trafford Quays Leisure Village just outside Manchester…
19 May 2016
Are you missing the ski slopes? We’ve found a way of keep you firmly tuned to the snow every day — while offering a laugh at the same time. Ok, so we haven’t just found it, but we do think it’s…
3 May 2016
Where to Ski and Snowboard reader Keith Wild and his wife Alison have returned from a trip to La Plagne that they won for submitting a resort report for this year’s book. Mr Wild said despite having…
19 Apr 2016
The freeride community is in mourning following the news that Freeride World Tour champion snowboarder Estelle Balet has been killed in an avalanche. The 22-year-old two-time women’s champion was making…
13 Apr 2016
Schools are being urged to sign up to the first ever running of the National Schools Snowsport Week, which runs 22-29 April on artificial slopes across England. The new initiative from Snowsport England…
5 Apr 2016
Snow is forecast in the Alps this weekend — so now’s your chance to grab one last trip to the Big Hills. Inghams is offering a corker — a chance to go snowboarding with TV presenter Ed Leigh. Earlier…
31 Mar 2016
A new website has launched matching skiers of a similar ability to share the cost of a local instructor or mountain guide. The idea was spawned by powder junkie friends Archie Hardyment and Will Tyzack.…
24 Mar 2016
Crystal Ski Holidays has added Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia, Canada, to its programme for next season — which is on sale now. Now offering the second-biggest ski area in Canada (next to Whistler),…
22 Mar 2016
The Canadian ski resort of Blackcomb Mountain in British Columbia has had so much snow this season, it will remain open until 30 May. The announcement was made yesterday, after Whistler Blackcomb surpassed…
17 Mar 2016
China is set to build the world’s highest ski resort, near the capital city of Tibet, in the run-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. While exact details of the project are not yet known, the ski…
14 Mar 2016
A new, free ski app will give skiers and snowboarders information on avalanche risks, weather and snow quality across the French Alps and the Pyrenees in both France and Andorra. The app, called “Ski…
2 Mar 2016
Ischgl continues to pull in the big names for its Top of the Mountain concerts — with rock band Muse now booked to close the 2015-16 ski season. The Austrian party resort is famous for its big-name concerts…
29 Feb 2016
The Canadian ski resort of Whistler Blackcomb, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary, has announced plans to expand its beginner areas as part of an $8million investment to improve its winter…
23 Feb 2016
Fancy filming your skiing exploits with a self-tracking drone? While the use of drones is banned in some US ski resorts, Verbier is embracing the technology by offering Europe’s first self-tracking drones.…
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…
12 Feb 2016
A skier has been fined and found guilty of causing “simple bodily injury” for skiing too fast and hitting another skier in Verbier in 2014. The skier — who has not been named — was fined CHF1350…
11 Feb 2016
With great snow conditions currently on offer in the Alps and US in time for half-term (read today’s snow report here), our thoughts start to turn to Where to Ski and Snowboard 2017 (yes, scary). Editor…
9 Feb 2016
Art-loving skiers can bid for a piece of history this week — a one-off ski helmet painted by one of 15 different artists. The helmets, commissioned by clothing brand Trespass, feature everything from…
5 Feb 2016
The Swiss resort of Verbier has announced a brand new ski and music festival to celebrate the end of the season. “Verbier Impulse” will run over two weekends — 8-10 April then 15-17 April with ski…
3 Feb 2016
The first Winter Olympic test events will be held this week in South Korea, two years ahead of PyeongChang 2018. The men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup events will take place in Jeongseon over the weekend,…
2 Feb 2016
Two ski resorts in California have stopped selling bottled water. Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows have launched an initiative called Drink Mountain Tap, which aims to reduce the number of single-use water…
1 Feb 2016
Olympic snowboarder Shaun White has bought a stake in Mammoth Resorts, which owns a clutch of ski areas in California. The 29-year-old San Diego snowboarder won Gold at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics…
29 Jan 2016
What would you do if you found an envelope stuffed with cash on a piste? Hopefully hand it in to police, which is what two Austrian men did when the found €16,000 (about £12,225) on a piste in Wagrain,…
28 Jan 2016
There’s been a lot of debate about the size of ski areas recently — but what does size actually mean? If you struggle to work out exactly how big 250km is (Serre Chevalier), 425km (Paradiski) or 600km…
20 Jan 2016
Vail Resorts is marching on — with the purchase of yet another ski area in the US. Today the company that already owns ski areas across the US and in Australia announced it had bought Wilmot Mountain…
13 Jan 2016
An investigation is underway tonight following an avalanche in Les Deux-Alpes that has killed a Ukrainian skier and two schoolchildren. We understand that the schoolchildren had been skiing in a closed…
1 Jan 2016
Ski resorts across Colorado are to host a month-long series of programmes and activities to encourage skiers and snowboarders to keep safe on the slopes. National Safety Month takes place throughout January…
29 Dec 2015
The snow drought that has been plaguing the Alps might be coming to an end. Forecasts show a cold front approaching that will bring to an end the mild weather responsible for green slopes and closed pistes.…
22 Dec 2015
Les Deux-Alpes is planning a world record torchlit descent early next year to celebrate the completion of a new blue piste that will revolutionise the ski home for intermediates. On Wednesday, 13 January,…
17 Dec 2015
Skiing is big business in the States. A new study has shown that the ski industry in Colorado contributes $4.8 billion (£3.2 billion) to the state’s economy — and with some of the best conditions…
10 Dec 2015
Uber, the app that connects passengers directly with drivers, has launched its first ski resort service in the US. uberSKI launched in Salt Lake City in Utah last weekend and offers a cost-effective way…
8 Dec 2015
A new, limited edition beer has been launched in the French ski resort of Courchevel. “Mademoiselle Courchevel” has been made using in Tarantaise by the Alpine do Moutiers Brewery using water from…
4 Dec 2015
One third of skiers and snowboarders fail to check whether they have appropriate travel insurance for their winter holidays, the Foreign Office has revealed this morning. New research from the Foreign…
3 Dec 2015
The ski resort of Åre in Sweden opens for the season tomorrow — with a rather exciting new feature. A snowpark lit by LED lamps in changing colours will mimic the film Afterglow that wowed us all this…
27 Nov 2015
Like it or not, Britain is currently in the grip of Black Friday, which also means money off ski holidays this year. Alpine Weekends is offering Where to Ski and Snowboard readers an extra £50 off its…
20 Nov 2015
Get ready for the annual dash for ski kit at budget supermarket Aldi, which this year says it can completely kit out an adult skier for just £59.94. Every year, Aldi includes ski wear in its regular “specialbuys”…
9 Nov 2015
The high cost of carrying skis on planes is being cited as a major cause in the fall of ski sales in the UK over the past year. Figures released earlier this month by the Snowsport Industries of Great…
6 Nov 2015
The French ski resort of Megève will this year join the Mont Blanc Unlimited Ski Pass — giving skiers and snowboarders access to nearly 1,000km of skiing in three different countries. The Mont Blanc…
1 Nov 2015
Two ski areas in Colorado have opened for business. Loveland and Arapahoe Basin, two resorts that pride themselves on long seasons, opened last Thursday. Thanks to more than a foot of natural snowfall…
1 Nov 2015
Where to Ski and Snowboard promotion Serre Chevalier Vallée in the French Alps has drastically changed the way it measures its ski area. Until this season, the resort used to claim it had 250km of pistes,…
19 Oct 2015
It has snowed again in the Alps, and more ski resorts are beginning to open! Skiers enjoyed fantastic conditions in Cervinia, Italy last weekend, with 120cm of snow on the 3,500m Plateau Rosà glacier…
29 Sep 2015
The world’s first smart ski helmet is being launched in Sydney, Australia. The helmet, called Forcite™ Alpine, will allow users to film their runs, communicate with friends on the slopes, take phone…
28 Sep 2015
A new app has been launched to help skiers and snowboarders get fit for their holiday. SkiFit8 is from the makers of the SkiFit programme that launched last season, but instead of an eight-week programme,…
21 Sep 2015
Chalet owners are warning skiers of the importance of booking directly or using reputable, established tour operators after reporting a website to Trading Standards for mis-selling their properties. Where…
18 Sep 2015
A snowboarder is suing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for dropping snowboard racing from the Winter Olympics. In June, the IOC announced that snowboard parallel slalom would be dropped from…
16 Sep 2015
School holiday restrictions have had an impact on family skiing, according to new consumer research by the Ski Club of Great Britain. The research, released this week, is based on responses from 15,000…
14 Sep 2015
We might have been enjoying the Great British Indian summer last week, but in the mountains it has been snowing. Val Thorens sent us this picture over the weekend of their first snowfall. The French ski…
11 Sep 2015
The wait is over! Where to Ski and Snowboard 2016 is out now. Our 21st birthday edition was launched on Monday, and on sale now here for £16.99. The “skiers bible” was launched in 1994 by Chris Gill…
7 Sep 2015
Skiing holidays are 20 per cent cheaper today than they were two years ago, according to Where to Ski and Snowboard 2016, which is launched today. A vital part of the “skiers bible” is its annually…
4 Sep 2015
Where to Ski and Snowboard 2016 is launched on Monday, 7 September. The skier’s bible, which continues to set the resort guide standard, celebrates its 21st birthday this year. The book was launched…
27 Aug 2015
A new gondola opens in Plagne Montalbert this winter, replacing two chair lifts and shaving nearly 40 minutes from the journey time up Le Fornelet, part of the La Plagne / Paradiski ski area. The new…
24 Aug 2015
Ski Total, Esprit Ski and Inghams have taken the unusual step of opening jointly a new chalet hotel in the heart of Val d’Isère. The new Chalet Hotel Le Savoie sleeps 87 people in en suite rooms, with…
21 Aug 2015
If you’re planning to ski in the states this winter at any of the Vail Resorts-owned ski areas, it might pay to buy your ski pass now. Until Monday, 7 September Vail Resorts is selling its Epic Pass…
16 Aug 2015
Four ski resorts in Colorado will be using an app this winter that tells users how long they will have to wait in a lift queue. Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone have installed technology called…
13 Aug 2015
Wish you could wake up to snowboarding every morning? Well now you can, courtesy of Red Bull. Red Bull Media House has launched a sports-themed alarm clock app for Android and Android Wear aimed at stopping…
6 Aug 2015
The French ski resort of Val d’Isère is undergoing some major changes over the next two years. Work this summer has begun on a €16 (£11.1m) million two-year project to entirely redevelop the top…
5 Aug 2015
Indoor real snow ski slopes in Milton Keynes and Castleford, Yorkshire, are hoping to break three Guinness World Records in the next two weeks, as part of their Freestyle Fortnight. Between now and Sunday…
4 Aug 2015
The Utah ski resort of Park City has rebranded itself as … Park City. Last year, Vail Resorts purchased Park City, together with neighbouring ski resort Canyons, announcing plans to link the two together.…
31 Jul 2015
China will be an enthusiastic host of the 2022 Winter Olympics, says ski instructor Warren Smith, following the news that Beijing will host the Games, despite concerns about a lack of natural snow. China…
29 Jul 2015
Thinking about doing a ski season this winter? Inghams, Esprit and Ski Total are on the lookout for new staff. The three companies, owned by Hotelplan, are recruiting a range of staff from resort managers…
21 Jul 2015
Eurostar has opened booking for its ski train service for the coming season, and added a direct service to Lyon offering new rail access to a host of French ski resorts including Les Deux Alpes and Alpe…
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