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As the European ski season gets underway, Ryanair has launched new routes from London’s Stansted Airport which includes twice weekly flights to Grenoble, Lourdes and Cueno, thus maximising accessibility to ski resorts in the Alps and Pyrenees regions.
Transfer times to selected resorts may be cut by up to an hour when flying to Grenoble. […]

Ski-direct have a unique and personal service which gives customers peace of mind when booking their first ski trip. With the daunting prospect of choosing where to go, Ski-Direct.co.uk have the perfect solution, they’ll sort everything out for skiers of all abilities.
All customers have to do is give the experienced operators a call […]

Why do people take the train, when they can fly and drive in half the time? If anyone on the Snow Train is asked why they’re there, the same answer will be given. The 2 extra days skiing and the mobile disco.
The disco carriage and bar are sound proof, for those who don’t want to […]

Many families will be heading off to holiday in half term week, whether it’s a sun holiday or a ski holiday. Ski holidays are very popular this time of year as its half way through the season, although prices sometimes rise as demand increases.
The most popular ski destinations at half term are Austria, France […]

Italy has a vast range of regions to enjoy, whether you’re looking for a city break, sun holiday or ski holiday; this European country offers many opportunities. Sight-seeing in Rome or Milan, beach lounging in the Italian Riviera and activity holidays on the snowy Alps or Dolomites.
In the next few months the Charles Darwin […]

Here are some ideas of where to go for a city break, ski holiday or sun holiday during February half term:
Fun for the family: Disneyland Paris
Disneyland is located 19 miles outside of Paris, this world famous park includes: hotels, Walt Disney studios, a golf course and much more, the theme park is very popular with […]

A report by snowboardclub.co.uk has revealed that a number of ski resorts have opened early for this season.
Italy’s Livigno resort has opened a fortnight early with offers of free skiing for early arrivals to the resort.
The Spanish resort of Formigal has opened at its earliest time for 15 years and is one of the […]

According to a recent report by the prestigious Italian Touring Club Study Centre the Alta Badia region of the Alps is the best ski resort in Europe.
Alta Badia is comprised of five stunning ski villages, including Colfosco, Corvara, La Vila and San Cassiano. The survey involved 111 Alpine ski resorts and looked at all the […]

This season will see an upsurge in the number of green ski runs on ski slopes worldwide, but this is not to encourage beginners, but rather to promote a more environmentally friendly attitude towards this very popular winter sport.
The Ski Club of Great Britain is on the verge of launching a new online tool which […]

Flights from Southampton will now include the destinations Grenoble and Zurich which will be offered by Blue Islands, an airline based in the Channel Islands. Flights to Zurich will depart daily during the week with an extra flight being introduced on Sundays as of October 26th.
Blue Islands will join the airline Flybee in offering […]

Traditionally skiing holidays have been thought of as one of the more expensive types of holiday, but recent research has shown that there are some excellent skiing destinations in Eastern Europe offering great value accommodation and a fabulous ski experience.
Bulgaria’s increasingly popular ski resorts of Bansko, Borovets and Pamprovo offer great, low-cost deals on ski […]

The “SkiWelt- Kitzbüheler Alpen” ski resort in Tirol, Austria is to unveil a revolutionary news solar powered ski lift which will come into service for the coming ski season.
The solar powered conveyer belt and T-bar style lift will take skiers and snowboarders from near the swimming lake at Brixen up to a new 8-seater cableway. […]

The Association of SnowSports Countries (ASC) is planning to offer free skiing across 46 resorts in some of the most popular skiing resorts in Andorra, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Norway and Switzerland.
This one-off offer is open to 1000 genuine first time skiers, for one week only beginning either on the 17th or the 24th […]

A study by the private bank Cater Allen has show that British travellers are increasingly choosing holidays which offer them new and exciting activities.
The research showed that only one in five British tourists were planning to spend their next holiday relaxing by “doing nothing”.
One of the most popular activities is said to be trekking, with […]

Many american resorts are aiming to cater for the traditionally non-ski times of year with a range of new and exciting activities such as dogsledding, snowshoeing.
Activities such as kayaking are also highly popular with holidaymakers at holiday locations such as Lake Tahoe, voted number one ski destination by Orbitz in 2007/2008.
Holidaymakers are advised […]

The more advanced, adrenalin-driven skiers travelling to the picturesque skiing resort of Chamonix will soon be able to put their skills to the test thanks to a new initiative from the British Alpine Ski School.
The ski school will be offering an exciting new range of courses including backcountry and performance skiing programmes for […]

Les 2 Alpes ski resort will be holding a Japan-themed snow sports festival from July 4th to 6th 2008. The ski holiday destination will have sushi, sumo, Japanese beer and everything else you can associate with Japan.

Austrian ski resort Stubai Glacier is experiencing “fantastic ski conditions” this year and is planning to stay open until July, if not longer. Skiers and snowboarders can enjoy the slopes very late at the large resort. During the summer months 10 of the 20 lifts at the ski resort will stay open.

The Suffolk snow dome has been given final approval by the government. Surprisingly, once built, Europe’s largest indoor ski slope will be located in the UK.