Ryding and Muirhead are flagbearers at Beijing

Two of our greatest Winter Olympians, Dave Ryding and Eve Muirhead have been selected to carry the union flag into the National Stadium in Bejing.  

The pair are both competing at … Read More

Cable car crash in Italian lake district

Fourteen people, including at least one child, have been killed and another child is seriously injured after a cable car crash near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

The accident happened on a cable car installation transporting passengers from the … Read More

Ski Total – a Covid casualty

In the aftermath of three lockdowns and with holidays still currently banned in the UK, so we’re starting to see tour operators slowly unravel.  The latest casualty, chalet holiday experts Ski Total, will henceforth operate exclusively under Inghams.

At … Read More

The return of primitive skiing

With hotels shut and international travel at a stand-still, skiing is now a local pastime. But even for the locals, much has changed. Without all lifts open and only several pistes available, skiing has been forced back in time. Back … Read More