Skiing celebrations for 90-year-old Polish war veteran

When we first heard of Stan “So-snow-ski”, we thought he must be a skiing cartoon character.

We were wrong!

Stan Sosnowski is a grandfather and Polish war veteran, who this week spent his ninetieth birthday speeding down a ski slope.

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Sochi Olympic torch to be lit this weekend

The Sochi Olympic torch will be lit this Sunday – 29 September – at the ancient Olympic site in Athens.

It will be lit from the rays of the sun using a parabolic mirror.

The first torchbearer will be 18-year-old … Read More

Ski offers in Reading this weekend

If you’re in the vicinity of Reading this weekend, consider popping into Skiplex this weekend.

For two days only – 28 and 29 September – Skiplex are hosting the “Ellis Brigham Ski & Snowboard Weekend” in Reading.

The Skiplex centre is offering … Read More

Severe flooding in Sochi

Russian authorities have declared Sochi in a stage of emergency, following flooding and mudslides caused by torrential rainfall in the area.

The severe weather is forecast to continue today.

Some residents in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, host city … Read More

Celebrities continue to protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws

Legendary singer-songwriter Cher is the latest in a long list of celebrities who have denounced Russia’s ‘gay propaganda’ laws prior to the Winter Olympic Games in the Black Resort city of Sochi next February.

Cher has revealed that she turned … Read More

LEGO offers (and skiiing)

What child doesn’t like LEGO?

Especially skiing LEGO!

Right now there are some great offers on at LEGOLAND near Windsor in the UK.

For the rest of September and all of October, kids go free on selected dates, if … Read More

How family ski holidays inspired one Olympic skier

FamilySkiNews met up with Britain’s top female Ski Cross racer, Emily Sarsfield, at The Snow Centre this weekend.  She was handing out the trophies to some of the country’s top schools ski racers (and possible future ski Olympians?) at the … Read More

Racing on indoor snow

Our Copy Editor, Teresa Fisher, was at The Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead yesterday for the British Independent Schools Ski-Racing (BISS) Indoor Championships.

She was there supporting her kids, aged 10 and 11, who were both skiing with Portsmouth Grammar … Read More

Tirolean glaciers all open

Winter must be on its way… as Autumn sets in and people start to turn their minds to snow sports, so some of the glaciers are opening in the Alps.

There are currently ten ski areas open in the northern … Read More

Autumn snowfalls in USA and Canada

Winter’s coming…. Last week we reported on September snowfalls in the Alps.  Now it’s snowing in the USA and Canada too!

Yesterday officially marked the first day of fall, yet the weather in mountainous regions across the pond has turned … Read More