Ski Train tickets go on sale tomorrow

Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning (Tuesday 6 August) for trains to the French and Swiss Alps.  You’ll need to set your alarm early and have your laptop fired up ready if you’re hoping to get seats for peak times … Read More

Sochi’s new RusSki Gorki Jumping Center

The building of Sochi2014’s RusSKi Gorki Jumping Center is complete.  But it has been a bumpy ride…

Back in February, Russian President Vladimir Putin fired Akhmed Bilalov, vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), after holding him responsible for overspending … Read More

Snow cools elephants at Whipsnade Zoo

What do you do with a hot elephant?

No, it’s not a joke!…

The elephants at Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable in have been feeling hot and bothered in the recent hot weather.

So the Zoo has called upon The Snow … Read More

Crystal axes ski hosting in France for next season

As France once more draws more UK skiers to its slopes than any other country, FamilySkiNews wonders whether the debacle with the French authorities over ski hosting in French resorts may cause a tide of change.

Last season, a ruling … Read More

France remains most popular ski destination

Planning your next ski trip?…  Here’s a break-down of who goes where in the UK market, hot off the press in this week’s brand new Crystal Industry ski Report for the season 2012/2013.

France continues to be the most popular … Read More

Growth in UK ski market

The UK ski industry is set to rise again, according to the Crystal Ski Industry Report 2013, which was published today.

The report shows a growth in the market for the first time in five years.

Crystal Ski, the UK’s … Read More

Verbier reopens this weekend

Verbier is opening this weekend for skiing.

It’s the first time in 25 years since the Swiss resort was open for summer skiing.

It is one of several resorts which have opened over the past few weeks, benefitting from the … Read More

Swiss Mountain ice-cream

Wimbledon week two… the weather’s getting warmer… it must be summer, finally!

That’s why we’ve just posted up our luscious Swiss Mountain ice-cream recipe in the Alpine Cuisine section of the FamilySkiNews website.

It’s a really simple recipe inspired by … Read More

Lindsey Vonn’s race suit sells on eBay

Lindsey Vonn has sold this rather jazzy Spyder race suit on eBay to raise money to help a girl from Buck Hill, Minnesota, attend a summer ski camp.

The suit, which was signed by Vonn, the greatest alpine skier in … Read More

Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch spacewalk confirmed

It’s official.  The Olympic Torch will travel into space at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, where it will be taken on an historic spacewalk.

It seems only fitting that Russia will be the first country to send the Olympic Torch … Read More