It’s a polar bear’s life

As today is International Polar Bear Day, we just had to share this gorgeous advert for the World Wildlife Fund, sponsored by Coca Cola, with you – it shows a polar bear’s view of the Arctic:

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Ski hosting – ESF vs Le Ski

The French national ski school, the ESF (Ecole de Ski Francaise) recently won a court case against a small UK tour operator, Le Ski, forcing it to stop ski hosting.

As everyone await the next steps in the legal process, … Read More

Calshot Mountain Sports Festival

This Saturday (2 March), the Calshot Activities Centre in Hampshire is staging a Mountain Sports Festival.  With competitions and taster sessions, it is the ideal opportunity for all the family to com and have a go at skiing or snowboarding. 

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Crystal Ski returns to Norway

The UK’s number one ski company, Crystal Ski, is reintroducing Norway into its programme for the 2013/14 season.

Norway was once a very popular destination for British holidaymakers, but numbers dwindled due largely to expensive local prices (especially for alcoholic … Read More

Uppsala Ice Festival

The city of Uppsala is holding a Festival of Ice this week in the Stadsträdgården (City Park) and FamilySkiNews’ copy editor, Teresa Fisher, has gone out to Sweden to report on the event.   

It is the nation’s largest display of ice sculptures in a city setting, featuring 14 … Read More

Kaiserschmarrn – the Emperor’s Mess

Instead of serving your usual pancake recipe on Shrove Tuesday (12 February), why not feed the kids Kaiserschmarrn  – a delicious (and very filling) Austro-Bavarian pancake whose name means the ‘Emperor’s Mess’.  

It is traditionally eaten either as a main course … Read More

FIS Ski Racing: the good news and the bad

The good news is….

One of Britain’s top Slopestyle skiers, 17-year-old Katie Summerhayes won a silver at the World Cup in Switzerland.

It was an especially impressive result, as this was her first event back on the circuit after a knee … Read More

Zurich in blockbuster TV series

The Swiss city of Zürich has been chosen as the setting for a Chinese blockbuster TV series. 

The mountainscapes of Switzerland have long been the setting of many Indian movies, as we reported in our feature Bollywood in the Alps.  But … Read More

Carnival season in the Alps

It’s Carnival season in the Alps – the frivolous festive period immediately before Lent. 

This weekend, towns and villages across the region will take to the streets in garish fancy dress costumes for several days of wild street parties – with oom-pah band parades, street entertainment … Read More

Lindsey Vonn out of action

Lindsey Vonn suffered a serious knee injury after an accident in the Super G on Tuesday, at the first day of the World Championships in Schladming in Austria.

The four-time overall World Cup winner and 2010 Olympic downhill champion received … Read More