Family news
Family friendly Arc 1950
February 23, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
Our roving alpine reporter Briony Key continues her quest to find the most family-friendly resorts in the Alps. This month she’s in France, in the celebrated Savoyard resort of Les Arcs and, in particular, to Arc 1950. Here’s how she got on: … Read More
Try The Jump’s sports for yourself in the Austrian Tirol
February 9, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
Many of us sit glued to The Jump on Sunday evenings, holding our breath as top athletes and soap stars converge on the slopes of Igls in the Austrian Tirol, battling it out in the skeleton, ski cross and ski … Read More
World Snow Day highlights (or ‘anything goes… even skiing in your back garden’)
February 8, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
Anything goes on World Snow Day as long as you’re out and about and having fun in the snow. that’s the message on the World Snow Day official trailer which warns “Mothers, fathers, grandparents, uncles, aunts and all families take note; … Read More
World Snow Day – a kids view
February 5, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
Check out this World Snow Day interview with some little shredders from Skis.com. Kids really do say the funniest things…
Fifth World Snow Day is a global success
January 28, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
The fifth edition of the FIS World Snow Day was a huge global success with a record 625 events in 42 countries and an estimated 620,000 participants.
The purpose of World Snow Day is to get as many … Read More
Celebrate National Breakfast Week Swiss-style
January 26, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
With National Breakfast Week falling at the peak of the ski season, there’s surely only one breakfast to consider feeding your kids before school this week. It’s also possibly the most nutritious breakfast in the world. It’s “Bircher Muësli”.
This naturally sweet cereal dish … Read More
Piste princess or mile muncher?
January 9, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
What type of skier or boarder are you?…. this is the question posed in this year’s promo video for Crystal Ski, the UK’s leading ski operator and one of our partners here at FamilySkiNews.
Crystal’s video, filmed on the Hintertux … Read More
Airbnb and skiing
January 5, 2016 | Teresa Fisher
Our editor chose one of the busiest weeks of the ski season to try out her first Airbnb. Her aim was to find some cheap but pleasant family-friendly accommodation in one of France’s most popular resorts. Did she succeed to … Read More
A Christmas Carol
December 24, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
On Christmas Eve 1818 in Oberndorf, a delightful village just outside Salzburg, two men inspired by the Christmas atmosphere, composed a simple song to celebrate Midnight Mass:
“Silent night, holy night, all is dark, save the light…”
They never thought … Read More
Merry Christmas from FamilySkiNews
December 24, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the team at Family Ski News: Teresa, Peter, Carl, Sarah, Emmanuel and Katie… and from all our regular contributors too.
We’re off to the Alps for Christmas – … Read More
