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

Sign the giant Slide2Sochi snowball

The 2014 Winter Olympics are rapidly approaching.  Hard to believe it’s less than 6 months until the Games begin, in Sochi in Russia, and just 8 days until the Torch is lit.

The ski slopes of Britain are getting everyone in the mood … Read More

Skiing in the desert

Keen snowboarder and travel writer, Charles Holland, is on the lookout for new, fun family snow experiences.  This is his latest finding: 

Snow skiing in the desert climate of the Middle East?  Surely not!

Actually, one Dubai property can make … Read More

Crystal reintroduces ski hosting in France

British ski tour operator Crystal has pulled off a coup!  They have cleverly side-stepped their way round the recent French ban on ski-hosting.

The ban was introduced last winter following an incident in Méribel early in the season, when a young … Read More

Sochi’s new Olympic University

Today the new $500 million (£313 million/€374 million) Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) campus in Sochi was unveiled in Sochi.

The opening was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and other dignatories, including deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Kozak; President of … Read More