Teenagers ski Les Menuires

Our teenage reporter, Katie Campkin, recounts her experiences travelling as part of a group of seventeen teenagers (no adults!) on a Neilson package holiday to Les Menuires (in the 3 Vallées, France) – focusing on the skiing and, of course, the party scene.  … Read More

Biker smashes sledding speed record

Bike racer Guy Martin has sped to victory after breaking the world’s gravity-powered sledge record in Andorra for the Channel 4 show Speed with Guy Martin.

The 32-year-old motorbiker and mechanic from Lincolnshire sledded 21mph quicker than the old record, … Read More

Aiming for a new ski world record

On the 1st of March Jamie Stevenson is setting off in an attempt to ski in 20 different countries in a month.  He is hoping to achieve a new Guinness World Record. 

The current ‘Most Countries Skied in One Calendar … Read More

Kranjska Gora ranked the Eurozone’s ‘best value ski resort’

According to The Post Office’s Ski Holiday Money Report, resort prices are looking a bit higher this year.  Our financial advisor, Peter Derrick, reports:

Kranjska Gora… please take a bow!

The Slovenian resort of Kranjska Gora was yesterday … Read More

Why ski in Norway?

Scandinavia has been reporting a relatively mild start to winter, with some resorts not yet open.

However fresh snowfall is forecast for the start of the weekend, possibly accompanied by strong winds.

One of our favourite Scandinavian ski resorts is … Read More

Harry Styles skis Mammoth Lakes

One Direction’s Harry Styles is skiing in Mammoth Lakes Ski Resort

Harry, the 19-year-old heartthrob of the teen boy band is enjoying a ski holiday in the Californian resort with Kendall Jenner, star of the TV series Keeping up with … Read More

Snowy Christmas in the Hautes-Pyrenees

There’s plenty of snow for anyone planning a Pyrenean Christmas holidays, with heavy snowfall across the region in the past 24 hours!

Here’s a quick snow update from the main resorts of the Hautes-Pyrenees:

Peyragudes has 10cm of fresh snow (the snow depths now … Read More

Teenager killed on family ski trip to Lech

A teenager – one of triplets – was killed in an avalanche on a family holiday in the luxury resort of Lech am Arlberg in Austria yesterday.

Sixteen-year-old Cameron Bespolka, from Winchester in the UK, was taking part in an … Read More

Coolski pass for beginners

La Plagne in the French Paradiski region has launched a new Coolski pass for the coming season. 

Paradiski is already one of the world’s largest ski regions, with more skier visits than any other resort (according to the annual International … Read More

New child-safe chairlift in St Anton

Let’s face it… it can be a real worry for some parents travelling high above the snow on chairlifts with fidgety kids.   We’ve all read the stories.

A new child-safe chairlift has been installed in the Austrian resort of … Read More