Eddie the Eagle ‘skiing’ Everest for charity

This month Eddie the Eagle, Britain’s former Olympic ski jumper, is joining over a hundred people in Austria, as they attempt to set a new World Record – skiing the height of Mount Everest in a day. The “Everest Challenge” is a fundraising event … Read More

National Schools Snowsport Week is coming soon

National Schools Snowsport Week – a brand new initiative from Snowsport England aimed at encouraging more schools to introduce their pupils to snowsports will commence this spring at 21 slopes across England.

National Schools Snowsport Week is being backed by … Read More

How to avoid ski injuries

Here’s some excellent advice from our medical advisor, Dr Sarah Brook, on how to prepare for your ski holiday and how best to avoid muscular injuries once on piste.     

Ski holiday fitness really needs to start a … Read More

Try The Jump’s sports for yourself in the Austrian Tirol

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

Ski Jumping competition cancelled

Sunday’s World Cup individual ski jumping competition in Oslo had to be cancelled at the weekend, due to bad weather.  Just one and a half hours into the competition on the Holmenkollen, with only two jumps on the scoreboard, the jury decided … Read More

Beth Tweddle injures neck in The Jump [update]

“Surely this is the last series of the channel 4 reality show The Jump?” asks FamilySkiNews, as the third contestant leaves the show injured… and it’s only week 2.

Olympic bronze medal-winning gymnast Beth Tweddle, 30, is the latest … Read More

Fifth World Snow Day is a global success

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

The Jump returns to Channel Four

Yes, it’s back! It’s undeniably cringeworthy, yet it’s utterly compelling…it’s Channel 4’s “The Jump”.

The long-awaited line-up of celebrities has been announced, with stars from Eastenders to Westlife, from TOWIE to Made in Chelsea, not to mention a scattering of … Read More

How to avoid knee injury while skiing

Following the large quantities of snow in the Alps, the several serious avalanches in recent days serve as a sobering reminder to us all that, together with the idyllic mountain scenery and fresh alpine air, from the first ice-cold chairlift … Read More

Chemmy Alcott wins Lifetime Achievement Award

The World Snow Awards – the top snow-sports industry awards – for 2015, were announced at London’s Ski & Snowboard Show yesterday. The awards are organised by The Telegraph Ski and Snowboard to recognise excellence in the snowsports industry.

There … Read More