Cable car crash in Italian lake district

Fourteen people, including at least one child, have been killed and another child is seriously injured after a cable car crash near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

The accident happened on a cable car installation transporting passengers from the … Read More

More tour operators cancel ski holidays

Major British ski package holiday operators Inghams, Ski Total and Flexiski have cancelled forthcoming ski holidays until April 2021.  Esprit Ski – te UK’s number one family ski tour operator – has gone one step further and cancelled the entire … Read More

Ski operators extend holiday cancellations

Following recent announcements, Club Med has cancelled its ski program until 27 February, Crystal Ski Holidays have taken it one step further and suspended all ski holidays until 5 March.  At this rate there will be no ski season at … Read More

Future of Norwegian uncertain

Is the sun finally setting for Norwegian Air? The Norwegian government’s announcement  this week, that Norwegian Air will not receive further financial support, has certainly thrown into doubt the future of the airline, as jobs are slashed. It also directly impacts … Read More

All ski resorts in Italy to close due to Coronavirus

Breaking News: The Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia has announced at a press conference in Rome on Sunday (8 March 2020) that all ski facilities in Italy will be closed, starting from 10 March 2020, in an attempt to reduce … Read More

Top airlines for taking your own skis or snowboards

The website My Late Deals has researched 19 airline baggage policies to find the cheapest airlines for ski carriage – those which carry your equipment for free; those that take it out of your baggage allowance; and those that charge … Read More

How to save for your ski trip

Why do the best things in life have to cost money? If you’re thinking of heading to the slopes for a ski holiday, it’s likely you’ll have to budget beforehand. The only problem is: how should you go about it? 

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Jet2 increase ski flights

Despite the demise of Monarch airline, Jet2.com  has boosted capacity for the winter 2018/19, adding 10 new routes and an additional 160,000 seats, from their regional UK bases Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and Stansted.

Ski flights to … Read More

Easyjet is launching a new service from Southampton to Geneva this December.  It will be the first time the airline has ever operated from this regional airport on the south coast of England.

The service is due to … Read More

Take the Frozen Underground

We’re all familiar with London’s famous map of the Underground.  Now there’s a new twist – the Frozen Underground map of the Alps. This brilliant idea was created by amateur British astronomer Anton Vamplew.  His Frozen Underground features ski resorts instead … Read More