Tour operator offers home visits

Planning a family skiing holiday? … Bewildered by the choice of family tour operators, destinations and resorts? … Struggling to find the perfect holiday tailored to your family’s needs (black runs for dad, good childcare for baby, safe, straightforward runs for … Read More

Hotham’s Learn to Ski Week

Bring your family to Mt Hotham for Learn to Ski Week from Sunday June 16 to Friday June 22.

Learn to Ski Week is specifically aimed at first-timers, especially children, giving them a chance to try out skiing or snowboarding … Read More

World’s most expensive ski lift passes

Budgeting for your next family ski holiday?  Think carefully about the price of your ski passes as is a hidden cost which can add up quite considerably in some resorts. 

A recent price survey has revealed the world’s Top 10 for … Read More

Ski Club of Great Britain appoints new Chief Executive

The Ski Club of Great Britain has a new Chief Executive, Frank McCusker, as of Monday 2 July.  Frank joins the Club after a successful career within marketing services in the travel and leisure sector.   

Ski Club Chairman, Neil Britten … Read More

Attacked by a bear whilst bare

A man relaxing in his hot tub at the Canadian ski resort of Whistler was subject to an unprovoked attack by a black bear at the weekend.   

According to a statement issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the … Read More

Kids Stay Free at Perisher

Perisher – Australia’s favourite family ski holiday destination – has today announced a great range of special offers, including a fantastic ‘Kids Stay Free’ deal. 

This offer is the perfect incentive for any family to get the kids to the … Read More

A right royal assortment

Here at FamilySkiNews.com we’re huge fans of Biscuiteer’s exquisite hand-made and lovingly hand-iced biscuits, which we reported on in our ‘Too good to dunk’ story here.

Our favourite, unsurprisingly, is the Après Ski tin:

However, we … Read More

Skiing starts in the southern hemisphere

Now that the ski season is over in the northern hemisphere, attention is now shifting to the resorts on the other side of the globe, as they get ready for the start of their ski season.

This weekend, Australia’s favourite … Read More

Snowboarder Zoe Gillings carries Olympic torch

Britain’s number one snowboarder Zoe Gillings is the latest in a line of winter sports athletes to carry the Olympic torch. 

Twenty-six-year-old Zoe has participated in two Olympic Games – in 2006 in the boarder-cross event and also at the Vancouver … Read More

St. Moritz to host 2017 Alpine Skiing World Championships

The glamorous resort of St. Moritz in the Engadine region of Switzerland has been selected to host Alpine skiing’s World Championships in 2017.

The announcement was made yesterday by the FIS council, following a vote at the 48th International Ski … Read More