Fresh snowfall

With the recent heavy snowfall across most of the Alps, for those who gambled with a late ski holiday, it has definitely paid off.  They have been rewarded with relatively quiet slopes after the Easter rush, and truly awesome snow conditions.

The … Read More

Last-minute family ski holidays

It might be Friday 13th but in anyone in the Alps today is far from unlucky!

Winter has returned to much of the Alps, with a massive dump of snow in Switzerland, Austria, Italy and, in particular, in France.  Yet … Read More

End of season fresh powder skiing

Even though the long, hot sunny spell is definitely over, anyone skiing in the Alps this coming weekend is in for a real treat!

It’s snowing now, down to as low as 1,000m in some resorts.  In fact, maddeningly, some of … Read More

Snowbombing

As the 2011/12 ski season winds down, there’s a definite end-of-term party feeling in the Alps at the moment… and nowhere more than in Mayrhofen in Austria’s Zillertal.  Here, Snowbombing is in full swing.

Snowbombing is a six-day festival for … Read More

Lindsey Vonn – Ski Girls Rock

A lucky group of four girls from the “Ski Girls Rock” ski school in Vail had the chance to ski with their hero, Lindsey Vonn when the Olympic gold medallist and World Cup Alpine Ski Champion returned to Vail for … Read More

Beacon and Eggs for Easter

For something different this Easter, why not join in the fifth annual ‘Beacon & Eggs’ Beacon Search contest at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in California.  This unique event combines an Easter Egg hunt with an avalanche beacon search practice session.  … Read More

US Ski resorts gear up for an Easter EGGstravaganza

Ski resorts around North America making final preparations for Easter Day, which in many regions marks the last big event of the winter ski and snowboard season.

At Crystal Mountain, Washington’s largest ski area, an Easter Egg Hunt will take … Read More

Easter snow forecast

Here’s our snow forecast for the Easter weekend.  The weather has turned in the Alps.  Instead of sunshine, it’s snowing above 2000m, with rainfall lower down.  Chamonix (France) is reporting around 30cm of fresh powder overnight; with 22cm on the … Read More

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge ski in Méribel

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been spotted skiing in the resort of Méribel in the Trois Vallées, together with Carol and Michael Middleton, parents of the Duchess of Cambridge, sister Pippa and brother James.  

Prince William joined the family holiday, … Read More

Best resorts for Springtime skiing

It’s snowing again in the Alps!  At least, there’s been some snowfall in some high resorts.  Not a lot but a light dusting to refresh some of the pistes.  Zermatt has had 10cm of fresh snow today, while Val d’Isère and … Read More