Pampered penguins

If it isn’t extraordinary enough to have a gigantic artificial-snow ski resort constructed in the middle of the desert, then the addition of penguins to the Dubai Ski Centre has to be the icing on the cake.

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March Madness

Make the most of this season’s astonishing snowfalls with one of these last-minute cheap family holidays from Crystal, all departing next weekend (10/11 March).  There are some sensational bargains.  All the holidays listed here include flights, transfers to/from resort and … Read More

Pippa Middleton skis for charity

Pippa Middleton – Prince William’s sister-in-law and the younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge – took part in the 88th Vasaloppet cross-country ski marathon in Mora, Sweden today.  She completed the 56-mile race in an impressive 7 hours 13.36 … Read More

Cheap ski deals to France

Pierre et Vacances – France’s leading provider of self-catering accommodation and one of our partners at FamilySkiNews.com – is offering up to 30% off ski holidays in March.   While the snow’s so good, it seems too good an opportunity to … Read More

May the force be with you…

The Burton Star WarsTM Experience has just opened in Sierra-at-Tahoe – the first snowboard park in the world that features iconic Star Wars themes to introduce children as young as three to snowboarding.

Families, Star Wars fans and budding young … Read More

The Future of Snowboarding

In recent years, the number of youngsters snowboarding has been falling, especially in Europe.  Snowboarding seems to have lost some of its appeal, even though skateboarding continues to be a massively popular with tweens and teens in an urban environment, and should therefore … Read More

Ski holidays at knock-down prices

Check out the latest ski deals from one of FamilySkiNews.com’s partners – Britain’s top ski operator Crystal Ski and its subsidiary companies, Thomson and First Choice.  All prices are for 7 nights and include airport transfers to resort.

Aspen, Colorado, … Read More

Lindsey Vonn wins two World Cup titles

Lindsey Vonn came third in the World Cup downhill race in the Russian resort of Rosa Khutor at the weekend, but it was enough to clinch the overall title for the season.

It is Lindsey Vonn’s fifth successive downhill title. … Read More

It’s Carnival season

Today is Faschingsdienstag (Shrove Tuesday) – the climax of several days of Carnival celebrations in the Alps. 

Carnival – called Fasnacht in Switzerland, and Fasching in Austria and Bavaria – is the festive period immediately before Lent, and is an annual … Read More

Follow the LEDer

This video is amazing – it’s a man snowboarding covered in L.E.D. lights.  It looks as though a spaceman has landed on the snow. Let us know what you think of the film on our Facebook page.

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