Snowing down under

It’s snowing down-under!

As the skiing and boarding season in the Northern Hemisphere draws to a close, so the snow has started to fall bang on cue this week in the Southern Hemisphere…

On Monday in Thredbo, Australia (also at Perisher and Mt … Read More

World Snow Day 2013 report published

The long-awaited World Snow Day report is out.  Judging by its contents, the event was clearly a resounding success! 

The second annual World Snow Day took place on 20 January, as we reported in an earlier story here.  

Four hundred and thirty … Read More

Learn to ski with Crystal in Norway

Family-friendly skiing in Beitostolen

Crystal Ski, the UK’s largest tour operator is reintroducing three top Norwegian resorts to their programme for the 2013/14 ski season.

These holidays are especially well-suited to families and beginners, as you will be able to read in … Read More

Saas Fee’s Season End Après Ski Parade

The Season End Après Ski Parade takes place in Saas Fee this Saturday. 

It marks the climax of a busy fortnight in the Swiss resort. 

On 12-13 April, around a thousand adventure and adrenaline junkies from all over Europe competed in … Read More

Free skiing – that’s Epic!

Thanks to the heavy dumps of snow in Colorado in recent weeks, and despite the official closing last Sunday, Breckenridge and Vail resorts are extending their season by one extra weekend – 19-21 April. 

What’s more, skiing will be free … Read More

Flipping amazing

Can you imagine thirty skiers doing a blackflip simultaneously whilst holding hands?!!  Well, it happened this week in the Canadian resort of Mont St Sauveur.   

The stunt was organised by 20-year-old Canadian freestyle skier and twice World Champion of mogul skiing, … Read More

First UK snowboard speed record

Jamie Barrow has today set a speed record on a snowboard of 94.26mph at the aptly-named ‘Speed Master’ ski event in Verbier, Switzerland. 

It’s the first time an official UK speed has been set on a snowboard. 

The speed trial took place … Read More

Airlines could do more to help parents

Airlines are not doing enough to help parents flying with young children, according to a new survey.   

The poll has been conducted by Fly.com.  It questioned 884 mothers in the USA. 

An overwhelming 72% of them believe that airlines don’t always … Read More

Dog-sledding with a ex-Paralympian skier

Today we had the privilege to tour the frozen lakes of Beitostolen by husky-sled with one of the British competitors at the Ridderweek – the world’s largest annual winter sports event for people with physical, mental and visual disabilities.

Fifty-six … Read More

World’s largest winter sports week for disabled skiers

Around 500 physically or visually impaired skiers are currently competing in Norway, in the world’s largest annual winter sports week for disabled skiers. 

This week, from 7-14 April, the resort of Beitostølen is hosting their 50th Ridderweek – an event … Read More