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Your chance to test out the latest skis
November 3, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
Buying a new pair of skis for the forthcoming season? It’s a minefield out there!…
It’s easy for us ski journalists – we get the chance to try out lots of different skis and to get free advice and tuition … Read More
Free ski show tickets
October 31, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
The London Ski and Snowboard Show is especially exciting this year. It’s in a new venue, with a new format and on a new date (as we reported in an earlier story HERE). It’s definitely the capital’s must-see event this season. … Read More
Happy Halloween
October 31, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
Happy Halloween to all our FamilySkiNews readers – we just love this image of a snowman created out of pumpkins on a lawn in Northampton, USA.
(AP Photo/Chris Post)
Winter is coming
October 28, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
… and ski resorts in the Alps are opening already!
Following on from some early Autumn snow and reasonably cold temperatures, a handful of resorts are starting up their lifts surprisingly early in the Alps. Most are glacier resorts but … Read More
The London Ski Show
October 28, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
This year the London Ski & Snowboard Show takes place at a new time – not during half-term – and at a new venue.
The show will run from Thursday to Sunday on 5-8 November.
It will no longer … Read More
Ten reasons to visit the 2015 Ski Shows
October 27, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
Bring your kids along to this year’s Ski & Snowboard Shows. There will be loads of exhibits and activities to keep them amused. Family tickets cost £50 and children under 11 go free!
As usual there will be two shows, … Read More
James Bond in Austria
October 25, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
The 24th James Bond film, SPECTRE, will hit the big screen tomorrow, Monday 26th October 2015, filmed against a backdrop of the Ötztaler Alps in Sölden and the mountain village of Obertilliach in East Tirol.
A total of thirty … Read More
Valmorel goes virtual
October 12, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
Many resorts say they are ‘family friendly’, but reporter Briony Key discovered now Valmorel goes the extra mile to make sure these words have true meaning, and how the resort is encouraging everyone to see for themselves by taking a … Read More
Northern Lights in the UK
October 10, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
Great Britain was treated to a rare display of the Aurora Borealis – better known as the Northern Lights – this week. has been visible over parts of the UK. The Aurora Borealis is usually seen over Iceland and Scandinavia … Read More
Vote now for British Travel Awards
September 29, 2015 | Teresa Fisher
There are just two days remaining for you to cast your votes for prestigious British Travel Awards. Vote online today for the companies you feel are worthy of an award and you could also win a great holiday prize. Voting … Read More
