Herdsmen’s macaroni

During this cold snap, are your kids coming home from school with freezing noses, fingers and toes, and starving hungry?  Then, why not bring the taste of the Alps to your kitchen table for supper tonight…

We’re going to be cooking this … Read More

Mother and daughter ski holiday to Serre Chevalier

Our of the FSN team is skiing with her daughter in picturesque Serre Chevalier this week – a child-friendly French resort with over 250km of snow-sure, tree-lined runs and peaks galore.

Needless to say, there’s plenty of snow – 13cm … Read More

Ski jump crash

We can’t quite believe that this Japanese ski jumper – Daiki Ito – has finished in the World Cup Top Ten 14 times. Last year he finished fourth!

He looks like a novice here:

This hair-raising incident took place … Read More

Over 100mph – a new speed record in downhill skiing

French ski racer Johan Clarey has set an unofficial downhill speed record of 100.59 mph (161.9km/h) during a training run at the FIS World Cup in Wengen in Switzerland – the fastest speed ever recorded in Alpine ski history.

The Lauberhorn … Read More

Tigers in the snow at Longleat Safari Park

Of all the snowy pictures we’ve seen during this latest cold snap in the UK, this has to be one of our favourites…. it’s a film of tigers in the snow at Longleat Safari Park, checking out a couple of … Read More

World’s largest snowball fight

Many parts of the UK are experiencing snow today and over the weekend, but they probably won’t see as much as residents in Seattle in America saw on Saturday for ‘Seattle Snow Day’.

Over one hundred and sixty thousand tonnes … Read More

Ski shows date clash

There will be a new ski show in the UK this year – the Ski and Snowboard Snow North.  It will take place in Manchester on 25-27 October and will be run by VOS Media, the organisers of the highly acclaimed … Read More

Take your teens snowbombing in Mayrhofen

This is a guest post by Charles Holland of content-marketing company Firespin:

Trying to get your teenage kids interested in a family holiday this year, but struggling to inspire them?  We may just have the solution for you – Snowbombing! 

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World Snow Day – bringing children to the snow

This Sunday is ‘World Snow Day’.

In fact, it is the second annual ‘World Snow Day’ – a global event coordinated by the International Ski Federation (FIS) to promote snow sports around the world.  With the slogan “Bring Children to … Read More

Ski France special holiday offers

Ski France has just announced a special two for one lift pass offer for half-term holidays. The offer is valid on all bookings made in January for ski trips departing 16 February 2013.

The tour operator charters flights … Read More