Snowboarding
The best après-ski resorts in Europe
Which bars have been the most popular during the 2010/2011 ski season? The season isn’t quite over yet but SkiHorizon experts have decided to take a look at the best après-ski nights organised this season.
The Killers play out Ischgl's ski season
Late snow fell on Ischgl at the weekend as 15,000 fans rocked to The Killers in the Tirolean resort's Top of the Mountain season-closing concert on Saturday (30 April).
SkiHorizon's 10 most popular European ski resorts
French ski resorts have proved to be the most popular in Europe, new sales data released today by SkiHorizon on the 2010-2011 winter ski season reveals.
The piste is ready for Yorkshire skiers
Jet2.com, the Yorkshire-based leisure airline with friendly low fares, has today announced flights are on sale from Leeds Bradford Airport to the popular skiing and snowboarding destinations of Chambery, Geneva and Salzburg for winter 2011/12.
French chalets for Easter skiing in style
For families or couples looking to book a last minute Easter skiing holiday, The Alpine Club is offering individual room bookings in exclusive 'Adult Only Chalets' or shared 'Family Chalets'.
Example & Professor Green gear up for the Volvo Road Trip
The greatest snowboard and music festival in the world is nearly upon us - and instead of travelling care-of an over-crowded flight, a lucky few are taking part in the Volvo Road Trip.
Top 'end of season' ski parties
End of season ski parties have become an annual tradition for the leading ski resorts. New and innovative festivals are frequently popping up, creating competition between resorts as to who has the best end of season parties.
Ischgl’s riding high with The Killers booking
The top Tirolean resort of Ischgl has become one of the first ski resorts to have a fully storyboarded and directed TV advertisement screened in Britain - at the same time as booking one of the UK's favourite bands, The Killers, for the end of season concert on Saturday 30 April.
Top tips to avoid the slippery slope of overseas fees
As the ski season gets into full swing and thousands of Brits are hitting the slopes overseas for their annual fix of downhill fun, N&P (Norwich and Peterborough Building Society) is guiding skiers on how to avoid an unwelcome jump in the cost of their holiday this ski season.
Smart skiers book early with Thomson Ski
The new 2011/12 Thomson Ski & Snowboarding preview brochure, featuring over 80 world-class ski resorts in 10 countries across Europe and North America, offers not just inspiring winter holiday ideas, but holidays built around the customer.
Going skiing this winter?
With many people preparing for winter skiing breaks, it is important to check that your travel insurance would provide sufficient cover for you and your equipment if something went wrong.
Unique luggage solution for every skier and snowboarder
Ideal for the 2010 - 2011 skiing season and for many future trips to the slopes, the new Live Luggage Sports bag is a truly unique solution for every skier and snowboarder which enables clothing, boots and even skis and snowboards to be put onto a single luggage system and moved along easily with only one hand!
Get on track this winter at bcnordic.com
Skinny skis and snowshoes are set to hit the tracks and trails as the Nordic season kicks off in British Columbia.
France – More than ever a skier's paradise
All of France's ski resorts are already open and reporting excellent snow conditions. With a range of fantastic offers this winter, it's easy to see why France is still so popular when it comes to skiing.
Glen Plake on the changing face of California skiing
Glen Plake first skied aged two. According to his official biography: "…it was his third-grade teacher who used a Möbius flip from the seminal '70s ski flick Outer Limits as a way of demonstrating math that turned his life. For Glen, there fell into place a connection between skiing and the wider world, an understanding that there were deeper forces beneath this sliding on snow. In that brief flash of insight, Plake knew that skiing held something greater for him."