Skiing
Stay at Sir Richard Branson's ski chalet in Verbier
The Lodge in Verbier, Sir Richard Branson's privately owned ski chalet, is normally hired exclusively in winter for up to 18 guests, but during March and April 2012 individual rooms can be booked on selected dates 'hotel style', ideal for those who don't have time to organise 17 friends for a ski holiday!
Bargain ski deals at smaller, lesser-known Alpine resorts
Ski holidays need not be a financial strain this winter by opting for self-catering accommodation and heading to the lesser-known resorts of the Alps, where rates on accommodation, lift passes and ski hire are more affordable.
Skiing in Val d’Isere - save up to 50 per cent on ski hire
Val d’Isere specialist Ski-Val has negotiated a great deal on ski hire in the resort when booked in conjunction with its chalet holidays.
Skiers risk painful half-term with no insurance
With perfect snow reported over the European slopes, the half-term ski getaway will see thousands of families heading for European resorts.
Top `end of season’ ski parties for 2012
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.
Snowhere better to have fun
If your kids have been enjoying the recent snow falls, encourage them to learn how to ski or snowboard and they could be enjoying the snow all year round.
Do you have the white cover for skiing?
Holiday makers are being urged to take out adequate winter sports cover as recent reports reveal that one in five skiers and snowboarders is considering travelling without insurance.
Celebrate epic snow conditions with free off-piste guiding
Luxury St Anton chalet company, Alpine Evolution, is offering free off-piste courses to all guests who book to stay with them during March.
Snowfall for February half term reaches record levels
Paradiski, the huge ski domain in the French Alps [Les Arcs/Peisey Vallandry/La Plagne] with 425km of pistes, is reporting record levels of snow for the February holidays: at the time of writing snowfall at some French stations has reached 4.78 metres.
Six of the best ski chalet holidays
Top ski chalet for romance and ski-lovers: Cosy up in front of the log burner, snuggle in the sauna, ski together directly in and out of the peacefully located Chalet Beriozka, an attractive ski-in, ski-out chalet that’s ideal for romantics and ski-lovers.
One-stop ski hire, ski apartment and ski-pass
Ski Republic has teamed up with apartment rental company Odalys Vacances to offer the option to pre-book half price ski & snowboard hire for those booking a stay at Odalys Residences in Arc 1800, Cauterets, Courchevel, Flaine, Font Romeu, Le Corbier, L'Alpe d'Huez, Méribel Mottaret, Orcières 1850, Peyragudes, La Plagne, Saint Lary Soulan, Saint Sorlin d'Arves, Tignes, Val d'Isère and Val Thorens.
Top tips for the UK’s 60 million virgin skiers
With 46 ski hire shops in the French Alps and in the Pyrenees (including Andorra), Ski Republic’s expert staff really know their twin tips from their carvers.
Brits risk their bodies and finances on the slopes
British skiers and snowboarders are skiing or boarding drunk, too fast, without taking lessons from professionals, and without checking they are properly covered by travel insurance according to research from Santander Insurance.
Fight the festive flab and get fit to ski with Jet2.com
The airline of choice for northern skiers, Jet2.com, is tipping a ski and snowboarding break as the best way to work off the weight accumulated through festive feasting.
Speed cameras and breath tests... on the ski lopes
Diving for cover as a skier bombs past is a familiar experience on the piste. In order to curb dangerous skiing and boarding, many British skiers would welcome deterrents and punishments normally used on our roads - including speed cameras and breathalysers - introduced on the slopes abroad.