Skiing
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'.
Half price luxury ski chalets
With the end of the ski season fast approaching, luxury ski chalet operator Ski Verbier (skiverbier.com) is offering a week’s rental of their remaining luxury ski catered chalets at half price for all bookings made by 25th March 2011.
The best après-ski spots in Val d'Isere
Proud to be one of the most exciting and lively après-ski resorts in the Alps, Val d'Isère is set to make this season its best yet, with a host of new openings, celebrations and end-of-season parties that will be hard to forget.
New concept store changing the face of ski hire
Ski Republic, who continue to revolutionize ski equipment hire with a permanent `two for one’ ski hire offer and a flat rate of hire from 10 euros / day, is now changing the bland face of ski hire outlets with a new concept store in Plagne Centre.
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.
£100 off Slovakia ski packages in March
Slovakia specialist, Mountain Paradise, is offering £100 off of all of its ski breaks to the Tatra Mountains this March.
The ultimate Nordic winter getaway in British Columbia
Explore the Nordic trails in British Columbia and win a prize in BC Nordic’s "Nuts for Nordic” photo contest. It’s simple: hit the trails, click, upload and vote for your favourite photos.
Don't take a gamble on the slopes this half term
As the countdown starts for half-term breaks, many families will be planning to hit the slopes. But leading online ski insurance provider, insurewithease.com, is warning about the financial and emotional risks, if skiers don’t get the right travel cover.
Top ten things to pack for a ski holiday
Online ski holiday specialist and top independent UK ski tour operator Directski.com has come up with its definitive list of what to pack – and what NOT to pack for a ski holiday. Here is the ultimate ski holiday packing check-list.
Big savings on catered ski chalets from Ski Beat
Ski Beat, the UK's largest ski chalet operator, is currently offering up to £360pp off a week's ski holiday in a catered chalet in the French Alps and has a saving of £240pp off a rare half term departure on 19th February.
Skiers urged to shop around for ski hire
Skiers should shop around for the best ski hire deals, according to ski hirer Ski Republic (ski-republic.com), which has 34 ski hire outlets in 26 resorts in the French Alps.
The ultimate family guide to half term ski holidays
For families heading out to the slopes for their half term ski holiday, the Ski Club of Great Britain has come up with the ultimate guide.
High altitude skiing doesn’t mean higher prices
While snow conditions in France’s lower-level resorts have suffered a little recently, there’s plenty of snow above 2500m but, traditionally, high-altitude skiing means higher prices.
Skiing holiday offers from Directski.com
For ski holiday bookings made before 2pm on February 1st Directski.com are offering free ski and boot hire with all holidays to the French Alps, saving around £72 per person, and half price lift passes for all Austrian ski holidays, saving around £50 per child and £91 per adult.
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.