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Free skiing for kids with new ski bursary scheme
Secondary schools across the UK are being given the chance to apply for a ski bursary scheme run by the Ski Club of Great Britain. Launched last autumn, the bursary of £500 per school will be awarded to six schools and used to give children a chance to give skiing or snowboarding a go.
Make a saving on your Christmas ski holiday
Directski.com is offering 30% saving off all Christmas ski holidays departing on 20th and 21st December, bringing prices down to as little as £299 for a week's self-catering ski holiday in Andorra, Meribel and Bulgaria, based on 4 sharing an apartment and including return Manchester and Gatwick flights and transfers.
Small is beautiful when it comes to skiing
The powerful combination of passion, personalised service and expert local knowledge means small owner-managed operators can provide that extra something the big boys just can't match, argues ski journalist Lucy Crisp.
Now could be the time to try a self-catering ski holiday
With terms like ‘credit crunch’ and ‘higher cost of living’, ski holidays this winter begin to look like a luxury, but is there a way to still get your fix of snow without hurting your bank balance?
Skiing for all the family in the Italian Dolomites
Launching at the London Metro Ski and Snowboard Show commencing 22nd October, Enchanted Holidays Limited are specialists in family winter sport holidays to Madonna di Campiglio in the Italian Dolomites.
Heading to the ski slopes this winter?
As holidaymakers start to make plans for this winter’s ski season, International Currency Exchange (ICE) is advising travellers to buy their travel money in advance to make sure they get the best deal.
Bavarian slopes offer skiing for less
Get ready to pack your skis and head for the Oberstdorf-Kleinwalsertal region in Southern Bavaria where the grand season opening in the German-Austrian skiing area “Fellhorn-Kanzelwand” and “Nebelhorn” will take place on 6 December.
The world’s sexiest ski destinations
Sex in the snow replaces sex in the city as Canada’s Banff outperforms searches to other sexy ski destinations by more than 50 per cent. As the credit crunch bites harder than ever, Cheapflights.co.uk, the UK’s leading flight price comparison website, figures out what’s hot for budget skiing with a little sexy appeal this winter.
A winter wilderness adventure in Finland
After a summer of grey skies, floods and cabin-fever, why not get back in touch with the great outdoors and join Walks Worldwide on a guided, 8-day Winter in Finland adventure, full of activities including husky-sledding, ice-fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing?
Hidden gems for ski lovers
As much as we love the big mountain experience and the buzz of the top resorts like Val d’Isere, Verbier, Whistler and Jackson Hole, what about the hidden gems? Here are some little heard of resorts which ooze charm and character, and offer some really great skiing.
Ain’t no mountain high enough for ebookers
The ease of use provided by ebookers.com to hotels, flights and cruise can now be applied to ski, thanks to the launch of ebookers' Ski Holidays. The online travel agent has teamed up with Dublin based B2BSki to offer skiing products, fully available online, to an array of European resorts including Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Norway and Slovenia.
Calling all snow bunnies
Set in some of the world's most renowned ski and winter destinations, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts invites guests to experience the trappings of the season with a distinctive selection of winter getaway packages. Whether an ideal winter escape includes tearing through the powder of the Rockies or taking on the Swiss Alps, Fairmont's cool winter packages will keep snow lovers warm all season long.
Alpine skiers enjoy fresh now
Skiinfo.com is reporting large falls of fresh snow across the Alps this week, particularly in Austria. The big falls of up to 70cm (28 inches) in recent days have made the dozen or so European ski centres that have already opened for winter 2008-9 in to early powder havens for those lucky enough to be already out on the slopes. For the rest of the continent’s leading resorts, it means a big boost in anticipation of the coming winter.
If you can do it on snow, you can do it in Yukon
The one thing Yukon can absolutely guarantee, year after year, is snow. Snow that covers the boreal forest, snow that coats the peaks in white, snow that melts beneath the ski, or flies from the snowmobile track, or flutters from the paws of a dog team. Snow: they’ve got it. And we’re not talking about that on-again, off-again stuff that is ice one day and water the next. No, we’re talking snow, the real stuff with the infinite variety of flakes.
A new challenge for snow-lovers
Snow-lovers seeking a new challenger or career this winter could find just what they’re looking for in an extraordinary course being offered by one UK adventure sports operator in the New Year. Fife-based Peak Leaders has boldly ventured into the Far East with a 10-week programme in the Japanese resort of Myoko.