Skiing
Ultimate-Ski.com adds landmark 100th ski resort
Ultimate-Ski.com - the ultimate guide to the best skiing and snowboarding destinations and the must-go-to website for skiers, boarders and snow sports enthusiasts, has just added Stuben am Arlberg in Austria – a landmark 100th resort in their independent resort reviews.
Alberta’s ski resorts sweep the board
Alberta’s Rocky Mountain resorts have scooped six of the top eight awards for North America in the recently launched Hardy’s Skiing & Snowboarding Guide 2009, including Best North American Ski Resort, awarded to Banff-Lake Louise.
Directski.com bucks the trend
While airlines are closing and tour operators are consolidating their charter flights this winter, Directski.com is one ski tour operator that is announcing an expansion in the number of flight seats being offered to skiers with the addition of two charter flights from Heathow and a 50% expansion in their flying capacity this winter.
Europe’s most viable ski weekend
The Slovak ski resort of Tatranska Lomnica is undergoing a dramatic 11 million euro face-lift in time for the 2008/9 ski season. The expansion includes the addition of a further 4.9kms of pistes, the creation of Slovakia's longest piste at 6.5km, a new 4 seat chairlift, new snowmaking equipment, a new kids school and ski area, new ski rental facilities, night skiing and a new apres ski bar.
Ride and ski in a winter wonderland
There is a moment in every new couple’s holiday when things could go disastrously wrong. It’s the ‘holiday hiatus’ in which the words ‘I hate you’ will be murmured through gritted teeth, as each is obliged to enjoy their partners idea of their perfect holiday.
Farewell to a giant
On October 16th at precisely 16.30 the deconstruction of Oslo’s most famous landmark and Norway’s number one tourist attraction will commence.
Calling all snow-sport virgins
Take the plunge this winter and see why so many people take to the slopes. Book your holiday with Inghams from either the 17th or the 24th January 2009 and you can learn to ski for free.
Switzerland Travel Centre launches winter ski programme
The Switzerland Travel Centre has launched its 2008/09 skiing programme offering a wealth of options ranging from small, family-friendly destinations to ‘jet-set’ resorts such as Klosters.
France is set for a successful ski season
France is ready for the new winter season with good early ski holiday sales reported by tour operators and hopes to replicate last year’s excellent figures. France will be hosting the World Alpine Ski Championship in Val d’Isère from 3 to 15 February and will benefit from an extensive media coverage giving an insight into the attractions of our resorts and ski domains.
Green mountain huts in the Tirol
Located amid some of the most stunning mountain scenery in Europe, the Tirol's mountain huts provide inexpensive, good quality and environmentally friendly places to stay. Not only are the surroundings supremely green, but the environmental management is both innovative and of the highest standards.
Book early to beat the credit crunch
The wobbly economy might seem a good reason to put off skiing plans or to wait for last minute deals, but as Lucy Crisp discovers, it's actually made it more important than ever to book your break early.
Japanese ski resort receives early snow fall
Residents of the Japanese ski resort of Niseko woke today to the first sight of snow for the season – an overnight dusting on the peak of Mt Yotei, Powderlife Niseko Magazine has reported.
White Tirol’s hotels go green
Low energy houses and renewable and solar installations in many of the Tirol's hotels and public buildings contribute to it being one of Europe's leading ‘green' destinations and one which adheres to the highest standards of environmental conservation. Here's a summary of some of the Tirol's greenest hotels.
Winter's on its way at Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb received over 5 centimetres of snow in the alpine overnight making Whistlerites wonder if Mother Nature forgot a season. The first day of fall, Whistler Blackcomb mountain tops are covered with at least six centimetres of snow. With 65 days until the winter ski season and 79 days until the opening of the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola on December 12, the countdown is on.
White Tirol turns green
The Tirol is one of Europe’s leaders when it comes to low energy houses, renewable and solar installations. Many of these innovations are now being applied to tourist accommodation and infrastructure, including the completion of an innovative, solar powered T-bar ski lift and conveyor to take skiers at Brixon in the Austrian Tirol, opening in time for the winter 2008/9 ski season.