Snowboarding
New resort for teenagers’ ski holiday
PGL, leading children’s activity holiday company, has a new location for its February half-term Ski and Snowboard holidays for unaccompanied teenagers (13-17 years).
Mount Norquay, Banff opens - The first resort in Canada this season
Mount Norquay in Banff has opened due to early snow falls already in Banff and Lake Louise. Mt. Norquay will be the first ski resort to open in Canada this season with a combination of 30 cm of natural and manmade snow providing the best opening skiing conditions ever.
Ischgl breaks new ground with Festival Opening week
The ground-breaking, luxury ski resort of Ischgl in the Austrian Tirol will blast the new ski season into action with a week-long feast of world-class entertainment culminating in a concert featuring cult rock band The Scorpions.
Three Valleys, the largest linked ski area in the world
Skiers and Snowboarders are always looking to go bigger and better, especially to find a resort that’s larger than their last conquest.
Turn bored kids into board kids
If you’re lucky enough to have a snowsports holiday booked for Easter you can look forward to some excellent snow conditions in the Alps – but make sure you’re snow-prepared before you go!
Ischgl slopes in great shape for season opening
The high altitude, high energy Tirolean ski resort of Ischgl opens on Friday (25 November) for five months of snow-sure skiing and boarding. The attached picture was taken on Monday 21 November and shows a good coverage of snow - the resort reports that 23 lifts and 71kms of piste will be open for the weekend.
Utah snow for half the dough
Nestled in the red rock canyon country of southern Utah is Brian Head Resort, Utah’s most affordable and family friendly ski resort.
easyJet Holidays website snowboards into ski business
The easyJet Holidays website has launched its first ever ski programme, offering excellent value for money skiing holidays.
Roxette makes Ischgl's season opening a joyride!
Ischgl's five month long winter ski season will be launched on Saturday 26 November with an open air evening concert by pop duo Roxette.
Fernie Alpine Resort opens Polar Peak Lift
The spectacular Polar Peak Lift will add onto the already incredible vertical at Fernie Alpine Resort, British Columbia, now giving the ski resort a whopping 3,550 vertical feet when it opens this winter.
Flexible Christmas and New Year ski breaks
Both Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on a Sunday this year, making it a bit more complicated for those who are tempted to get away to the Alps for their first ski break of the season.
Win one of five personalised hooded tops with SkiHorizon & Slopeseeker
Throughout September, specially designed hooded tops will be given away to five lucky ski fans.
Maximise your time on piste with early bird ski deal
A new scheme has been launched to help skiers make the most of their winter break and maximise their time on the pick of the Alpine Pistes.
Québec in winter
Québec is an exhilarating place all year round, but particularly so during the winter. So if you are going on a snow inspired adventure holiday in Québec where should you be heading and what should you be doing? This video reveals all.
rudechalets winter 2012 ski and snowboard events
rudechalets kick off the 2012 winter season with their Rudeville Slope Side party giving all of their ski and snowboard loving guests the opportunity to ride / ski for free and celebrate the coming winter (Sept).