Winter Sports
Winter wellness weekends in Malta
The 5 Star Fortina Spa Resort in Malta, world leaders in health tourism, are offering luxurious healthy holidays in their unique Wellness Rejuvenation Rooms.
New Year skiing in Slovakia's Tatras
Mountain Paradise is offering a week's skiing in Slovakia's High Tatras for just £499 per person including return flights, accommodation in Pension Plesnivec or Pension Fortuna, a six day ski resort pass and free half board and free ski/snowboard carriage, worth £125.
There’s snow place like Ontario for the ultimate winter holiday
For those looking for the ultimate winter holiday with a wide variety of experiences that stretch beyond the ski slopes and require little or no experience, Ontario in Eastern Canada won’t disappoint.
Affordable Christmas holiday rentals for lovers of sun or snow
For those who don't have any ideas about what they’re going to offer to their family for Christmas, L&V Location et Vacances can help. Christmas holidays in the mountains or abroad are now just a few clicks away and have never been so affordable. L&V Location et Vacances is offering deals from €68 per week in Austria in a cosy apartment for 4 people.
Ski holiday savings for France's Three Valleys
Skiweekends.com is offering ‘buy one, get one free’ on lift passes – worth up to £193 – for all coach and air-inclusive Christmas and New Year holidays to Brides les Bains in France’s Three Valleys.
Snowboarders get wings for Team GB
British Airways, the official airline partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has signed up snowboarders Ben Kilner and Zoe Gillings - two of Team GB's best hopefuls for the forthcoming 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
Pack the right plastic if you’re heading away this winter
With Christmas fast approaching and the colder weather setting in, many Brits may be contemplating a winter getaway.
Fatboy Slim to headline Snowbombing 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls - the Fatboy is back. Santa Claus has come early this December to cram none other than super star DJ Fatboy Slim down your chimney!
Savvy skiers might be tempted to stray off piste this season
The average cost of a winter sports holiday is now higher than at any time since the turn of the millennium, with a flight and accommodation package costing on average a hefty £686, new research commissioned by Santander Cards has revealed.
Andorra opens for business
Initial snow fall over the weekend of 28th and 29th November has provided a good layer of snow with up to 40cm of snow on the high slopes and 20cm on the lower slopes of Andorra’s ski resorts.
APH compares airline charges for winter sports equipment
With the ski season upon us, Airport Parking and Hotels(APH) is offering updated information on the cost of transporting winter sports equipment on airlines. Skiers and snowboarders can visit the ‘Know Before You Go’ section of the APH website which provides travellers with an updated comparison table of charges for ski equipment and excess baggage allowances on eighteen airlines flying from the UK.
Its snow much fun in the Tirol!
After record-breaking October snow conditions in the Austrian Tirol, November’s snowfall proved a little less forthcoming, but fear not December has arrived and so has the snow. Many Tirolean ski resorts have received between 20-50cm of fresh snow, making a welcomed start to the winter season.
Kashmir resort offers heliskiing experience for thrill seekers
Skiing in Jammu and Kashmir is a thrilling and exciting experience for any adventure enthusiast. The Ski Club of India was established in Gulmarg in 1927, which is now considered to be the ski paradise of India. Just 50km from Srinagar, situated at an altitude of 2,730m, the Gulmarg scenery changes from a flowery meadow in summer to that of a small ski resort in winter. Ski-lovers from all over the country flock to the area because it's the only ski-resort in the mighty Himalayas where you can ski with a magnificent view of the Karakorams.
Pre-Christmas ski or snowboard holiday?
The winter sports season has got off to a great start with record early snowfalls in some European resorts and with 50cm to 100cm new snowfall expected in the Alps over the next few days says AA Travel Insurance.
Winter walking in the French Alps
Winter walking – complete with snowshoe and cross-country ski hire for snowy conditions – is the offer from specialist operator, Belle France.