Klagenfurt Airport, Easyjet and two of the leading ski resorts in southern Austria have joined and have come up with a money saving offer for skiers and snowboarders who want to make a low-cost fast trip to the Alps this winter.
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Skiing Around The World with a ski bum – two books every skier should have in their library
Skiing Around The World – Volume 1 by self confessed ski-bum Jimmy Petterson came out 14 years ago. Now it’s been reprinted and is on sale along with the even bigger Skiing Around The World – Volume 2. Skier & Snowboarder magazine News Editor Patrick Thorne compares the old and the new and explains why these are two books every skier should have in their library.
London Ski and Snowboard Festival makes a splash at Battersea Park
Visitors to this year’s Telegraph London Ski & Snowboard Festival at Battersea Park (24 – 27 October) had to brave torrential rain to get to the show on the first day.
The wet weather was particularly unwelcome for the exhibitors and other attractions which were outside the main hall, known as Battersea Evolution.
Snowboarding pioneer, who first branded the sport ‘Snurfing’, dies at the age of 89
Sherman R Poppen
Sherman R. Poppen, one of the biggest names in the development of snowboarding, has died at the age of 89.
Back in 1965, while living in Michigan, Poppen decided to nail his daughter’s skis together to create what he named a ‘Snurfer’. Then later, working with a local manufacturer, his invention was mass produced and for sale in shops by Christmas 1966. The first-ever World Snurfing Competition was staged two years later.
Ellie Soutter Foundation announces second athlete sponsorship on first anniversary of snowboarder’s death
ONE year ago today, on July 25 2018, Ellie Souter from Surrey, one of the most progressive Junior Female Snowboard Athletes in Great Britain, took her own life on her 18th birthday in the ski resort of Les Gets, France.
Great meals delivered direct to your holiday accommodation in the French Alps
THEY say there is no such things as a free lunch writes Skier & Snowboarder magazine editor Frank ‘Scoop’ Baldwin – and this was the case when I was invited to sample the fantastic food on offer through Huski, the company that delivers delicious meals prepared in the French Alps direct to your ski accommodation.
Ski 2 organises courses for youngsters looking for high energy tuition over half term and Easter
SKI 2 is offering Adventure Ski Weeks in Italy for youngsters who might think that they are too old for ski school.
Champoluc specialist ski tour operator Ski 2 is running the courses to those who ski very good parallel and are looking some high energy ski tuition.
Mastermind of The Great Escape was a British ski racer who had a run in St Moritz named after him
Sunday 24 March 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of the real ‘Great Escape’ and several special events and memorials have been held on the site of the former German Prisoner of War camp which is now part of Poland.
Grab yourself a discount with ALPINRESORTS.com
ALPINRESORTS.com is the largest online marketplace for ski rental and ski lesson bookings in Europe. It has 1,000 partner shops and 150 ski schools throughout the Alps. Last year more than 300,000 customers booked their ski equipment online in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Andorra and Bulgaria via ALPINRESORTS.com
By booking online customers can claim a discount of up to 60%. Plus the ALPINRESORTS service saves you times when picking up your equipment from the rental outlets as it has already been prepared for your arrival.
Hollywood star David Hasselhoff – the star of hit shows such as Knight Rider and Baywatch is a brand ambassador for ALPINRESORTS.com.
www.alpinresorts.com/en/ski-rental
Read the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine here
You can read the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine by clicking here.
If you prefer a printed version, pick up a copy for free from your local ski and snowboard store or ski slope (while stocks last).
SKI PROPERTY: A simpler way to find your very own Alpine hideaway
By Rob Freeman
IT’S the dream of many of us – owning a ski-in ski-out heavily-timbered chalet with a balcony in the Alps. Hot tub on the deck. Spacious en suite bedrooms. Sauna, games room, cinema room, wine cellar, ski room with boot warmers. Piste right outside the door. You know the sort of place I have in mind.
Caught on camera – Konrad Bartelski goes large in Wimbledon
FORMER British ski racer Konrad Bartelski is fulfilling a personal ambition by putting on his first Exhibition of Photography at Wimbledon Fine Art from Sunday 25 November to Sunday 9 December.
The exhibition features Konrad’s large-scale photographs that echo the size and the perspective of the mountain environment. A contribution from sales will be made to the Back Up Trust which helps to transform lives after spinal cord injury.
Snow-Camp charity teams up with luxury ski hotel to help youngsters aim high
by Rob Freeman
TWO London teenagers are looking forward to a season working in a five-star hotel in the French Alps, thanks to a charity that helps inner city youngsters find positive careers in snowsports.
SKI DRIVE – Top tips for winter driving
Driving to the alps has become an attractive travel option for skiers and snowboarders. And another form of ski drive for both European and North American destinations that has been growing in popularity is flying in and then hiring a car for a ‘road trip’ around three or four different resorts. Online car hire service, Rentalcars.com, has come up with a list of top tips to help make hiring and driving a car in winter as stress-free as possible.
Jet2.com expands ski programme and now flies to eight ski airports
JET2.COM is introducing its biggest ever ski programme this season with over 65 weekly departures to eight ski destinations airports including: Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Turin, Lyon, Verona, Barcelona (Andorra) and Lleida (Andorra).
British students questioned by police after brawl ‘involving fists and ski poles’ in Austrian resort
AUSTRIAN police have questioned a group of British teenagers and two Germans over a brawl outside a ski lift that left three people injured.
Officers said the incident happened on Thursday morning following a verbal dispute between the skiers over who could get into the Gruenwaldkopfbahn gondola in the resort of Obertauern first.
Hollywood stars appear at Crans Montana film festival
by Amy Borrett
THE RECENT Les Rencontres du 7ème Art Lausanne Film Festival First Edition attracted a host of Hollywood celebrities and shone a spotlight on the Crans-Montana ski area in Switzerland.
And there was more good news this week when it was announced the ongoing dispute which had led to the indefinite closure of the ski lifts had been resolved for the time being. Day tickets are now on sale at a vastly reduced price, and Crans-Montana’s slopes will now stay open until 17 April.
Olympic snowboarder Billy Morgan visits Scotland
WINTER Olympic snowboarder Billy Morgan recently undertook a whistle-stop tour of some of Scotland’s mountain snowsport areas to meet some of his fans and to experience two of the mountain ranges there.
Snowsport week aims to gets more youngsters on the slopes
by Amy Borrett
THE third annual National Schools Snowsport week is set to launch on Monday 23 April, hoping to encourage over 2,000 youngsters to try their hand at skiing and snowboarding for the first time. The week will run from 23 to 29 April and is aimed at giving pupils at primary and secondary schools, as well as sixth form colleges, the chance to try skiing or snowboarding.
Read the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine here
There have been some great snowfalls throughout the Alps since the start of the year that has set up some great conditions as we get into the tail end of this season.
You can read about where the most snow has fallen in our news section in the magazine by clicking here and if you have not already booked your Easter trip or fancy some late season skiing and snowboarding keep an eye on the special offers that are regularly updated on this website.