Short break specialist Skiweekends has launched its chalet programme for Winter 2023/24.
Chalets in Avoriaz, Morzine or Courchevel in the French Alps are available for three, four, or seven nights next season.
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Sustainability is key to Ski Beat’s 2023/24 ski and snowboard holidays
Ski Beat, the package operator of catered chalet holidays to France, has launched its 37th ski season featuring ski holidays in almost 50 chalets in snow-sure resorts in the French Alps.
These include Les Arcs, la Plagne, La Rosiere, la Tania, Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, Courchevel le Praz and all holidays between December 2023 and April 2024 are inclusive of return Gatwick and Manchester flights and transfers.
Massive snowfalls allow Northstar, Heavenly, and Kirkwood to extend their seasons
Near record-setting snowfall in Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort in the Lake Tahoe region has added additional days to the ski and snowboard season in America.
Courmayeur Mont Blanc’s hosts special Family Easter Ski Week
Courmayeur in the Italian Alps is hosting a Family Easter Ski Week from 26 March to 2 April 2023 for children aged four to 13 years old.
The resort has partnered with Momentum Ski and UK-based children’s events company Archy Events to create a week-long programme based at the Hotel Pavillon, a family-run hotel situated in the village. The programme includes ski school and kids’ club and there is a large swimming pool and spa. Courmayeur is ideal for skiers and non-skiers with a wide range of activities, such as snowshoeing and fat biking.
Great spring skiing and snowboarding conditions leads to late surge in bookings
Ongoing snowfall in the French Alps is leading to a late surge in bookings for the rest of the season, according to UK tour operators.
After a spell of dry weather, there have been recent heavy snowfalls across many resorts in the western Alps, especially France, providing a good base for the next few weeks and going into Easter. The snow has followed by blue skies and spring-like temperatures, creating ideal conditions for many French resorts.
Revelstoke’s beer festival invites skiers and snowboarders to celebrate end of season in style
Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia is celebrating the end of the winter season by hosting the Revy Beer Festival. Skiers and snowboarders are often rewarded with great conditions at this time of year as Revelstoke is famous for its overnight snowstorms that occur well into April, making the area ideal for spring skiing.
Upgrades and ease of access makes Axamer Lizum ideal for a ski city break
A new 10-seat cable car in the Austrian resort of Axamer Lizum is now transporting skiers and snowboarders to the top of the mountain in just six minutes. Also new for this season are the kickers and rails installed at the newly designed Golden Roof Park near the Karleitenlift for experienced boarders and freestylers.
Award winning comedy festival heads to Mayrhofen
There’s a chance to combine some end of season skiing and snowboarding with great entertainment during the Altitude Comedy Festival when it returns to the Austrian resort of Mayrhofen from 3 to 7 April 2023.
Skiers and snowboarders can take on the steepest groomed black run in the world
Skier & Snowboarder magazine Swiss editor Mark Nicholls takes a Peak Walk.
Mark Nicholls hits the heights of Glacier 3000 for stupendous views and equally fabulous skiing in Switzerland
The view from the steel bridge, suspended between two peaks, is stunning.
Within the 360-degree panorama is the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Eiger and Jungfrau…and a flavour of the fabulous skiing below.
Val Gardena Spring treats, musical beats, and racing feats
Val Gardena, part of Italy’s famous Sellaronda ski circuit in The Dolomites, has a selection of events, parties and special offers to close out the 2022/23 season.
The ‘Rock the Dolomites’ music festival runs from 18-26 March 2023. The programme includes blues, rock ‘n’ roll, rock, pop, reggae, indie and funk.
Bosnia and Herzegovina promises low cost ski and snowboard holidays in a novel destination says Iglu Ski
Ski and snowboarding trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Dinaric Alps are now available through wintersports travel specialists Iglu Ski
The two resorts in the Dinaric Alps, the venue for the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics, are proving to be popular with skiers and snowboarders who are attracted by the novelty of the destination and the comparatively low cost of a holiday in snow covered mountains.
Free day’s skiing if you wear national dress in Austria’s Zillertal Arena
PHOTO: Zillertal Arena
Austria’s Zillertal Arena ski region has announced that anyone who hits the slopes in traditional Tyrolean dress in the final week of the season can get a four-day lift pass for the price of the three-day option.
George Ezra to perform at Top of the Mountain Spring Concert in Ischgl
George Ezra is making his debut at Ischgl’s Spring Concert. PHOTO: Creative Commons – creativecommons.org
The second Top of the Mountain Spring Concert kicks off in Ischgl, Austria on 30 March 2023, with British singer-songwriter George Ezra making his debut on the legendary ‘Ischgl Stage’.
The 29-year-old’s repertoire includes well-known hits such as ‘Budapest’, ‘Shot Gun’, ‘Barcelona’ and ‘Blame It On Me’ as well as songs from his new album ‘Gold Rush Kid’.
International Ski Patrol Day honours those who help keep skiers and snowboarders safe on the slopes
Members of the Glenshee ski patrol were among those honoured worldwide on a recent International Ski Patrol Day. Arnie Wilson explains the background to the event which was launched last year
A member of the Glenshee Ski Patrol passes on some advice to Arnie Wilson (right)
How would you cope with someone who has received quite a serious injury from a skiing or snowboarding accident? You probably won’t know until if and when it happens. And hopefully it won’t ever happen.
Gurgl gears up for this season
The RAC (Royal Automobile Club) in London provided another great location for a recent lunch for ski and travel journalists, this time hosted by the Austrian ski area of Gurgl and the Tyrolean region of Ötztal.
Relax or work out at Val Thorens’ new €40m state-of-the-art sports, aquatic and convention centre
Alf Alderson swaps his skis for a new ‘board’ of a different kind in Val Thorens which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season
Le Board is shaped like a giant snowboard
It was one of those days in Val Thorens with low cloud and poor visibility making the skiing tricky at best, so what to do? Feel our way down the slopes in the murk, or try something different?
Les Gets says ‘no more butts’… (unless you are in one of the designated smoking areas)
The French resort of Les Gets claims to be the first in Europe to ban smoking both on and off the slopes – except in five designated areas.
The ban came into force on 17 December and Benjamin Mugnier, who is in charge of the project, said: “We want to showcase our number one asset which is the clean air of the mountain. This is why thousands of people visit us every year.”
Airports make plans to minimise disruption during Border Force strike action over festive holidays
Border Force staff who are members of the Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union plan to strike at six of the UK’s busiest airports, along with the seaport of Newhaven, over a 9-day period at the end of December that takes in two of the busiest weekends in the ski and snowboard season – Christmas and New Year.
Skiers and snowboarders willing to spend more this season despite cost-of-living challenges says Club Med survey
Despite the current economic climate, there still remains a real appetite for ski holidays according to Club Med’s annual ski report, The Economy of Ski: The Financial Factors Impacting the Upcoming Season.
Will skiers and snowboarders be using lift passes made of wood in the future? ‘Yes’ says Chemmy Alcott
A new eco-friendly ‘pay-as-you-go’ lift pass that the manufacturers claim will save skiers and snowboarders money, time and hassle, has been endorsed by former British ski racer and Olympian Chemmy Alcott (on the right of this photo).