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Peak Retreats offers new En-Route Escapes experience for ski clients
Peak Retreats, the French Alps ski specialist, is offering a new concept to help its clients break up their self-drive journeys to and from the French Alps. Adding to their range of en-route hotels, the ‘en-route escapes’ concept allows skiers to explore more of France on their way to or from their ski holiday. -
Win a family skiing holiday to Italy!
Forty years ago… It all began for Interski when we took our first clients to Courmayeur, in Italy’s Aosta Valley, way back in Winter 1983/84. Forty years later and we’re still providing the same great service, taking happy skiers to the mountains every winter.
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Winter Holidays the Austrian Way…
PHOTO: © Oesterreich Werbung, Christoph Oberschneider
A unique destination offering stunning scenery, a relaxed atmosphere and the chance to spend quality time with family and friends, creating memories to last a lifetime… that is what you will find on a winter holiday the Austrian way.
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Discover new resorts across the Alps with flexiski this winter
As well as offering favourites such as Avoriaz, Tignes, Val Thorens and St. Anton, flexiski have added some fabulous new resorts such as Andermatt and Crans Montana in Switzerland and Alpe d’Huez in France with three-night breaks available from £320pp.
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Arc 1950 celebrates 20th birthday with programme of winter events
PHOTO © Andy Parant
Some 20 years ago a new mountain village concept was born, pioneering and innovative. An entirely pedestrian resort, ski-in-ski-out, with only the swish of skis on snow to break the silence. This was the visionary gamble of Canadian promoter “Intrawest” renowned for its Whistler and Mont Tremblant projects.
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Over $1billion invested in experience for Ikon Pass holders
As winter in North America approaches, Ikon Pass holders can look forward to over $1billion in new and improved infrastructure and experiences aimed at enhancing the guest experience, including new terrain expansion, reimagined base areas and lodges, innovative beginner areas, new lifts and gondolas, expanded snow making, imaginative culinary offerings, improved skier services and more.
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Take Your Skiing to New Heights with Exclusive ESF Masterclasses
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Méribel ESF has announced a series of exclusive ESF Masterclasses to help take your skiing to new heights. ESF Masterclasses are designed to cater to all skill levels from a basic skier eager to improve to an expert skier intent on reaching new objectives. Masterclasses will run weekly for four weeks from Sunday, 7 January 2024.
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WIN an OOSC Clothing ski suit!
OOSC invite you to rekindle the spirit of skiing with our collab competition. You could be the lucky winner of one of their NEW SEASON retro inspired ski suits, ready to rip up the slopes in eye-catching style. -
Ski Safari exclusively introduces Gausta, one of Norway’s best-kept secrets
As the UK’s leading ski tour operator to Norway, Ski Safari continues to develop and improve a programme first launched over 10 years ago. The latest addition is the up-and-coming resort of Gausta in the heart of Telemark, Norway.
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Ride the new Les Glaciers Gondola in La Plagne
Once the final skiers left the mountain last April, the famous Bellecôte Gondola was dismantled, and the 102 cabins went up for auction. These vintage bubbles, dating from 1973, had a starting price of €500 / £430 each and sold in just one-and-a-half-hours.
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Our Winter edition is out now!
The Winter Issue of Skier & Snowboarder is out now – offering a great combination of first person experiences from resorts throughout the world, holiday news, the latest equipment, UK slope and club news, competitions and more! In this issue we take a closer look at Ski Amadé in Austria, Pays De Gex and La Plagne in France, and Val Gardena in Italy. Plus check out the holiday news pages for what’s new this season. Read online here. -
British champion skier traverses London transport network to celebrate London Snow Week
Champion Alpine ski racer, Chemmy Alcott, hits London to celebrate London Snow Show’s debut at the ExCeL on 21-22 October. Photography by Drew Cox
London commuters were treated to an unusual scene this week, as British champion skier, Chemmy Alcott, was seen traversing the walkways of Waterloo Underground Station and the heights of IFS Cloud Cable car, kitted-up in skis and full winter sports gear.
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Ski Solutions Launch Winter Inspirations Hub
As winter 2023/24 draws closer, Ski Solutions, Britain’s original tailor-made ski tour operator and largest specialist ski travel agency, has introduced a brand-new Winter Inspiration hub to provide a one-stop shop for all things ski this season. From new accommodations and resorts, to a competition and an interview with a ski racing champion; this is the place to start planning your next ski holiday.
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New survey shows UK Snowsports market will grow by 14% in 2023/24
A new survey by ski chalet specialist Le Ski predicts that the UK snowsports market will grow by 14% in winter 2023/24. The survey was conducted by YouGov for Le Ski during August 2023 and showed that 1.12 million British skiers and snowboarders took to the slopes last winter.
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Verbier Tourism brings the Swiss Alps to London
PHOTO: Panorama @raphaelsurmont
Verbier Tourism will be helping peak Londoners’ interest in the upcoming ski season with a rare chance to experience the resort’s famously fun apres-ski vibe on home turf.
Over two exclusive nights at the end of this month, the Iron Bloom Shoreditch will be converted into a winter wonderland, recreating the Alpine town’s world-famous party atmosphere and cementing Verbier’s reputation as a place to be seen after a day sloping about.
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Travelski Express on track for the 23/24 season
Travelski has announced that the 2023/24 Travelski Express product is now on sale. Running outbound from London on Saturday mornings from 30 December and returning the following Sunday (also daytime) the new packages will offer daytime train travel in both directions and eight nights of accommodation (to facilitate a full seven days of skiing) as standard.
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Atomic hosts first ski industry climate summit
©Florian Breitenberger
Atomic, leading manufacturer of ski equipment, is set to host the first Ski Industry Climate Summit, an international two-day congress with the aim to bring together key stakeholders and drive impactful change to address the urgent need for climate action.
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New Unforgettable Experiences for the 23/24 Ski Season
As the 23/24 ski season approaches, winter sports enthusiasts can look forward to an array of exciting new offerings and innovative enhancements at top resorts around the world.
From expanded skiable acreage and state-of-the-art technology to luxurious accommodations and breathtaking amenities, these resorts are raising the bar to provide unforgettable experiences for guests. Here are plenty of reasons to book a snow trip this winter.
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Kemmerer family announce plans to sell Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
After 31 years of ownership, the Kemmerer family announced its intent to sell Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) in Wyoming, US. The Kemmerer family bought JHMR in 1992, and their passion, dedication and commitment turned the Resort into a world-class destination.
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New hotel offerings for 2023 in Val d’Isère
Travellers looking for luxurious accommodation options in Val d’Isère need look no further, as the mesmerising alpine destination has announced an array of exciting new accommodation offerings for the second half of 2023.
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Ski Beat launches 2025-26 ski season!
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Tour operator set for biggest ever winter in Norway
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Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards to host ski breaks in Les Gets
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Val d’Isère’s Slopes Set To Open After Fresh Snowfall
27th November 2024
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1st November 2024
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New Toe in the Snow beginners’ ski holidays
31st October 2024
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Vialattea set to open for its longest season to date
22nd October 2024
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Exciting Les 2 Alpes upgrades – get to the glacier in half the time…
18th October 2024
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Where to spend a White Christmas in the Alps
4th October 2024
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Team celebrates completing charity bike ride to Val d’Isère
2nd October 2024