Snow Report, June 13

They’re up and skiing in the southern hemisphere! It’s a fairly tentative start to the season – but ski resorts are now open in South America, New Zealand and Australia. Most of the rest will be firing up their lifts between June 15 MORE

10 Early Booking Ski Deals to Use This Winter

Only 22 weeks left to the start of the season! Ok, so hopefully we’ll see a bit of real summer along the way, but now is the time to pick up an advanced booking bargain. Cash-hungry tour operators are offering early enticements that MORE

Four-Legged Snow Cats Go Skiing

It’s a dog’s life in a ski resort, what with pulling sledges and finding avalanche victims, as our feature on Snow Dogs shows. But Snow Cats also have their role to play. No, we’re not talking about those people-carrying piste-bashers that provide a MORE

The Best Places to Ski in New Zealand

Fancy skiing in New Zealand? We don’t blame you. This far-flung country, moored on the edge of the Southern Ocean, offers the kind of under-developed mountain environment we can only dream of in western Europe – and spectacular scenery comes as standard. When MORE