Category - Ski Holiday

Classic Ski Holiday

Where could you ski powder in Europe last week – without straying off-piste? Norway, that’s where. It was the last run of the day in Hemsedal and we headed for the highest lift-served...

Konrad Bartelski is still Britain’s best ever-downhill skier who came within 0.11 seconds of winning a World Cup Downhill in December 1981 in Val Gardena in Italy. In recent years Konrad, now 60, is...

When other resorts are only just beginning to wake from their summer slumber, and if they have any skiing at all in late November, they certainly won’t be full. Ischgl on the other hand is...

Several ski resorts have postponed their opening days - but it looks as though relief will come next week.

Before you set off on your ski trip this winter it makes sense to find out everything you can about safety and avalanches – especially if you plan to go off-piste. The steep and deep is...

With a fortnight to go to the opening of the ski season it’s beginning to look as if all the main Alpine countries have declared war on elements of the traditional British ski holiday, with both...

Discounted ski accommodation over the February half-term holiday is usually rarer than hen’s teeth. But in one company’s early-booking sale, self-catering ski apartments in France and Andorra are...

Travelling by train to the Alps this winter? Here are ten tips from Daniel Elkan of Snowcarbon on how to make the best of your journey. 1. The Eurostar Ski Train may be the most direct route to the...

Fed up with lugging skis and heavy bags around fog-bound airports? As you head to the Alps this winter let the train take the strain. Snowcarbon’s Daniel Elkan always travels by rail. He argues that...

Skiing in November? Can you really do it? Oh yes you can. Up on the glaciers of Espace Killy one season slips seamlessly into another. By the middle of November you can usually ski from the top of...