First of all you need some snow, and not just any old snow. It has to be suitably wet and grippy. But it appears that a whole generation of British school kids is missing out on the very best of...
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There’s more good news for skiers in the Alps. Today, yet another band of snow is moving across the western end of the region, and according to our Snow Forecast for the Alps, it’s going to bring a...
The slopes are almost empty… Baqueira-Beret is located in the Val d’Aran in the Spanish Pyrenees and has remained Europe’s best-kept ski secret since it was founded in 1964. It provides a real...
If you want fresh snow, the western Alps is the place to be at the moment – thanks to yesterday’s storm, which dropped 15-35cm of the white stuff across many resorts in France and western...
Long sunny days and potentially the best snow-cover of the season, combined with startlingly low prices, make the Easter school holidays in the French Alps a much better bet for families than half...
It’s going to be another magnificent day in the Alps – especially for anyone skiing a resort with lots of north-facing slopes above the 2000m mark. Here’s how it’s looking this morning in above Val...
Welove2ski raises a glass to an apres-ski tipple of rare quality.
Blimey, Snowfiends, if you’re stuck at home wishing you were skiing this half-term week, you’d better look away now. Here’s the view from the top of Mont Fort in Verbier. Currently, the Swiss resort...
The weekend of January 25 saw the 1,800 mostly lycra-clad racers hurl themselves down a Swiss mountain in search of glory, redemption and a hefty dose of one-upmanship. I spent the race day firstly...
With impeccable timing a band of snow has swept across the Alps, and deposited 10-50cm of the white stuff across the region. As the weather front moves off to the east, the skies are clearing, too...