In what appears to be a short-sighted and ill-conceived piece of Swiss legislation, William Tell has managed to miss the golden apple of tourism altogether and shoot his son in both feet. After 60...

As one season ends and tour operators prepare for another, the French authorities appear to be sharpening the guillotine for any rosbif who dares to challenge their autocratic rules on ski hosting...

Massive landslides on a Herculean scale are threatening to destroy a picturesque hamlet above the popular ski resort of Courmayeur and bury the approach road at the Italian end of the Mont Blanc...

If you’re lucky enough to be skiing this weekend you might spot the Easter Bunny on skis – particularly, it seems, in North America, Canada and Austria. Here are a few to keep your...

Skiing and snowboarding have their share of April Fool’s Day jokes and spoofs – below are a few of our favourites. Have you any others to add? Spoof resorts maybe? Crystal’s New...

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a good skier. I don’t say that to flatter you, or to make you worry that this is a post aimed solely at would-be Bode Millers. But if you’ve found your way...

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...

I’m a big fan of skiing in The Three Valleys. Having skied a lot of places over the years, I can tell you for a fact that the world’s largest inter-connected ski area really takes some beating.