Tag - Ski Holiday

Emile Allais, the maestro from Megeve and the great-grandfather of French skiing has died aged 100. Allais, who continued to ski until he was 99, won four gold medals and four silver at three...

The snow is falling heavily in Zermatt this week and the run from the glacier to Trockener Steg should open this Friday. However you won’t find this on our snow report. All this white abundance is...

No two winters are ever the same – and there can be few better illustrations of that fact than the ski seasons of 2010-11 and 2011-12. Snow-wise, 2010-11 was a slow-motion disaster for the...

Seems like an odd idea to ride a gondola in London – dressed for skiing. But Digby Rawlins, one of the ski holiday experts at Ski Solutions, decided to organise a group of skiers to ride the...

Ok so yesterday wasn’t the best day for showcasing the slopes in Are in Sweden – Scandinavia’s best ski resort. So I got stuck into the spirit of the place instead – courtesy...

You like beer? Then Breckenridge might just be the ski resort for you. That’s not just because it has its own micro-brewery and pub. The fact is, every bar in town seems to be owned by a beer...

The other day my wife and I stopped for a quick snack in a mountain restaurant in La Plagne. We had a plate of chips: nice French fries, and plenty of ’em, for 7€. A couple of weeks before that...

You’ll find the Stanglwirt ski hotel just outside the village of Going, on the road to Kitzbuhel, and close to the lifts taking you into the Skiwelt. It’s one of the most famous five-star...