We’re in the middle of a snowy landscape, surrounded by a heavy-laden firkin forest and pristine hillsides. The candle in my lantern struggles to illuminate in the deep cold. When we stop walking, cease the crunching of feet and the…
Ski holiday in Bulgaria: £289
If the recent snowfall has you dreaming of sunny days on the mountains of Europe, give your bank account a break with a travel deal on a ski holiday in Bulgaria. A seven-night stay at the four star ‘Hotel Tanne’…
Top 5 Alternative Ski Destinations
It’s a new term I’ve come by, and I think it sums up what a lot of skiers feel when it comes to their extortionately priced annual week on the piste – ‘Alps apathy’. For so long now France, Switzerland…
Andorra: Last Minute Ski Holiday Idea
Set high in the Pyrenees Mountains Andorra has an excellent range of skiing for all abilities. Why not enjoy a holiday with this last minute break? For example Pas de la Casa is the highest, sunniest and most snow-sure resort…
Confidence Returns to Ski Industry
Confidence is returning to the ski industry ahead of the 2009/2010 season, according to a new study. Research carried out by skiingholidays.com finds 80 per cent of skiers who did not ski last year planning to return to the slopes…
Luxury Ski Breaks at Badrutt’s Palace
The epitome of Swiss style and a byword for elegant glamour, Badrutt’s Palace is starting the 2009/2010 ski season with some fantastic holiday ideas. The snow has already started falling across the Swiss Alps, coating them in a crisp white…
Ski Holiday Ideas in Slovenia
Slovenia is celebrating the 2009/2010 ski holiday season with the debut of a new cable car and ski piste linking the local Kanin resort to Italy’s Sella Nevea resort. The joint ski area will be accessible with one lift pass,…
Credit Crunch Ski Holidays
Credit crunch ski holiday tips Is the thought of gliding down slopes on perfectly powdery snow under clear blue skies occupying both your sleeping and waking hours but the cost of a ski holiday is putting you off this year?…
Snowcarbon Pushes Skiers Toward Trains
Skiers heading off to the piste this winter are being encouraged to travel by train by the new snowcarbon website. The site explains exactly how to book rail journeys, how to get the best fares, and which resorts are easiest…
Active Breaks in Switzerland
For many travellers the quintessential image of the Swiss region of Graubünden will be one of ostentatiously adorned skiers quaffing champagne with horses cantering across the white turf of Cartier’s Polo World Cup in the background. But this – admittedly…