With the festive season looming, Ski holiday specialists Crystal Ski have teamed up with the Met Office to put together this detailed, data-driven approach to snowfall predictions – specifically what your chances are of seeing a white Christmas in your part…
Nights moving in at Finland’s Ruka ski resort I don’t know about everyone else but 2016 barely seems like it’s touched the sides and yet Christmas decorations are being dusted off in shopping centres across the UK. But for fans of snow…
Further snow expected today across a number of Austrian ski resorts will continue March’s current trend for higher-than-average levels. Relatively heavy snow was reported across several resorts last weekend and of those areas with the deepest snow at present, Pitztal, Pitztaler…
Not sure you can wait until the next ski season for your snowsports fix? Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to ski during the summer months – on glaciers! The first half of the summer is the best time…
PARADISKI, the huge 31ski domain in the French Alps (Les Arcs/Peisey Vallandry/La Plagne) with 425km of pistes, is reporting record levels of snow for the February holidays. Snowfall at some French stations has reached 4.78 metres. In PARADISKI, at heights…
Freak snowfall in Austria has sparked avalanche fears and left thousands of holidaymakers stranded in ski resorts. One of the areas experiencing the heaviest snowfall has been the Arlberg region, with snow depths on the Galzig now at 550cm and…
Skiing in summer? Most people would never consider this for their summer break away, which is usually reserved for lazing on a beach. Contrary to the common belief that skiing can only be done during the winter and Easter periods,…
Andorra will be open for the ski season from this weekend, with initial snow fall looking good. Last weekend provided a good layer of snow with up to 40cm of snow on the high slopes and 20cm on the lower…
Last minute ski holiday bargain hunters are being rewarded by prices that are up to £100 less per person on the continent, according figures from The Co-operative Travel and Travelcare. The ski destination seeing the biggest price falls is Italy,…
Skiers and snowboarders have named their all time top ten destinations for snow, as well as revealing their top gripes about each other in a new survey. Travel website Opodo.co.uk’s survey finds that the top two snowy destinations are Chamonix,…