Fancy a cheap skiing break early season in December? Well here’s probably the best deal you’ll get! Ski Power – the tailor made ski holiday specialists – is offering all its previous guests a week’s free skiing or snowboarding holiday to The Hotel Gelinotte, commencing 5 December. In what promises to be a year of [...]

We’re off to the British Ski and Board Show at the Birmingham NEC this weekend. The show is open from 12noon until 8pm on Friday and 10am until 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. To get two tickets for the price of one just print of this 241 Ski and board show voucher and take it on [...]

French ski resorts are well-practised in catering to family holidays, with a whole host of activities on offer to keep youngsters entertained.  The”Famille Plus” label is given to resorts that offer much more than just the traditional snowball fight, toboggan rides and traditional skiing… nowadays it’s all about offering activities and services across the board, [...]

We stumbled upon this fantastic company at the Ski and Snowboard show and whether you’re after some new head wear for yourself or an original and quirky Christmas pressie for someone else then this is the place to go to.
Grannies Inc beanies are knitted entirely by Grannies! We asked them whether this is really the [...]

If you’ve visited many of the larger ski areas, you may just be wishing for a change. Perhaps you feel like spending more time off the skis relaxing or having a go at other alternatives. Well there are plenty of charming smaller resorts which do just nicely as alternative ski holiday options. Here are a [...]

If you’re a ski buff looking for an affordable ski holiday in the French Alps this season, taking your family skiing needn’t cost a small fortune. The solution is simple – go self-catering!
If you usually book a catered chalet, it pays to think again. Why, oh why, would you shell out what amounts to the [...]

The Tirol region of Austria have had a great start to the season, with a winter storm hitting this week. Just to get you in a mood have a look at their latest snow report here

Baggage is no problem for winter sports fans setting sail on a self-catering ski holiday with P&O Ferries – there’s even room for the kitchen sink. With heavy snow already reported across the Alps, keen skiers and snowboarders are starting to think about packing up and heading south for their winter break. Convenient, and cheap [...]

Summer can be a very busy time at ski resorts as they get things ready for the new season. Here’s our third round up of some of the developments that have been taking place since the end of last season, we’ll be adding more as we hear about them…
Grand Massif: 2 new 6 men high [...]

The UK ski market is expected to book much later this year but peak availability could still be scarce due to demand from other countries. The claim came from independent bed bank Holiday Brokers which estimates the UK ski market is running 30% down year on year. Sales director Brian Young said [...]