Not many British skiiers or boarders I talk to have ever heard of the UCPA, but it’s probably the most cost effective way to take a holiday in the snow in France. UCPA (Union nationale des Centres sportifs de Plein Air) is the equivalent to the Youth Hostel Association in the UK. UCPA offers a variety [...]

If you’ve got a tight budget for your next ski trip but can’t bear the thought of self catering then we’ve found the perfect solution! Action Outdoors offers great value-for-money, all-inclusive ski and snowboard holidays in the French Alps.
Action Outdoors was set up in 2004 by Mark Gillis and David Robertson and was borne out [...]

So, for my first post on the soon to be fabulous Ski-C blog I thought i’d tell you all about our bank holiday skiing trip to Tignes…
I know it sounds crazy but yes we really did go skiing in May! Liz is a seasoned May skier but the rest of us really were expecting 3 [...]