Ski Resort News News

9th March 2010

Matrix headphone launch - loop bar Tignes

Matrix headphones are launching their new headphones Thursday 11th March in Tignes Le Lac - Loop...

8th March 2010

Val d'Isere - International Adventure and Discovery Festival April 19-22

International Adventure and Discovery Festival in Val d'Isere 19th -22nd April 2010. This film...

5th March 2010

Rugby on ice (well snow)

Peisey-Vallandry, a ski resort between Les Arcs and La Plagne (Paradiski ), is organising a rugby...

2nd March 2010

Courchevel awarded 11 Michelin stars

We all know how important food is on a ski trip. For a lot of us, it's the most important factor in...

1st March 2010

Tignes launches end of season deals

Tignes is open well into the spring for some late-season skiing with the Grande Motte...

22nd February 2010

1 in 4 Brits regularly drunk in charge of skis or snowboard

One in four Brits will hit the slopes still drunk this ski season. MORE TH>N travel insurance...

29th January 2010

Get filmed on the slopes for less

CCV tracking type software being put to good use! Xtreamcam, working with GDO, have developed...

27th January 2010

Icebreaker european store opens in Chamonix

New Zealand clothing company, Icebreaker, have just opened a brand new store in...

18th January 2010

Courchevel becomes an open air Dali museum

Courcheval has gone a bit surreal. The ski resort has 14 Dali original sculptures scattered...

13th January 2010

Les Deux Alpes - Poker Week

Les 2 Alpes is hosting its second annual Poker Week all this week through to Friday, an unusual mix...

11th January 2010

Schladming installs new Telemix - hybrid lift

Schladming ski area in Austria has installed its first "Telemix" or "Chondola" (think we prefer...

10th January 2010

Ski Resort Gay Weeks - 10 of the best

Aspen Gay Ski Week, US Aspen Gay Ski Week is now in its 33rd year. This is the orginal and...

8th January 2010

Vampire Weekend set to headline Spring Jam in Aspen

Spring Jam - Double weekend madness March 19-21 and March 26-28 Vampire Weekend, tipped by many to...

7th January 2010

UK colder than European ski resorts last night

Brrrr.. Parts of the UK were colder than European ski resorts last night. The temperature in...

7th January 2010

Pig racing in Klosters

Now in it's fifth year the Hotsch Race is a lovely part of New Year’s Day celebrations in...

7th January 2010

3 Valleys cut food and drink prices

Seven different tourist offices and the four ski lift companies in the 3 Valleys, the world’s...

4th January 2010

Full moon skiing at Les 2 Alpes

Les 2 Alpes is once again offering some brilliant full moon skiing sessions. You head up the...

16th October 2009

Heavy snow falling across European resorts

Heavy snow has been reported falling across Europe’s glacier ski areas in France, Italy,...

26th September 2009

Grand Motte glacier - Tignes Opens

Grand Motte glacier in Tignes has opened this weekend from now until the end of the winter season!!...

30th July 2009

Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Alpes link to open in 2012

The new link will go from Mont de Lans in the Deux Alpes area to Auris in the Alpe d’Huez...

29th March 2009

Snowbombing - Fatboy Slim pulls out

Fatboy Slim has reportedly pulled out of this years Snowbombing music festival held in Mayrhofen,...

18th March 2009

Natasha Richardson wife of actor Liam Neeson critical after skiing accident

It has been reported that Natasha Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson, suffered a head injury in...

17th March 2009

Les 2 Alpes cuts ski lift prices

Lift tickets are around 20% less reduced to €30.33 per day when you buy 6 consecutive days...

12th March 2009

Freeride World Tour starts in Tignes - Video

The competition, which has been delayed several times due to bad weather and too much snow, will...

12th March 2009

Paradiski increases artificial snow resources

Paradiski ski area - you know the MASSIVE area that includes Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and La...

11th March 2009

Great Snow Conditions Across Europe

With mid march rapidly approaching, the snow is still falling across the Alps. All the major...

11th March 2009

Valmorel lifts reopen

Last week Valmorel ski lift operators went on strike over pay and work conditions. This resulted in...

10th March 2009

X Wing Rally - 3 valleys

The 3 Valleys will host the 2009 X Wing rally on April 13th. Whatever your standard and age there...

10th March 2009

Ferrari relax in Val Gardena

The F1 season kicks off in less than a month, and remember it's on the beeb this year with I...

28th February 2009

Kylie to headline Ischgl end of season concert

The Austrian resort Ischgl annouced that Kylie Minogue will be headlining for end of ski season...

22nd February 2009

Tignes Freeride World Tour

The Freeride World Tour, which was in Chamonix recently, is going to be coming to Tignes next...

16th February 2009

Carlo Janka wins giant slalom in Val d'Isere

Carlo Janka (22), initially overcompensated on VERY icy and rutted Val D'Isere Bellevarde course...

15th February 2009

Chamonix Freeride 2009

Chamonix is hosting the Freeride World Qualifier this weekend. With 11 independent competitions...

3rd February 2009

Europes Highest Alpine Resort Hotel

The ski centre already operates Europe’s highest ski lifts at 3799m, but the new...

31st January 2009

KIds ski free Saalbach Hinterglemm in March

Saalbach Hinterglemm has a famous and highly acclaimed ski school for kids. Additionally children...

31st January 2009

New safe lifts in Courchevel

This new Magnetic chair lift, (called the Magnestick system) has been specially designed to hold...

31st January 2009

Lift pass deals in Les Gets and Morzine

Yep, Credit crunch busting ski weekends are being offering in The Portes du Soleil. Save money on...

25th January 2009

More amazing snow conditions in Europe

Resorts across Europe are reporting half a metre of fresh snow in less than 24 hours and...

24th January 2009

Snow Polo this weekend at Courchevel

The worlds highest polo pitch will actually be the high altitude airstrip above the ski resort of...

21st January 2009

Snowside festival 2009 Nassfeld

From March 23rd- 29th it's going to be a good mash up, it's run by Eddy Temple Morris’ The...

17th January 2009

Alpe d'Huez Comedy Film Festival

Always a popular event the Alpe d'Huez Comedy Film Festival, looks to be a good one. In addition...

16th January 2009

Bankso improvements of nearly 8m euros

There will be a new road between Bansko and the Vihren mountain lodge and new work in Gramadeto and...

15th January 2009

Half price skiing for women in Skiwelt

I'm a lady... The Skiwelt, Austrias large ski area with 279km of pistes offers half-priced ski...

14th January 2009

Have a go at Piste Bashing

Piste bashing is a proper art. These masters of the slopes prepare perfectly groomed pistes for us...

7th January 2009

Track your ski distance through Skiline

The Skiline service makes it possible to learn the total number of metres you've skied during the...

6th January 2009

Kylie Minogue snowboarding in Chamonix

Kylie Minogue and her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso stayed in Chamonix over the new year....

4th January 2009

Val Gardena rated top resort in the Alps

Val Gardena has been rated'Top Ski Resort' for Alpine skiing by ADAC travel magazine. ADAC tested...

4th January 2009

Flaine 40 years young

Flaine hosts a series of sports events, shows, entertainment, for all to enjoy last month and in...

4th January 2009

Celeb watch on the slopes this new year

We expect Heat magazine to be stuffed full of Celeb's on the ski slopes of Switzerland, We're not...

4th January 2009

Champery annouces a host of improvements

Champery, can be found on the Swiss side of the massive ski area Portes du Soleil. Portes du Soleil...

4th January 2009

Chamonix night time FIS 2009

Start 2009 with a bang and see some top class ski racing at Chamonix. Friday 2 January 1st race...

21st December 2008

Brits prefere skiing in France

According to the 2008 edition of the annual Ski Industry Report, France accounts for 37.5 per cent...

9th December 2008

Leona lewis learns to snowboard in Ischgl Austria

X factor winner and the latest world record breaker for the fastest download seller ever (her cover...

9th December 2008

Peak to Peak set to open Friday 12th December

Whistler Blackcomb’s PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola will officially open to the public December 12,...

7th December 2008

Skiing and Music events

Snowbombing the daddy of the snow bound music festival, has been going for ten years and is getting...

4th December 2008

Record breaking snow across Europe

The Italian Dolomites have got the best of it, with over 150cm (five feet) at Cortina falling in a...

29th November 2008

Altitude festival returns to Meribel

There has been a strong comedy lineup in Meribel over the years, but last year the first comedy...

29th November 2008

Courchevel ski resort improvements

There is a new short piste in Courchevel - a blue run from the top of Pralong chairlift to the...

29th November 2008

Meribel Resort News

Snowparks Méribel’s Moonpark has been moved a short distance onto the Grive piste....

29th November 2008

Middle of Feb 2009 in France could be hectic

If you are planning on going skiing over the February school break and have yet to book, we'd...

29th November 2008

Criterium de la Premiere Neige

This year the event has even more significance as it will be used as a testing ground for the 2009...

15th November 2008

The Italian ski resorts in Dolomites improve lifts

Fassa-Carezza ski resort has two improvements - the Carezza-Costalunga ski area with a new...

11th November 2008

Heavy Snow across Europe

Hintertux, in Austria, already has an amazing 120cm of snow with a further 55cm of snow due over...

11th November 2008

40cms of snow at Whistler

Whistler doesn't officially open for another couple of weeks (Nov 27th 2008). It's a big year for...

8th November 2008

Snow conditions in Europe 1st week November 08

Switzerland Glacier 3000, above Les Diablerets and Gstaad, Zermatt, Engelberg and Saas Fee are...

8th November 2008

Courchevel building green chalets

Courchevel will have six environmentally friendly chalets by the end of 2009. "With a great...

8th November 2008

Ski Lift

Ski lifts are a bit boring .. right? Well they do an amazing job. Transporting hundreds or...

8th November 2008

Italian ski resorts open early

Passo Tonale is the latest ski resort to open its ski lifts. It opened yesterday, Friday November...

3rd November 2008

Mountain Top Restaurant for Crans Montana

The restaurant called "Les Violettes" is going for the top end - offering real luxury and top...

29th October 2008

Les 2 Alpes opens for winter 2008

The 19th Mondial du Snowboard will be on at Les 2 Alpes this weekend 1st – 2nd November.There...

27th October 2008

Tignes Tufs Lift improvement

This winter Tignes will have a new six-seater chairlift replacement on the Tufs lift increasing...

25th October 2008

Early Snow across the Alps this October

  Tux is one of around 20 European ski resorts with fresh snow on the glaciers. Other...