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'Last chance' for White Peaks Challenge
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008The tenth annual White Peaks Challenge is set to take place on March 15th and 16th 2008 - and it is now the last call for snow sports fans wishing to raise money for charity while enjoying a European ski holiday.In total 65 skiers will take part in the White Peaks Ski and Board Challenge for Scope, ...
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One in ten Brits 'choose Val d'Isere'
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2008A total of one in ten of all Britons selecting a location for their ski trips opt for ski holidays in Val d'Isere, it has been reported.The Times claims that the reasons behind the choice of Val d'Isere ski holidays above other destinations in Europe are plentiful.According to the publication, the r...
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"Superb" conditions at Tignes
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2008Snow sports enthusiasts planning a ski holiday in Tignes will no doubt be delights to know that conditions at the resort have been described as "superb".According to the Ski Club of Great Britain, British snowboarder Dan Wakeham came second in the half pipe boarder event at the resort agai...
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ITTFA says 'the colder the better' for 2008 ski season
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2008The International Tourism Trade Fairs Association (ITTFA) has stated that the 2008 ski season is set to be a bumper one, if weather predictions from the Met Office are anything to go by.Met Office indications are that winter 2008 will be colder than that of 2007 and therefore, ITTFA claims, suggests...
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Run grooming school offered to Alpine skiers
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2008Guests on a ski holiday in Serre Chevalier can now take part in a run grooming school as part of their French ski experience. For the first time, the resort - which covers 250 kilometres of pistes in the French Alps between the Col du Lautaret and Briancon - is offering a 20-minute run grooming sess...
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Weekend snow forecast for Kitzbuhel
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2008European ski holidays are looking set to benefit from snowfall which has been forecast for the region this weekend.In particular, those taking ski holidays in Kitzbuhel will be in luck if they arrive at the resort by Monday, with potential snow falling in Sunday's minus five degree Celsius temperatu...