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Powder in Scotland!!
2nd May 12
Scotland has been experiencing some of the best conditions of the Winter over the last few days.
Resorts re-opened and many people pulled out their skis for one last blast of the year!<...
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Alpine season ends with a bang as more snow falls!
25th Apr 12
It has continued to dump it down with snow over the last few days in many Alpine resorts giving excellent end of season conditions for the lucky few in resorts still open such as Verbier, Val d'Isere,...
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Heavy snow in the Alps!
11th Apr 12
It's been snowing again in many Alpine resorts giving fantastic late season conditions for April skiers!
Up to 30 cm's has fallen over the last 24 hours in resorts like Tignes, Val d'Is...
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Scotland re-opens for skiing!
3rd Apr 12
A week ago at The Lecht it was +23 C but now some lifts are running after closing for the season. Cairngorm also has a small amount of skiing available after the fresh snow.
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Fresh snow in the Alps & N.America
19th Mar 12
Winter has returned to the Alps and slopes are being refreshed with between 10-30 cm's of new snow.
After a long spell of warm weather this a welcome top-up to the pistes.
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Whistler reports 170 cm's of snow in the last week!
16th Mar 12
The Canadian resort of Whistler has reported 170 cm's of snow over the last week with 30 cm's falling in the last day - and another 30 cm's forecast in the next day or so!
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X Games starts in Tignes
15th Mar 12
The best riders in the world are in Tignes this week for the 3rd Winter X Games. Kelly Clarke has won the women superpipe and Shaun White appears for the first time.
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Mariah Carey performing in Ischgl
12th Mar 12
Mariah Carey will be closing the Ischgl concert at the end of April.
She will be the headline act at The Top of the Mountain concert at Idalp and will perform on an open air stage at a ...
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Fresh snow in N. America, warmer in the Alps
24th Feb 12
After weeks of freezing temperatures in the Alps it has warmed up recently.
There has been fresh snow in North America with almost a metre of snow falling in Steamboat!
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Dutch prince buried in avalanche in Lech
17th Feb 12
Dutch prince Johan Friso is in a stable but critical condition in hospital after being buried for 15 minutes in an avalanche today.
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Wrap up warm in the Alps!!
4th Feb 12
It has been bitterly cold in the Alps over recent days with freezing temperatures set to continue for some time.
It has been around -20 C in many resorts in Europe.
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More Snow on the way!
20th Jan 12
After massive snowfalls in December and January it has been calmer in the Alps recently but this is due to change as big falls are forecast over the weekend.
The USA has seen the first ...
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A foot of snow in Colorado
14th Jan 12
Vail and Beaver Creek have received about 40 cm's of fresh snow and Breckenridge about 30 cm's and Keystone about 15 cm's.
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Storms ease
9th Jan 12
It was one of the biggest storms in recent years with ski areas shut and resorts cut off. Winds were reported to have gusted up to 200 km's per hour and more than a metre of snow has fallen in many ar...
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Zermatt cut off
5th Jan 12
Zermatt was cut off from the yesterday as the avalanche danger closed the rail and road links to the resort and heavy snow prevented helicopter flights.
Hundreds of holidaymakers were t...
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More Snow on the way for the Alps
28th Dec 11
After a few blue sky days the snow is set to return at the weekend with another dump due in the Northern Alps.
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January Ski Sale - Save 25% - 50% Starts 2nd Jan
27th Dec 11
Superb discounts on catered chalet holidays for February and March dates.
Sale starts 2nd January.
Prices are from only £338 GBP per person (catered chalet in Les Arcs - ...
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Big Snowstorm hits the Alps
16th Dec 11
A big storm has hit the North Western Alps, and up to a metre of snow is expected to fall in places today/tomorrow - and all this on top of the heavy snow that's fallen in the last couple of weeks or ...
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The skies have cleared after big dumps of snow!
8th Dec 11
What a difference a few days make!
Big falls of snow in the Alps over the last few days have ensured a great start (if slightly delayed in a few resorts) to the ski season.
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Snow at last in the Alps!
6th Dec 11
Winter has at last come to the Alpine resorts with good snowfalls over the last few days and more forecast for the rest of this week!
This follows one of the warmest Novembers on record...
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Fire at Banana's Bar in Val d'Isere
28th Nov 11
Banana's Bar - one of Val d'Isère's most famous landmarks burned down on Sunday (the resort's opening weekend).
Bananas is a popular après-ski bar and restaurant. At the time of the f...
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Half Price holidays!!
24th Nov 11
Operators have slashed the price of some holidays with up to 50% off some dates such as 9th/10th December departures - prices to high altitude resorts like Tignes are from £265 GB Pounds per person (c...
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New Bristol to Zurich flights for the Winter
18th Nov 11
Helvetic airways is running a service from Bristol to Zurich this winter. The service starts at the beginning of December and all skis and snowboards go free!
The flights will be on Mon...
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Whistler to open early
12th Nov 11
Whistler, British Columbia has brought forward it's opening date from the 24th November to the 18th as there has been a few snowfalls already in the Autumn and also temperatures have been consistently...
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Eastern USA hit by snowstorm
1st Nov 11
It's been snowing in New York and many of the ski resorts in Eastern USA. A number of resorts have opened early following good falls in Colorado and Utah.
Weather watchers say it is on...
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Snow in Italy and France
25th Oct 11
It's been snowing in some parts of the Alps.
A weather front has moved up from the Mediterranean, and it's the South-Western part of the region that's seeing most snow - in areas like t...
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Club Med opens new resort in Valmorel
15th Oct 11
Club Med opens a new resort in the French resort of Valmorel this winter. It will offer three different kinds of accommodation - luxury chalet style apartments where groups can book on a sole use basi...
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Snow in the Alps
9th Oct 11
Heavy snow has fallen in many parts of The Alps. For some ski resorts it is the first big dump of the coming season.
The three day storm began on Friday and in some resorts well over ha...
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New flights from Glasgow to Geneva
2nd Oct 11
Scotland gets a new link with the Alps this winter when airline Jet2 launches flights from Glasgow to Geneva. Starting in December it will fly up to three round trips a week on the route, replacing th...
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New 5 star Apartment residence with Spa for Avoriaz
22nd Sep 11
Avoriaz proudly presents the new Residence L’Amara due to open December 2011. The residence consisting of 100 apartments is located at the entrance of this ski in ski out resort perching at the top o...
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Three Valley news & developments for 2011/12
14th Sep 11
New Saulire Express Lift for Meribel:
Méribel's Saulire gondola is being replaced with a faster gondola lift, a process which will take until December 2012 to complete. The top section ...
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British Snow Tour unveil 'The Rebellion'
7th Sep 11
British Snow Tour organisers have revealed a new era of Indoor Championships – The Rebellion.
A competition course that boasts two distinct lines of rails and boxes running simu...
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New UK website for French Ski School
27th Aug 11
ESF, the largest ski school in France with instructors in over 250 resorts have launched a new UK website.
The site is full of information and explains the fundamentals of the ESF progr...
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Heavy snow in New Zealand
20th Aug 11
New Zealand is seeing one of it's most severe storms for about 50 years - great for skiers but maybe not for the locals.
High winds and very low temperatures have hit parts of the count...
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New Flights from Scotland to the Alps
2nd Aug 11
Jet2 will be launching new routes from Edinburgh and Glasgow this season to key Alpine airports Chambery, Geneva and Salzburg.
Flights from Glasgow to Geneva will run three times per we...
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New family friendly facilities for Meribel
23rd Jul 11
The 3 Valleys resort of Meribel has announced a number of new initiatives aimed at improving the holiday and ski experience for families.
The ‘Magnestick Bar’ system that improves lift ...
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PyeongChang wins 2018 Winter Olympics
6th Jul 11
It came as no surprise that South Korea won as it was always the favourite against Annecy in France and the German City of Munich.
The announcement was made in Durban.
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New high speed chairlift in Les Arcs 1600
30th Jun 11
The Mont Blanc chairlift in Arc 1600 will be replaced by a new bigger, faster chairlift which will provide direct access to the Les deux têtes area.
As a result the old Les 2 têtes and ...
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Choice of Christmas & New Year Dates
16th Jun 11
Due to the way Xmas and New Years day fall this year ski operators have altered their changeover days over this time which gives more choice.
Some holidays are running from the 23rd, ...
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French Glacier resorts opening for Summer skiing
9th Jun 11
Glacier ski resorts of Val d'Isere, Tignes and Les Deux Alpes will begin to open for Summer skiing this weekend (11th June).
The Grande Motte glacier in Tignes offers skiing between 3,0...
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Heavy snow in the Alps on the 1st June!!
2nd Jun 11
There were heavy falls of snow in the Alps causing widespread disruption in many areas.
A number of mountain passes had to be shut again after only just opening, the Col de l’Iseran is ...
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Jet2 flights to Winter destinations now on Sale
10th May 11
Jet2 flights are now available to book for Winter dates.
Routes include Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Edinburgh and Newcastle to Chambery - Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast...
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New flights from East Midlands to Chambery for Winter 2011/12
4th May 11
bmibaby is launching flights from East Midlands Airport to Chambery and Toulouse for the next Winter season. It will also start services between Belfast City Airport and Geneva.
The ai...
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Summer in the Alps
24th Apr 11
Many of the Alpine resorts come alive during the Summer offering an extensive range of activities such as mountain biking, hiking/walking, rock climbing, golf, white water rafting and Summer skiing to...
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Fantastic Early booking Offers for 2011/12
15th Apr 11
There are some superb early booking offers around for the 2011/12 Ski season including:
- Free Lift passes on the 10th and 17th December and 14th April - catered chalet and hotel packa...
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Great Skiing conditions in most resorts!
4th Mar 11
You will find some fantastic skiing and boarding conditions nearly everywhere at the moment.
Many resorts needed the snowfalls which have come over the last couple of weeks and others h...
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Fresh Snow - with more forecast
16th Feb 11
Snow has fallen over the last couple of days, particularly in the Southern Alps and in the Italian Dolomites.
The forecast for the Northern Alps is for snow on Sunday/Monday.
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Chalet Girl is being released in the UK on the 18th of Feburary
2nd Feb 11
This February, strap on your board and take to the slopes with CHALET GIRL. An ice cool comedy filled with laughter, romance and kick-ass snowboarding!
Feisty 19 year old Kim Matthews (...
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Temperatures drop & snow falls in Austria & Switzerland
21st Jan 11
There has been much welcomed fresh snow in parts of Austria and Switzerland recently and some snow falls are forecast for the Eastern Alps over the next few days.
A medium term forecast...
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The Killers to play in Ischgl
19th Jan 11
The Killers are to join many other acts at the Ischgl season closing party on the 30th April.
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Lots of fresh snow in the Alps just in time for Christmas!
24th Dec 10
It's been snowing heavily in the Alps today ensuring conditions are fantastic over Christmas!
The photo shows Meribel Village on the 24th December (at a height of approx 1400 metres).
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Snow Foreacast in the French Alps for the weekend
16th Dec 10
Cold weather has spread right across Europe with temperatures falling as low as -26C in places.
In Austria and Eastern Switzerland it snowed from last weekend for a few days.
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Fantastic Snowy early season conditions & Holiday bargains!
26th Nov 10
A number of Alpine resorts are opening this weekend and what a great start to the season it will be - with recent snowfalls building a good base - and more is forecast over the next week or so!
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More Snow in the Alps
17th Nov 10
A second dump of snow has fallern over parts of the Alps in the last couple of days turning green slopes white!
Areas benefiting from the snow include the Three Valleys, Espace Killy an...
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Fresh snow in many European resorts
9th Nov 10
It's been a snowy week in many Alpine resorts with fresh snow falling on Monday and Tuesday.
The glaciel resorts reported the best snowfall and the forecast is for a bit more in the nea...
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Heavy snow in Alpine resorts
25th Oct 10
There has been heavy falls of snow over the Alps in the last couple of days.
In the Italian Dolomites about 70 cm's of snow was reported.
Photo of Meribel (courtesy of me...
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Dusting of snow in Colorado and Canada
11th Oct 10
Fresh snow fell recently in Colorado, in Loveland and Arapahoe Basin - the two ski areas currently racing to be the first without glaciers to open for the 2010/11 season.
And in western...
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La Tania celebrates it's 20th birthday
10th Oct 10
The three valleys resort of La Tania is celebreating it's 20th birthday this Winter and is offering a day's free ski pass for those visitors who turn 20 during their stay in the resort.
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New Zealand extends ski season!
5th Oct 10
New Zealand's Mountt Ruapehu has extended their season on some of its runs until November 7th - the third season in a row that this has happened.
The North Island resort claims this wil...
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Snow falls in Canada and the Alps
26th Sep 10
There has been some decent Autumn snowfalls in Western Canada and also across the central and Eastern Alps - as well as in Sweden.
The French resort of Tignes opened its Autumn glacier ...
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New Gondola lift for Tignes
3rd Sep 10
Tignes is due to open a new gondola in time for this season. It will replace the 24-year-old two-seater access chair connecting Tignes Les Boisses with the rest of the lift network, shortening the rid...
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New flights from Newcastle & Edinburgh to Geneva
24th Aug 10
Jet2.com has launched new ski flights to Geneva from Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Newcastle flights will depart from December 26 to January 9 and then from February 20 to March 27. The new ...
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BA announce new route from London City to Chambery
18th Aug 10
British Airways has announced a new route from London City to Chambery for this coming winter.
BA CityFlyer will operate the service, which will run four times a week, starting on the 1...
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Big White introducing rotating Slow Zones
11th Aug 10
The British Columbia resort of Big White will be launching a new initiative during the coming winter to help families, seniors and learner snowboarders get more from the area.
Each day ...
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Heavy snow in Australian resorts
2nd Aug 10
Resorts in New South Wales have reported around 65 cm's of fresh snow in the last few days.
Thredbo received about 70 cm's with nearby Perisher doing nearly as well.
It h...
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Scottish Dry ski slope vandalised
24th Jul 10
Firpark Ski Centre in Tillicoultry, Scotland was attacked by vandals recently.
The fence and padded mats at the 120 metre dry slope in Clackmannanshire were vandalised between Tuesday e...
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Christmas and New Year holiday dates
19th Jul 10
As Christmas and New Years days fall on a Saturday this year many tour operators and accommodation providers have switched their usual Saturday changeover days.
Some operators are runni...
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Pay as you go Meribel lift pass
14th Jul 10
Meribel is introducing a flexible pay as you go lift pas next season.
Instead of having to buy a full or half day pass, skiers can use a pre-loaded card to pay for their skiing. A depo...
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New ski flights from Bristol & Liverpool to Lyon & Edinburgh to Basle
8th Jul 10
Easyjet have announced new Winter routes from Bristol and Liverpool to Lyon and from Edinburgh to Basle.
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New village under construction in Les Arcs
6th Jul 10
Building has started on a new village above Les arc 1800 in the Le Chantel area.
The car free resort will be called Edenarc 1800, comprising of two apartment residences (1, 2, 3 and 4 b...
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Summer Snow in Tignes & Val d'Isere
18th Jun 10
Tignes and Val d'Isere in the Espace Killy have received fresh snowfalls just before the resorts open for their Summer skiing season.
About 10 cm's fell on Thursday 17th June and both r...
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Overnight Snowtrain not running again for season 10/11
14th May 10
The overnight snowtrain service will again not be running next Winter.
this is the service which offers the couchette sleepers and party carriage - Rail Europe who run the trains said t...
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Snowjet begins flights sales for 2010/11
10th May 10
Snowjet has released its timetaable for Winter 2010/11.
Routes include Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Stansted, Bristol to Chambery for the French Alps (which means shorter transfers ...
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UK Half Term 2011 clashing with other European school holidays!
17th Apr 10
Dont miss out on your half term holiday next year (19/02 - 26/02).
The UK school holidays coincide with many European school breaks such as France, Switzerland and Belgium.
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Fresh snowfalls for late season skiing
29th Mar 10
There was a dramatic change in the Alpine weather over the weekend with temperatures plummeting and a return to Winter.
Excellent news for late season skiing with some recorts receiving...
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Sunshine & cold temperatures
9th Mar 10
Fresh snow fell in many European resorts over the weekend with some places in Austria receiving up to 30 cm's
It has been cold in the Alps recently (down to -20 in France) but it is due...
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Amy Williams wins Gold for Britain
21st Feb 10
Amy Williams won gold in the Vancouver Winter olympics - the first individual medal for a British competitor for 30 years.
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Fresh snow and superb conditions in many resorts throughout the Alps
9th Feb 10
Fresh snow has fallen in the past few days in many resorts providing fantastic conditions, giving half term skiers something to look forward to!!
Up to 30 cm's fell in some French resor...
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Snow Forecast 25th January
25th Jan 10
A blast of bitter Northerly winds is on it's way bringing significant snow to the Northern part of the Alps by the end of the week, along with windy conditions and very cold temperatures.
The S...
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SAVE money by booking a chalet package
8th Jan 10
Ski package holidays are proving to be very popular for 2009/10 due to their competitive pricing.
Take advantage of some superb late deals and great discounts from the catered chalet op...
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Fantastic January Holiday Sales - up to 50% OFF
4th Jan 10
Thousands of ski holidays have been discounted for many dates throughout the season and prices are from only £349 per person for catered chalet packages including flights and transfers!
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Verbier Ride event 12th-13th December
10th Dec 09
The Verbier Ride is a European pro/am big air and rail jam event taking place on the 12th and 13th December.
The worlds top fresstyle skiers compete in two disciplines and it is a fanta...
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Heavy snow in the Alps
2nd Dec 09
The snow has been falling heavily throughout the Alps over the last few days which is superb news for the coming Winter. The snow is forecast to continue and resorts are opening - the ski season is w...
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New flights to Geneva and Sion
26th Nov 09
Two airlines have announced new routes and flights to Geneva and Sion for this Winter.
Snowjet will be operating twice weekly return flights from London Stansted to Sion in Switzerland ...
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Fresh snow in Alpine resorts
24th Nov 09
Fresh snow has fallen in a number of Alpine resorts such as Val d'Isere, Chamonix and Courchevel.
A bit more snow is forecast in a few days time with colder air on the way next week.
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More early season snow in the Alps - Val Thorens opens early
10th Nov 09
Great news as more snow falls in many Alpine resorts in the last week or so.
With about 55 cm of snow in the village and 85 cm at the top, Val Thorens is opening earlier than expected. ...
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New TV show filmed in Val d'Isere to start this weekend
29th Oct 09
As part of BBC 2s 'Switch' strand there is a brand new TV series being launched this weekend that was filmed in Val d'Isere.
The show, called 'The Season' has been described as a constr...
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Heavy Snow in Austria and Switzerland - with more on the way!
16th Oct 09
Up to a metre of fresh snow has fallen on a number of Austrian glacier ski areas which are already open for winter 2009-10. The snow fell down to village level in many areas, with resorts like Obergu...
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Superb nostalgic ski resort posters - excellent xmas gift idea!
11th Oct 09
A superb selection of nostalgic reproduction posters and prints with a skiing theme.
These are wonderful examples of poster art, which began around the 1850’s and quickly grew as a pop...
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Manchester to Geneva flights from Swiss for Winter 09/10
25th Sep 09
After the success of the service last year, Swiss International Airlines has announced it will once again be running scheduled services from Manchester airport to Geneva for skiers in the north west t...
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Snow in the Alps
20th Sep 09
Snow has fallen in various resorts in the Alps including Saas Fee in Switzerland and Kaprun, Hintertux and Mölltal in Austria.
In France, skiing is due to start in Les Deux Alpes betwe...
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bmibaby adds flights from East Midlands to Geneva
15th Sep 09
Further to the report that easyJet is consolidating operations in the UK by pulling out entirely from East Midlands Airport and reducing flights at London Luton, there has been some good news for skie...
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Easyjet cuts flights from East Midlands and Luton
4th Sep 09
Despite claiming their resilience in the face of the economic downturn, 'low cost' airline easyJet announced the closure of all operations at East Midlands Airport and a 20% reduction in flights from ...
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Luxury chalet operator goes into liquidation
21st Aug 09
Leading luxury tour operator Descent International has gone into voluntary liquidation.
Descent has been providing top end chalet holidays in the French and Swiss Alps since 1997 and i...
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Free skiing for adult beginners
21st Jul 09
Beginners can learn for free in Méribel with Première Glisse (First Steps). 50% of adults who try skiing give up after one day. To help adult beginners get over this first hurdle, Méribel has introduc...
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Reduction in number of holidays available for 2009/10
30th Jun 09
The winter season of 2008/09 will go down as a classic - in terms of the fantastic snow conditions and also the sometimes unbelievable late deals on offer by the chalet and holiday operators. There we...
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