Update, Jan 14th, 2022: French border reopens for British skiers and snowboarders In an extremely welcome move, from today, January 14th, British holidaymakers are once again able to enter France, although a negative Covid-19 test (PCR or Antigen), taken 24-hours before leaving the UK, is required for entry. ⚠️ #frontières | Nous assouplissons les conditions …
Ski Trip Packing List 🧳✅ | What to Pack for Your Ski Holiday
What do I Need to Pack for My Ski Holiday? There’s no better way to throw a spanner in the works of your ski holiday than forgetting a critical bit of kit. In addition to the inconvenience it causes, once you’re in a ski resort you’ll often find yourself paying over-the-odds to replace things you …
Last-minute ski holiday swaps
As France has effectively banned British holidaymakers, and Austria has tightened up entry requirements, a lot of determined skiers are making last-minute swaps to new destinations where the atmosphere is a bit more relaxed. Rest assured, if you want to go skiing this winter, it’s definitely possible, no matter what kind of holiday tickles your …
Austrian Ski Resort Emoji Quiz
To celebrate Austrian ski resorts opening up, we’ve prepared this emoji quiz of well-known Austrian resorts. How many can you name? To see the answers, scroll down. Answers Saint Anton = saint + ant + on Kitzbuhel = cats + bull Axamer Lizum = axe …
Skier Habits Survey
A few weeks ago we published a skier habits survey which has yielded some interesting results—the most positive of which is that over 85% of skiers still plan on taking a ski holiday this winter. The motivations behind taking ski lessons also proved to be more broad than simply learning to ski, with having fun, …
70cm of early-November snow blankets the Alps
We’re too excited about winter to write much, so we’re just going to let the Tweets to the talking, while we go scrape the storage wax off of our skis… Feast your eyes on this! Up to 70cm of fresh snow across some parts of the Alps! https://t.co/PGoKdcOhGN pic.twitter.com/hdAhWdpTb8 — weathertoski (@weathertoski) November 4, 2021 …
WATCH: “The Ultimate Run” – The Most Insane Ski Run Ever Imagined
“Sometimes my mind goes kind of crazy about skiing and I ask myself, what if…?” What if you could link every powder turn, every rail, every cliff drop, every comp run and every kicker nailed into one ultimate run? Well, Markus Eder did just that in ‘The Ultimate Run’! This is Markus’ Magnum Opus, a …
Go With the (Lateral) Flow!
Trips abroad this winter have just become cheaper and easier for people in England who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. From today, if you’ve had both your jabs, you no longer need to take an expensive PCR test after returning to England from a non-red list country and can instead use a cheaper, faster lateral …
Top 8 tips for learning to ski as an adult
Log on to social media in the winter and you’ll be sure to run into an inescapable fact: skiing is a whole lot of fun. How can I learn to ski as an adult? If you’re not a skier, but find yourself gazing jealously at your friends’ social media posts thinking that the gondola has …
Resorts Across Europe Begin to Open Following Major Snowfalls
Fourteen resorts in the Alps have currently have at least some of their slopes open following an early-fall snowstorm that saw over 30cm of fresh snow across the Alps. It's dumping in the Alps! Up to 30cm (a foot) reported so far at (opening Friday) @stubaigletscher and (pictured and already open) @hintertuxergletscher. @kaunertalergletscher and Italy's …