Covid-19 meant that ski season ended much sooner than any of us would have liked this year, but that’s no reason to stop you from skiing. Here’s a round up of the best social distancing and quarantine skiing posts we’ve seen since the coronavirus lockdown started. If we’ve missed your favourite post, let us know! …
EU Coronavirus Funding Support for Self-Employed Workers
What kind of financial aid is available for Self-Employed workers affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak? The abrupt end to the ski season hit everyone hard, but those whose livelihoods depend on the lifts turning were hit harder than many. A good number of the 350 independent ski and snowboard instructors on SkiBro will have seen …
Coronavirus: Are French Ski Resorts Closing? (Updated)
Last update: March 15th, 2020 – 10h10 March 15h, 2020 – 10h10: It’s official – all French ski resorts have now announced they are closed for the season. This comes at the worst possible time for the many guests who travelled out to resort yesterday, only to find out they needed to make a U-turn …
Coronavirus: Travel Advice for Skiers (Regularly Updated)
Coronavirus: Is it safe to go on my ski holiday to the Alps? As ski lovers ourselves, we understand just how important your ski holidays are. Over the past few weeks, the spread of coronavirus has affected skiers and snowboarders planning ski trips in the Alps as well as further afield. To help keep everyone …
Skiing Chamonix’s Vallée Blanche: What to Expect
Guide to the Vallée Blanche: What to Expect on the Most Famous Off-Piste Ski Run in the World The Vallée Blanche starts at the top of the Aiguille du Midi Cable Car and finishes at either the Montenvers train station, or (snow conditions permitting) back down in Chamonix’s town centre. A 17 to 22km long …
Flake News – Alpine Snow and Weather Forecast – Feb 28, 2020
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmHH47B_tjE[/embedyt] Hi guys, it’s Kene from SkiBro here with your Flake News snow and weather forecast for the Week of February 29th, and I’ve got some good news! That’s right ladies and gentlemen, winter is back! We rode the beautiful powder lines you see behind me just a few hours before I recorded this …
Ski Weather Forecast and Snow Report – Feb 21, 2020
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Rnz1m8iok[/embedyt] Hi guys, Kene from SkiBro here with your FlakeNews snow and weather forecast for the week of February 22nd. Despite some very warm temperatures lately, the snowpack at altitude is holding up pretty well. Behind me here is a video of Ben – our accounts guy here at SkiBro – enjoying some …
Flake News – Alpine Snow and Weather Forecast – Feb 14, 2020
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AHh711C7yM[/embedyt] Apologies to my beautiful fiancee, but this morning’s off-piste snowboarding in last night’s snowfall was about the best Valentine’s day present I could’ve asked for. This weekend, however, high pressure will be dominant as the majority of the Alps will enjoy a very sunny Saturday and Sunday – great conditions for piste …
Flake News – Alpine Snow and Weather Forecast – Feb 8th, 2020
The best snow forecast show in the game is back for another episode! Last week in the Alps was tricky at times with strong winds and some rain in resort, but large parts of the Alps still enjoyed over half a metre of fresh snow and there were some great powder days to be had. …
Kids’ Ski Lessons – Tips for Parents
Children’s Ski Lessons – Tips You Need To Know With half-term coming up quickly, we asked Raphael – the director of Prosneige Ski School in Val d’Isere to film this installment of SkiBro Quick Tips (along with some help from my son) to give parents a few helpful pointers before their children’s ski lessons. Even …