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Options beyond skiing: A new sense of adventure

Saturday, 20 November 2010

Specialist operators are now offering a wider range of winter options, says Stephen Wood

Ski news: the 2010-11 season

Saturday, 20 November 2010

Swiss snow train

What's new on the slopes: 20 top tips

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Welcome to the new snow sports season with our inside track to Winter 2010/11. Your guide is the IoS resident expert Patrick Thorne.

The Essential Skiing Guide: France

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Forty per cent of all Britons still head to French resorts – and it's easy to see why. Most of the country's 300-plus ski areas were developed after the Second World War, with many of them purpose-built for skiing. The result is numerous convenient, high-altitude resorts, with ski areas that have expanded to be the world's largest.

The Essential Skiing Guide: Switzerland

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Most of Switzerland's resorts are traditional villages accessible by efficient rail and bus services from its airports.

The Essential Skiing Guide: Austria

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Austria is where the Alpine style of downhill skiing was first invented just over a century ago. It was the most popular destination for Britons through the 1970s and has been regaining ground against France for several years as its more traditional village resorts become popular once again.

The Essential Skiing Guide: The rest of the world

Sunday, 7 November 2010

About one in 20 Britons finds their way to North America each winter. Although the happy days of two dollars to a pound are long gone, and getting in to the US (if not Canada) is ever more laborious, the benefits of making the effort are numerous. Uncrowded slopes and light fluffy powder are the norm, as is spacious accommodation.

The Essential Skiing Guide: The rest of Europe

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Almost every country in Europe – even Croatia, Cyprus and Portugal – has at least one ski area. And as well as the "big four" Alpine nations, UK tour operators offer holidays at dozens of resorts in eastern Europe, the Pyrenees and Scandinavia.

The Essential Skiing Guide: Italy

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Italy is sometimes overlooked as one of the four main Alpine ski destinations. Yet, the country has more than 350 ski areas, stretching from the French and Slovenian borders in the north, right down to Mount Etna in Sicily.

Sion offers a surprising approach to some Swiss skiing

Saturday, 6 November 2010

Flying into Sion remains an unusual way of accessing the ski destinations of Switzerland's Valais canton.

Travel challenge: New year celebrations in the French Alps

Saturday, 6 November 2010

Every week, we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a festive holiday over New Year's Eve at a French ski resort. Prices are per person, based on two departing together on 26 December for one week. Lift passes and ski equipment hire are not included in the prices quoted.