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Are you searching for some peace on the mountain? Looking for a more sustainable way to explore the mountains? Keen to keep fit and breathe in the crisp mountain air? Maybe ski touring or split boarding could be right up your street. This is when you attach grippy skins to the bottom of your […]
What’s the sign of a really good ski resort? How many people visit it every year? State of the art ski lifts and top-notch pistes? Or the number of people who come back year after year? Les Arcs has one of the highest returning holidaymakers across all our resorts; once you’ve got to know this […]
We’ve all been there: your ski holiday is booked, you’re dreaming of perfect pistes and amazing après and then that voice in your head tells you that you really should get ski fit first… And it’s true! Skiing is so much fun that it’s easy to forget that it is, in fact, a sport. And […]
Whether you are packing your bags for a season in the snow or planning your next holiday getting to your favourite mountain resort can be a hassle – but it doesn’t have to be. There are more ways of travelling to the snowy mountains than you may have thought. Here are the pros and cons […]
We have talked about getting ski fit before your holiday but what about after a day on the hill? To keep your body primed for the powder it is just as important to think about your recovery. This will make sure you are ready to tackle the mountain day in day out and dance like […]
Dry Ski Slopes have been entertaining us since the 1960’s but recent years have seen a rise in ‘Real Snow’ centres across the world. These giant, warehouse sized, fridges offer an amazing opportunity to ski on real snow, at any time of year and in any climate. Perhaps the most astonishing example of this is […]
Ski resorts are set in some of the most beautiful countryside imaginable but many of us only see a very small, and often crowded, part of them. Perhaps you have been heading to the same resort for years and fancy trying something new, or maybe you just fancy a break from those ski boots for […]
Each year Courchevel hosts an international fireworks competition, from the middle of February till the middle of March. This ‘pyrotechnics festival’ is a competition with a series of spectacular fireworks displays, where specialist companies from different countries compete for the title of best in show. Courchevel International Fireworks Over 8,000 spectators watch the show, and […]
The words ‘white-out’ or ‘snow blizzard’ don’t immediately conjure up the ideal skiing conditions. But some of my best days skiing have been in the middle of a white-out. Sure, they don’t match the glorious blue-bird powder days we all long for, but they come a close second. Why We Love Skiing in a White-Out […]
January is a quiet part of the winter season. Outside of school holidays, the lift queues are generally fast moving, and cold temperatures mean snow conditions aren’t so much of a gamble. Put simply, we think it’s the best time to ski in Verbier. Plus it’s snowing as we’re writing this. Even though the resort […]
As part of our series on learning to ski in all our resorts, this week we’re turning our attention to Serre Chevalier. Mel Crosby, Ski School Manager in resort, gives us the low down on what Serre Che has to offer a beginner skier. The resort opens on the 13th of December, but we’ve just […]
