Ski mountaineering in Scotland offers some great adventures often overlooked by those sceptical or unaware of the snow that covers the Highlands during the winter months. Admittedly if your looking for two weeks of knee deep powder under blue skies and sunshine then you may not get what you want. But if its high quality [...]
Not many people can indulge in their favourite snow sports all year round. It’s expensive to keep going on holiday so often. But as any good skier or snowboarder knows, it’s difficult to stay away from the slopes. Luckily, there’s a handful of snow centres in the UK that can help scratch that skiing or [...]
Austria is very famous for its excellent skiing resorts.
What makes Austria particularly appealing for skiing trips it that restrictive planning laws mean that any Austrian ski experience is not going to be marred by the sorts of concrete developments that often get in the way of the breathtaking mountainous scenery in other countries.
The Austrian landscape [...]
Chalet Jora is centrally located, within very easy walking distance to the bars, restaurants and shops in Bansko. The gondola station is only a 10 minute walk from the chalet, however we provide a flexible private shuttle service to and from the lift each day in our chalet minibus. Chalet Jora is owner run [...]
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WHISTLER, BC — There are many great debates to have in Whistler: where to party, which restaurant to eat at, which patio to hit for Après. But none can be as challenging as standing at the base of Whistler and Blackcomb and making the call on which mountain to hit.
At the north end [...]
If you are thinking about having a holiday in France this summer or winter, Chamonix in The Alps is the perfect place to visit! ChamServe has been providing visitors to Chamonix with holiday rental accommodation for over 10 years. We offer a wide variety of short and long term rental homes, chalets, apartments and studios [...]
Snowear’s staff are passionate about skiing and snowboarding. Snowear offers genuine help and advice based on our own experiences. Good product advice can save you money and avoid unnecessary purchases. We stock great brand names such as Columbia, Surfanic, Ice Peak, Five Seasons, Plus Minus, Buff, Bloc, UVEX, Bolle and many more.
Our extensive range caters [...]
Skiing holidays are becoming more and more popular these days, especially in the UK where the lure of the white snow of Austria or Italy etc is almost irresistable in comparison to dry slopes in the UK. Also, despite what you might think with snow covering the ground, the temperature will more than likely [...]
We at greatescapades are very excited, as the Eclipse Ski site has at last been launched! For those that don’t know, greatescapades is presented by Eclipse Ski so this is very exciting new for us. The site has been in development for a number of months now, and it’s very gratifying to see it finally [...]
Planning a ski vacation? Downhill or cross-country? Can you imagine after all that planning you get to your destination and there is no or little snow. It would not be a pleasant experience. This is why obtaining a snow report would be advantageous.
Another advantage of snow reports is choosing a destination for a ski vacation. [...]