Skiing

Val Thorens (France)

The 10 best places to enjoy an early ski season

Whilst the rest of us are delaying the purchase of our winter coat in a week heralded by the Met Office as the “official Indian summer”, eager skiers are already polishing their goggles in preparation for winter and the early ski season.

Inside Skiing

Think you're an expert? Try these peaks for size

Sunday, 25 October 2009

The dramatic mountains of Telluride make it one of the most challenging for expert skiers. Now, the US resort just got more extreme, says Minty Clinch

Snow report: The winter sports season begins

Sunday, 25 October 2009

It's crunch time – the white stuff is already covering the slopes of Europe's mountains. Patrick Thorne welcomes the winter sports season with a new fortnightly column

The little resort with big ideas about going green

Sunday, 25 October 2009

Skiing plays havoc with the environment, but some Alpine resorts are striving to curb its excesses, says Simon Birch

The trains run like clockwork – and the skiing's good, too

Sunday, 25 October 2009

Take the kids by rail to Zermatt and they'll soon see why it's worth the trip, says Natalie Holmes

Head west to North America for value this ski season

Saturday, 24 October 2009

There are some great deals available at North American ski resorts this winter – but you'll have to move quickly, says Stephen Wood

Ski reps' days off raise concerns

Saturday, 24 October 2009

At Monday's inquest into the death of skier Stephen Gladman, who fell into a snow hollow while skiing at the French resort of La Plagne in February 2007, it was said that on the day of the accident none of the resort employees of Thomson – the company with which Mr Gladman and his family had travelled – were working. Apparently, they had all taken the day off.