Tignes and toddlers go well in the spring
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
Warmer days and softer snow can make late-season skiing safer and more fun for children, as Chris Moran discovers
Off piste and into the spa: Austria's Bad Hofgastein offers far more than skiing
10 February 2012 11:30 AM
Past the town's cross-country skiing track, a little further on from an icy-looking pond peppered with hardy ducks, steam was rising from the valley floor. A series of low-rise modern buildings, large windows brightly lit against the surrounding mountains, awaited me, grouped around a striking dome and a simple glass box.
Sochi: All white in this Black Sea ski resort
05 February 2012 12:00 AM
The venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics, has opened its slopes up to British skiers. Adrian Mourby gives it a test run
Fire and ice: Strap on your snow shoes and explore Mount Etna
03 February 2012 12:00 AM
There is one vital ingredient to every snowshoeing trip. And that's snow. Pulling back the curtains of my hotel room window, I gazed out at the sheer slopes of Mount Etna. There wasn't a flake to be seen. Did Luca, my guide, have some bad news? "Don't worry," he said, while loading our snowshoes into the van.
The safe ski guide
31 January 2012 12:00 AM
The death of pro skier Sarah Burke has made snow-lovers concerned about the sport’s safety. But a sensible approach to the slopes can reduce the risks.
Snowed under in Switzerland: Saas-Fee is delightful despite a little too much of the white stuff
28 January 2012 12:00 AM
A family skiing holiday is all about balance – and not just in the obvious ways. But let's start with them anyway. Obviously, everyone should be trying to stay upright on the slopes. For that there's ski school. In Saas-Fee, the exquisitely sculpted resort at the heart of Switzerland's narrow Saas Valley, there are three to choose from: Optimum (swanky green gear), Eskimo (powder blue) and the Swiss Ski School (red and white, naturally). Given the destination, the Swiss version seemed most appropriate, although my instructor, Robert Fuller, later turned out to be from Essex. As I say, there's a balance to be struck. His homespun acumen would come in very handy. Meanwhile, my two sons, aged nine and six, were assigned a local who would have them carving neat turns on the nursery slopes in no time.
The 10 Best ski apps
25 January 2012 12:00 AM
(1) iTrailMap3D
£2.99
Hit the lodge after a hard day's skiing, grab a beer and compare your routes and tracks with your friends using this 3D map and tracking app. When you get home, you can export the info to Google Earth.
Snow Report: Austria's welcome still warm... after 50 years
22 January 2012 12:00 AM
I'm proud to say that my mother was one of the first package holiday tourists to venture abroad soon after the Second World War, when leisure travel began to lower its costs and thus widen its appeal beyond the upper classes.
Music in the mountains
21 January 2012 12:00 AM
Patrick Thorne works his way around the best mountainous music festivals
Sweden: Go wild in winter
21 January 2012 12:00 AM
An extraordinary trek on cross-country skis across the Swedish tundra leaves Simon Birch dazzled by the Arctic landscape
Switzerland: The original and the best
21 January 2012 12:00 AM
Davos is the highest city in Europe, St Moritz is all about high style – but both have epic skiing, says Leslie Woit
Traveller's guide: Late-season snow
21 January 2012 12:00 AM
Fancy some fun in the sun? The time to hit the slopes is as spring takes the edge off winter's chill, says Matt Barr
Back in snow business: Conditions are perfect on Schladming's championship pistes
14 January 2012 12:00 AM
Austria cut off: that sums up the headlines this week, with thousands of skiers in leading resorts such as Ischgl and St Anton unable to escape following what was reported as a season's snowfall in a few days. By now the roads should be clear, the skiers home and the prospects fine for the rest of the winter.
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