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Ski France’s contactless catered chalets help keep interaction with staff down to a minimum
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Covid-19 and Brexit have turned traditional chalet holidays upside down this season says Ski France. Therefore, the company has come up with a new concept – contactless catered chalets.
Ski France has more than 50 contactless catered chalets across the French Alps located in top resorts such as Val d’Isère, Tignes, Méribel, Courchevel, La Tania, La Plagne and Alpe d’Huez. -
Inghams top scores in consumer survey
Ski specialist tour operator, Inghams has been named a Which? Recommended Provider for Ski Holidays 2021, after top scoring, in a consumer survey that asked people about their holiday experiences when travelling with package ski tour operators.
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Californian resorts use snow cannons to help fight huge forest fire
Three Californian ski resorts in the path of a devastating forest fire appear to have escaped the worst of the dramatic blaze although some equipment and outbuildings have been fire damaged.
The Caldor fire, which began in mid-August, covered more than 200,000 acres and strong winds drove it towards the major resort-town of South Lake Tahoe located on the California/Nevada border. It is located directly below Heavenly Mountain Resort and a full evacuation was ordered when smoke made it difficult for inhabitants to breathe. -
Start of September sees the return of the ski launch
What do you call a group of journalists? A press pack? A herd of hacks? A nightmare?
Whatever it is, on the first day of September, several ski writers came out from behind their laptops, changed out of the PJs they have been wearing for the last year while working from home during covid, and donned some glad rags. -
Final Chance to grab your FREE tickets to the National Snow Show at Birmingham’s NEC
Today will be your last chance to grab a FREE ticket for the National Snow Show, set to take place on 23-24 October at the NEC, Birmingham. Don’t miss out!
Tickets normally cost from £10 but readers of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine can get a https://grenzzonederm.com/donate/ free ticket by CLICKING HERE and inserting the code: https://digitalfilms.cat/contacto/ Skier&Snowboarder -
Ups and downs in Switzerland – resorts announce plans for new lifts
Buy Lyrica Without Prescription Major investment in Zermatt
Zermatt’s lift company (Zermatt Bergbahnen AG (ZBAG) says it is determined the pandemic will not delay its plans for the future which include an investment of around 60 million Swiss francs over the next two years.
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Luxury ski rental accommodation operator, Bramble Ski, unites with Le Collectionist
Chalet rental specialist Bramble Ski has been acquired by luxury vacation home rental company Le Collectionist.
Founded in 2005, Bramble Ski’s portfolio includes 160 exclusive chalets in destinations such as Verbier and Zermatt in Switzerland, St. Anton and Lech in Austria, and Val d’Isere and Meribel in France. -
Enjoy new experiences in Courmayeur Mont Blanc
With covid travel restrictions now easing, more couples, friends, and families will be looking to go away together. But what do you do when there is a split between those who do ski and snowboard and those who don’t? Courmayeur Mont Blanc, in the Italian Alps has come up with some exciting suggestions.
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Be the first to ski and snowboard fresh powder in Niseko – and then enjoy sushi under the stars
Adventurous guests are being invited to discover fresh and bottomless powder snow during mountain orientation programmes at the Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in Japan.An expert team of Higashiyama Reservists with guide skiers and snowboarders to exclusive locations from the ski-in ski-out sanctuary located in the vast wilderness of alpine peaks and open expanses of Niseko Village.
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Let Hotel Le Coucou organise mountain experiences everybody can enjoy in Méribel
Couples, husbands and wives, or even families which are divided by those who ski and snowboard and those who don’t could find the solution to a satisfactory holiday together surrounded by the snow covered mountains in the French resort of Méribel, part of the world famous Three Valleys.
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Warren Smith Ski Academy GAP Snowsports Instructor courses set to go ahead this season in Verbier
The Warren Smith Ski Academy has launched its new GAP ski program for the 2021-22 winter season, based in Verbier, Switzerland, with two start dates in early December and February.
Students will aim to qualify as IASI (Irish Association of Snowsports Instructors) Level 1 & 2 ski instructors, providing them with a qualification that is recognised in a number of countries around the world. -
Take a virtual tour of these neighbouring luxury chalets in Meribel
The Chalet Company has added more properties to its portfolio in Meribel and to give you a taste of what you can expect they have put together some virtual tours on their website – you can even hook them up to a VR headset, to really feel like you’re right in the chalet.
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Special offers and free samples at National Snow Show at Birmingham NEC – PLUS don’t miss the chance to get your FREE tickets
Arrangements for the National Snow Show at the NEC in Birmingham on 23-24 October 2021 continue to gather pace with a host of top names from the world of ski and snowboarding already signed up to take part if what is now the only major UK wintersport exhibition this year.
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Save with Esprit’s short break tuition packages.
The Chalet Izia luxury apartments in Val d’Isere.
Help kick of 2022 with two fabulous short break packages from Esprit Ski to get you and your family back on the slopes again. Available from the 4th to 8th January, Esprit Ski are even offering FREE and half price child places.
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The Megève Mont-Blanc Cycling event rides into the French Alps this September.
The village of Megève in the French Alps is a ski (and snowboarder) lovers paradise. With over 400km of immaculately prepared runs, catering for all abilities, it is easy to see why visitors return to the medieval cobbled streets of Megève year after year.
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Ski Mountaineering to be proposed as an additional sport to the official programme of Milano Cortina 2026
Ski Mountaineering will be put forward as an additional sport to the programme of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The IOC Executive Board has forwarded this proposal to the next IOC Session in Tokyo in July.
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Were they breaking some records?
Here’s a blast from the past found in a copy of the Skier magazine from the mid 80s. How many of these youthful faces from the world of ski racing can you recognise in the Radio 1 studio with DJ Peter Powell?
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Henry takes on Sir Tom Moore’s 100 challenge at Brentwood to raise money for children’s hospital
Sir Tom Moore became a media star last year when he raised £33million for charity by walking laps of his garden to celebrate his 100th birthday.
The nation mourned this national hero when he passed away on 2 February this year, but his fundraising legacy lives on and Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has set the ‘100 Challenge’ on what would have been his 101st Birthday on Saturday 1 May. -
MY PERFECT DAY – the Skier & Snowboarder magazine pays tribute to Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs
http://www.caladore.com/aromatherapy-soaps/ When actor Johnny Briggs joined ITV’s famous soap Coronation Street in 1976 as the cockney ducker and diver Mike Baldwin, he only expected his contract to last a couple of months at the most. But he was to become one of the programme’s most popular characters and he stayed in the fictional town of Weatherfield for 30 years. While running the local underwear factory, the storylines concerning his affairs with Deirdre Barlow and runs-ins with her husband Ken became must-see TV.
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Improved Pembrey prepares to welcome back skiers and snowboarders
Some eagle-eyed readers spotted something was not quite right in a story on the UK Slope news page in the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine.
The real Pembrey ski centre in Carmarthenshire
The story reported that the former Swansea Ski Slope had turned into a bit of an eyesore and plans were afoot to redevelop the site.
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