France
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Explore Isère’s Winter Wonders: Brand New Pistes and Thrilling Adventures
With four mountain ranges and 21 mountain resorts, France’s third biggest mountain destination, Isère, is a winter playground…
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A ski trip down Memory Lane in Les Arcs
A chance encounter during a visit to Les Arcs helped conjure up a whole series of reminiscences for…
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Ski like a local in Vaujany
There is so much more to Vaujany than skiing and snowboarding, as Ashley Green discovered when he visited…
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Join the Club in Tignes
Dancing around with a trio of eight-foot-high robots adorned in flashing LEDs is not what Hilary Everitt expected…
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Netski announces support for young British Team skier, Luca Carrick-Smith
Netski, the newest brand in the family that includes the world’s largest ski rental chain SKISET, has announced…
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Bid to decarbonise transport options to the Alps
Building on the successful innovation of the launch of a “ski train” service, with the chartering of trains…
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La Plagne Your Trip: French resort revealed best for beginners
Picking the right ski resort can often be tedious and difficult but that doesn’t make it any less…
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Peak Retreats offers new En-Route Escapes experience for ski clients
Peak Retreats, the French Alps ski specialist, is offering a new concept to help its clients break up their self-drive journeys…
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Arc 1950 celebrates 20th birthday with programme of winter events
Some 20 years ago a new mountain village concept was born, pioneering and innovative. An entirely pedestrian resort,…
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Ride the new Les Glaciers Gondola in La Plagne
Once the final skiers left the mountain last April, the famous Bellecôte Gondola was dismantled, and the 102…
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Our Winter edition is out now!
The Winter Issue of Skier & Snowboarder is out now – offering a great combination of first person…
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New hotel offerings for 2023 in Val d’Isère
Travellers looking for luxurious accommodation options in Val d’Isère need look no further, as the mesmerising alpine destination…
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Three French resorts announce plans to open glaciers for skiing and snowboarding during the summer
The French resort of Tignes has announced that it plans to open for summer skiing and boarding from…
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Plan ahead for 2023/24 School holiday breaks advises Oxford Ski Company
For winter 2023/4 Oxford Ski Company is highlighting some catered chalets with availability for Christmas, New Year and…
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Music and film fans invited to Val d’Isère for spring festival of cultural events
Val d’Isère in France is hosting some cultural events on the slopes this spring. Running from the 6…
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Chamonix-Mont Blanc’s spring ski touring event returns and is open to everybody from beginner to expert
‘La Trace des Grands’, Chamonix-Mont Blanc’s International Ski Mountaineering and Freeride Event, returns to the French resort for…
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Three new properties available in Les Gets with Chalets1066
The Les Gets accommodation specialist Chalets1066 has added three new properties to its large portfolio in the French…
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Four Seasons Megève offers once in a lifetime experience to skiers and snowboarders
The Four Seasons Megève Collection is offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience, staying at one of the most impressive suites…
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Celebrity chef adds a touch of apres ski to English pubs
by Nick Dalton Forget Mont Blanc, think Raymond Blanc. The famed chef has launched apres-ski nights at a…
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Relax or work out at Val Thorens’ new €40m state-of-the-art sports, aquatic and convention centre
Alf Alderson swaps his skis for a new ‘board’ of a different kind in Val Thorens which is…
