The big moment has arrived for Will Greenwood. No, not another encounter with the man-mountain Jonah Lomu - it's his first black run on his beginner ski week. All he needs to do is conquer his fear, avoid patches of steep ice and work out how to keep his ankles bent...and his young family entertained ...read
Neil English has enjoyed plenty of life-affirming moments in his time as a ski writer. But his day heli-skiing on the edge of the Italian-French border beat most previous experiences...
With rugged peaks, empty slopes and a no-frills mountain culture, Slovakia is establishing itself as a easy ski destination. Just watch out for the bears, says Rick Shackleton.
One of the more famous names on the map of the Alps, Courchevel is one of the French skiing world's thoroughbreds. Chris Leadbeater is your downhill guide.
Neil English was looking forward to five-star luxury in Aspen. But why buy a lift pass when you don't have to? Read his guide on skiing on a shoestring in the Colorado resort.
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Ski resorts aren't known for their culinary exploits, but the latest gourmet venture is in Alta Badia, northern Italy, where a number of mountain huts have teamed up with Michelin chefs to offer skiers fare that's rather out of the ordinary. Simon Garner works up an appetite. ...read
This week sees the start of the Winter Olympics in the Canadian ski resorts of Whistler and Blackcomb. Alison Tyler explains what the competitors can expect...
Matt Dawson has never been able to resist a challenge. Which is why he found himself in St Moritz, preparing to tackle the most famous toboggan run of them all... the Cresta Run.
Fancy something more extreme than skiing in the Alps? From riding a Winter Olympics bobsleigh track to bungee-jumping, Neil English picks out a few choices for thrill-seekers...
Downhill skiing enthusiast Neil English goes on a cross-country training course in Seefeld and finds that it's not so 'namby pamby' after all.
Still not booked your break but desperate to get on the slopes? Skiers on a budget are being advised to look for great deals at more off-beat destinations as thousands of cut-price packages flood the market. Peter Hardy looks at some of the best bargains on offer in Europe ...read
Neil English heads up a British team of skiers, braving the elements in Villars, Switzerland in a 24-hour race for charity.
IWrap up warm for an extreme Arctic adventure and experience the vast landscapes and unique wildlife of Norway, Canada, the Northwest Passage and the North Pole.
In the latest installment of our series on British locations ideal for a weekend day out, Mark Hughes-Morgan explains the delights of the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.
Skiing can sometimes be a serious business. But not in France's Three Valleys, where you can enjoy downhill delights by day and top comedy by night, says Mark Palmer.
Families hoping to get away for a February half-term winter break can still find some good-value ski deals if they get in quick, writes our ski expert Neil English.
Highway 93 links two of Canada's main ski centres, Banff and Jasper. It's also one of the world's most scenic highways and provided a stunning route for Rob Freeman’s 'ski safari' of Alberta's resorts.
Whether you are making the most of budget Dubai and recovering Mexico or heading on an adventure to Laos or Whistler, TravelMail rounds up the best bargains for 2010.
The broadcast journalist may have survived postings to Afghanistan, but could she cope with a five-year-old and three-year-old twins on their first family ski holiday?
With ridges named Redemption and CPR, you could be forgiven for thinking Canada's Kicking Horse a resort for experts. But Neil English finds a ski zone for all-comers...
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