It’s Russian Christmas today, and it’s turning out to be a rather white one. There have been heavy dumps of white stuff in certain parts of the Alps this week, with the high French resorts, Austria’s Arlberg region and some ski areas in Switzerland being very much in the Snow God’s favour. Avalanche risk is […]
A good bartender is the making of a cracking time on the mountains: a welcoming smile behind the bar, a warming tipple placed in front of you, and wonderful local advice when it comes to who’s who and what’s what in resort. It just so happens to be Bartender Appreciation Day – so we’re raising […]
Supermarkets have been selling stocking fillers since September, and now festive fellows all over the planet are gleefully peeling back number 1 on those blasted Advent Calendars. If you’ve had enough of Christmas before it’s even begun, the last thing you want is more merriment on the mountains… Whatever your feelings about The Most […]
Ski toilets don’t always create the greatest memories: Long, shivering queues, juggling goggles and gloves, staggering down narrow stairs in ski boots… But some are another matter entirely. Introducing the pottiest privys in the mountains: Just you, the loo & the view, Denali/Mount McKinley This solitary outhouse is up at 14200 feet on Alaska’s Mount […]
Guinness World Records have awarded some whacky and wonderful things over the years… We’ve included our favourite ski and snow-related ones below to honour the eleventh annual Guinness World Records Day. 1994: Most days skied consecutively – Arnie Wilson and Lucy Dicker Arnie and Lucy skied every day for a year: 240 resorts in […]
El Nino is BACK >> will it surpass the big freeze of winter 2009/10? Pundits are predicting spectacular snowfall & epic skiing. In the calm before the storm, temperatures in Europe are mild, but there’s already snow in the highest resorts. Want to see who’s skiing already? Resorts Already up and running Right Now: Zermatt Lifts have been open for weeks […]
Val d’Isere, France Favourite resort of @SNOman! St Moritz, Switzerland Zell am See, Austria Alpe d’Huez, France Ortisei, Italy Kitzbuhel, Austria Les Orres, France Hinterglemm, Austria Val Thorens, France Lech, Austria A very Happy Diwali from everyone at SNO Spread the Light >> SHARE with your […]
It’s been 15 years since 007 last hit the slopes, but Spectre sees Daniel Craig master the mountain in style. As you’d expect, Bond always visits the classic resorts whether he’s skiing, riding on a snowmobile blade or bombing down the hill on a broken plane. Here is the definitive list of James’s finest ski resorts – even if […]
We’re feeling hot hot hot as the temperature soars above a sizzling 30°C in what seems like the most sweltering heatwave in history. But as the summer we’ve all been waiting for makes an appearance, we couldn’t help but daydream of cold, cold snow crunching under foot, frosty snowflakes melting on the palm and that […]
It’s time to introduce our boys to the mountains. We’re desperate for them to love it. With advice from our wonderful customers, here’s why we chose Club Med. I’ve worked in ski travel for long enough to know that your first ski holiday is usually the clincher. You’ll either be hooked, or never give it […]
