Top 10 black ski runs
Tick off the most extreme ski runs this season. Discover the top 10 black ski runs in Europe… if you are brave enough?
Tick off the most extreme ski runs this season. Discover the top 10 black ski runs in Europe… if you are brave enough?
There are many reasons why a self-drive ski holiday may be on the cards for future ski seasons: to save money, to save hassle, to save the planet, and now that we are living in a Covid world, to avoid crowds and close proximity to others at airports and on shared transfers. Self-drive ski holidays […]
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 […]
Snoman Grand Alpine Ski Resorts Tour, ski holidays 2
After a glorious first fortnight in the French alps – some truly memorable days in the ski holiday hotspots of Alpe d’Huez, Les Deux Alpes and La Grave– it was time to up-sticks from our first campsite in Bourg d’Oisans and head for our next sojourn in Brides les Bains, below the ski resorts of the legendary Les Troi Vallees. […]
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On the fringe of conventional ski holidays can be found the odd ski resort with a special reputation – here’s what La Grave.com has to say aboutskiing la grave: “By exploring the domain of La Grave-La Meije, you are not in a typical ski resort. This is a real mountain environment as you head down in an […]
Snoman Grand Alpine Ski Resorts Tour, ski holidays 4
After a relatively easy, if un-glamorous trip down from Calais to the French alps, we traded in our nights in highway truck stops for balmy days in a gorgeous French campsite at the foot ofAlpe d’Huez ski resort. We get excellent WiFi so I can crack on with a few days of work online which […]
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Passports – check Ferry tickets – check Euros – check Alpine Maps – check Vintage american caravan – check Trepidation – CHECK With no more time for procrastination, prevarication and even palpatation… we left the safety of our sunny Surrey camp site and headed for “In’jin country” Actually the road to Dover sea port was pretty […]
Snoman Grand Alpine Ski Resorts Tour, ski holidays 2
A few words and pictures on preparing our selves, lives and vintage Airstream for a 3 1/2 month tour of the major ski resorts for european ski holidays. Is that entertaining if you don’t know us? … not sure… but you’ll come to know we three sno lovers and predict for yourself if we’ll be able to go from London-living-townies (him BBC telly maker, […]
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Vintage Airstream Preparation (before visiting 30+ european ski resorts) Not much about ski holidays or ski resorts, this post is for the Airstream lovers – you might want to skip this one if you’re not a vintage caravan nut… or just look at the pretty pictures! 1 – polish alluminium Airstream exterior: From totally oxidised grey, to a […]