If you are new to skiing, the whole idea of going on a ski holiday can be quite daunting. On a number of occasions I have seen people who have never skied before worry about things which just aren’t true. So, here I expose the top 10 ski myths:
1. A skiing holiday has to be [...]
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Ski holidays - 10 myths exposed
24-Jun-08Luxury catered mountain bike holidays
20-May-08If you are looking for a mountain bike holiday with a difference, look no further than White-Peak Holidays. We are offering fully guided mountain bike holidays staying in beautiful luxurious chalets with garden hot tubs.
You can choose self catered, B&B, fully catered or a mix of the three. The choice is yours.
Come and explore this [...]
Ski weekends
09-Nov-07We are proud to announce our new ski weekends program. Get return airport transfers and three nights self catered accommodation in a resort centre apartment from just £195 per person.
Visit our ski weekends page for more information…
Chatel - a rising star in the alps
07-Sep-07Ask your average skier if they know about, or have visited Chatel, and they may well look blankly back at you. However, if you do a little digging within the ski world, you will suddenly start to discover lots of people who have visited Chatel or have a chalet/apartment there.
This is the contradictory nature of [...]
For 5 days only, we’re giving you up to 25% off every seat, every route, every day on flights from 29th October 2007 up to 31st January 2008.
But hurry - this sale must end at midnight on Tuesday 4th September 2007, so don’t delay and miss out on these fantastic prices.
Take the edge off winter [...]
Winter flights on sale
27-Jun-06Easyjet have just started to realease their seats for winter 06/07. Book early to get the best prices. Visit www.easyjet.com for more information.
For years, we have been advising all our guests to wear helmets when skiing or snowboarding. Helmets are not just for the crazy off piste free-skiers or boarders. Anyone who is on a piste without a helmet is potentially at risk. Perhaps not from their own actions, but there are always plenty of other people [...]
News and weather - 18.01.06
18-Jan-06Well, I was about to write about how all the pistes were in great conditions, but that we needed a bit more snow to freshen things up, and then the heaven’s opened. We got about 50-70 cms of snow overnight. Some of the higher lifts have been shut due to avalanche danger, but hopefully must [...]
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When choosing their next ski holiday, many callers from the UK seem disappointed that Chatel isn’t a “ski-in/ski-out” resort. To many people, the idea that some resorts can involve walking, driving or bussing to the slopes can often come as quite a shock.
I grew up with non ski-in resorts, visiting Scotland, Bulgaria, [...]
Winter 05/06 - early snow conditions
09-Dec-05After writing my article about snow conditions not being related to altitude, early season conditions this season are already showing a similar pattern.
PisteHors.com published an article on the subject which is worth reading:
Unconventional Wisdom
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