General News

Switzerland, France and Italy are tweaking parts of their mountain borders. The ridge lines of glaciers have traditional marked some borders, but climate change is altering the terrain.

The French rail operator SNCF is putting tickets for journeys between December 15th and January 8th on sale.

Ski Solutions is Britain’s original specialist ski travel agency and tailor-made tour operator and has been arranging ski holidays for more than 35 years to Europe and North America.

If launched the new digital system, EES, will impact UK skiers heading to the mountains of Europe this winter.

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Ben’s Bus has posted about the changes coming in November with the new EU Entry/Exit system and what it means for its customers next winter. The new travel measures will apply to us all. UPDATED

Louis Watkiss died in an accident at the indoor ski centre in September 2021.

The black run in the Portes du Soleil is seen as one of the most difficult black runs in the Alps. 47-year-old Grahame Chapman ignored a closed sign & plunged to his death down the 37 degree slope last February.

The new film from Warren Miller entitled “75” marks the 75th anniversary of the Warren Miller film franchise.

Official figures from last winter have been released. We look at what Austria offers, with links to some of our past visits and we report from the Austria ‘Winter Launch’ event in London.

Darren Blanks is now in Scotland on his way to John O’Groats and he is just short of his £10,000 target as he raises money for a ski club that helps veterans with sight difficulties. UPDATED

Whether you take a 1-week holiday, go multiple times or are fortunate enough to own a property here are the facts you need to know for next winter.

The EU’s post-Brexit Entry/Exit System, EES, is set to be introduced on 10th November ahead of the ski season. There are fears of long travel delays. Plus it will impact how long people can be in the mountains across the winter. UPDATED

There are 160 holidays with 21 new to the programme. They start November 2024 and run through to early May 2025.

Last winter was poor. Snow was in scant supply and new figures reveal skier numbers were sharply down, but there is some cause for hope.

Disability Snowsport UK is encouraging people to get active and raise money during the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. It hopes to raise £10,000 to support grassroots adaptive snowsports in the UK. 

The legendary Swiss extreme skier, Sylvain Saudan, has died. He was 87-years old. UPDATED

A new automated European Union border IT system is due to start this October ahead of the 2024/25 ski season.

Discounts on ski equipment hire, ski & snowboard lessons, plus discounts on airport transfers to your ski resort. Check out the deals. NEW

It is ranked 63rd in the 2024 edition of the The Sunday Times 100 ranking Britain’s fastest-growing companies & secures £5.6m in additional funding.  

It would depart from Brussels with connections from the UK. It is claimed there is a growing interest in train travel from British skiers, but numbers remain very small.

The survey from the Ski Club of Great Britain & the Mountain Trade Network compares data from before, during & after the pandemic. It makes interesting reading. UPDATED

Three people died in avalanches, while a fourth ski tourer slipped and fell to his death. UPDATED

The Swiss Institute for Snow & Avalanche Research has been using Artificial Intelligence, AI, in a three-year research project.

Another UK ski operator ceases trading as the fallout from Brexit continues. There’s a rapidly changing ski holiday market for the UK business model. UPDATED

Book Early to save money for Winter 2024/25. We’ve collated some offers from key tour operators. UPDATED

With the winter season soon to close, seize the chance to find an amazing ski deal for next year. Check out the Earlybird offers. UPDATED

The N90 road leads to some of the major resorts in France and at weekends can be gridlocked. There are growing calls for something to be done. UPDATED

The accident happened on the Petit Combin across the valley from the Swiss resort as a British group was on a heli-skiing trip.UPDATED

One is a US teenager. An avalanche came down off piste below the Riffelberg area of the Swiss resort. A fourth person was seriously injured. UPDATED