Crystal Ski’s new social skiing service – how it works

This winter Crystal Ski Holidays, the UK’s largest ski holiday company, will once again offer customers a free social skiing service.

Previously, Crystal offered social skiing with one of their reps.  However, following new legislation earlier this year, reps are … Read More

Skiing in the desert

Keen snowboarder and travel writer, Charles Holland, is on the lookout for new, fun family snow experiences.  This is his latest finding: 

Snow skiing in the desert climate of the Middle East?  Surely not!

Actually, one Dubai property can make … Read More

Crystal reintroduces ski hosting in France

British ski tour operator Crystal has pulled off a coup!  They have cleverly side-stepped their way round the recent French ban on ski-hosting.

The ban was introduced last winter following an incident in Méribel early in the season, when a young … Read More

National Interschools Ski Championships

The first round of the National Interschools Ski Championships is taking place this weekend, organised by ESSKIA, the English Schools Ski Association.

The ESSKIA National Championships take place on dry slopes annually in the autumn.  The qualifying races are at Bromley … Read More

Richard Branson kitesurfs for ski charity

Forget skiing or snowboarding!  FamilySki News is off to Hayling Island this weekend to check out some kitesurfing!

This Sunday, 250 kitesurfers are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Parade of Kitesurfers ever assembled … Read More

Slide2Sochi Roadshow

Would you like to come and rub shoulders with Great Britain’s potential Olympic medallists this winter, or find out how to be come a winter Olympian!  Here’s how…

With less than six months until the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, … Read More

The coolest halfterm outing

This year’s Ski and Snowboard Shows promise to be especially family oriented and brimming with entertainment and exciting hands-on activities for adults and children, as well as some amazing giveaways.

The Manchester show runs from 25-27 October at … Read More

Fancy having a go at skiing or snowboarding?

Fancy having a go at skiing or snowboarding?  You need to GO SKI BO BOARD!

GO SKI GO BOARD is Britain’s largest ever national snowsport participation campaign.   It aims to get more people into skiing and snowboarding, as we previously reported here, and was … Read More

Learn how to ski off-piste

The International Academy in  Chamonix is launching a brand new weekend course this coming ski season to teach key off-piste skills.

An increasing number of British skiers are enjoying off-piste skiing in the Alps these days, and this course is … Read More

New ‘Go Ski Go Board’ campaign

We all know skiing starts at home!

Ok, Ok… we may not have any decent mountains in England… but we do have some excellent indoor and outdoor snow centres – and, what’s more, there’s one near you!

That’s why Snowsport … Read More