Come and meet Team GB Winter Olympic athletes

A number of athletes from the British Winter Olympics team will be at the Ski and Snowboard Show at London’s Earls Court this week.

Before they head off to compete in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, they will be spending some … Read More

UK ski show season is in full swing

The UK Ski Show Season is in full swing… which means the season’s nearly here and soon we’ll all be in the mountains again.

However it didn’t get off to the greatest of starts…

It should have begun on 18 October with … Read More

Skiing in central London

Did you go skiing in central London this week?!

This weekend, a real snow slope was constructed in Covent Garden for skiing and snowboarding, as part of the Slide2Sochi Roadshow.

With just 102 days until the 2014 Winter Olympics start in Sochi … Read More

Travel delays… UGH!

There’s nothing worse than airport delays when you have family in tow and can’t simply take refuge and drown yourself in coffee in the business lounge.

That’s what passengers have found in the past few days, following EasyJet’s major Europe-wide … Read More

Skiing by the sea in Slovenia

This weekend, families in Slovenia were able to ski beside the seaside.

The picturesque resort town of Portoroz, on the Adriatic Ocean, staged a unique snow event called the ‘White Circus by the Sea’.

the ‘White Circus’ – an artificial ski slope – was … Read More

Where is Beitostølen?

Good question!

The tiny ski resort of Beitostølen is actually a very well-kept secret.

This small Norwegian village resort is little-known in the UK, but that looks set to change as Crystal Ski has added it to their new brochure … Read More

Chemmy Alcott and Graham Bell at Olympic roadshow

Head to Skiplex in Reading this Sunday (6 October) to join two of Britain’s top ‘ski celebrities’, Chemmy Alcott and Graham Bell, for an Olympic-themed family fun day out.

Skiplex Reading is kick-starting its winter season with an Olympic themed roadshow featuring two of … Read More

Skiplex: Improve your ski technique

One of our reporters, Briony Key, recently tried out a Skiplex.  Here’s what she had to say:

Great concentration, Briony!

Think dry ski slope and I’m sure many of you will be haunted by the same memories as me … Read More

Star-studded skiing line-up at Snozone

It’s a big day at Snozone Milton Keynes tomorrow and it’s YOUR chance to have a free lesson from five-time Olympic gold-medallist Sir Steve Redgrave.

Or perhaps you’d rather challenge BBC Ski Sunday presenter and former downhill ski racer, Graham Bell … Read More

Ski offers in Reading this weekend

If you’re in the vicinity of Reading this weekend, consider popping into Skiplex this weekend.

For two days only – 28 and 29 September – Skiplex are hosting the “Ellis Brigham Ski & Snowboard Weekend” in Reading.

The Skiplex centre is offering … Read More