Skiing
Ski season 2011: Highs, lows and uphill struggles
As the ski season ends, Stephen Wood reflects on a challenging period.
Inside Skiing
It's still looking good for some late Easter snow
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Patrick Thorne: Talk of climate change is no longer fashionable in winter sports.
Austria: Hey mum, come back when I'm less busy
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Sarah Barrell: Travelling solo with a small child shouldn't spoil your fun on the slopes. Just choose the right resort and hotel.
How Canyons became the definite article
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Stephen Wood: This Utah ski area is the third largest in the US – and it even boasts a beach.
On The Road: My daughter skis like a pro after 48 hours – but I'm in a crumpled heap
Saturday, 26 March 2011
"You OK, Mum?" my daughter asks as she glides past my crumpled mess halfway down the Plan des Eaux.
The ski season starts here: Three more months
Saturday, 12 March 2011
After a promising start at the end of 2010, the ski season in the Alps and Pyrenees stalled for two months with little fresh snow. That's changed now, with big falls – up to a metre in 48 hours – in recent weeks. So the last two months of the season are looking excellent. Snow depths at Engelberg (engelberg.ch) in the Swiss Alps are above 3.3 metres and touching 2.5 metres at the snowiest resorts in the French Alps, such as Flaine (flaine.com).
Late-season snow
Saturday, 12 March 2011
The Austrian resort of Obergurgl still has 50 days left in its ski season, and it is ideal for families – whether they are beginners or experts.
That's what they mean by nursery slopes
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Being pregnant didn't put Susie Mesure off trying out the pistes of La Tania, a small corner of the Alps.
Big ideas from little Andorra
Saturday, 26 February 2011
The principality has suffered from an identity crisis, but a recent reassessment of its assets is luring back skiers...