Focus On
Articles on Snows trips around the world. Trip reports and resort reviews from our own first hand experience, and some general features on off the slope activities and more.
![high up at retallack web](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/high-up-at-retallack-web.webp)
Seeking out its legendary powder, on and off-piste, Pete Coombs samples the steep and deep delights of BC’s Nelson and...
![skiing by vogels orlove glave eaterie web](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/skiing-by-vogels-orlove-glave-eaterie-web.webp)
Seeking affordable family skiing and an exciting new country to explore, Neil Pedoe takes his family to the heart of...
![grandvalira web](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/grandvalira-web.webp)
Andorra is home to one of the most unsung ski areas in Europe. The impressive Grandvalira has 210km of hugely varied...
![la dolce vita livigno and lake como](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/la-dolce-vita-livigno-and-lake-como.webp)
Ducking the traditional ski holiday stress Jim Walker bookends his family trip to Italy’s Livigno with stays at...
![soell it s what winters are made for](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/soell-it-s-what-winters-are-made-for.webp)
The Austrian resort of Söll lies at the heart of Austria’s biggest ski area, the Wilder Kaiser. So here are six...
![park city your next us winter destination](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/park-city-your-next-us-winter-destination.webp)
Nestled in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains, Park City, Utah, tops the wish lists of travellers looking for...
![murren james bond and the fiery inferno](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/murren-james-bond-and-the-fiery-inferno.webp)
Nestled away, perched high above the valley floor on a precarious mountain shelf beside the ominous Eiger, is the...
![cut through the white stuff in colourful skiwear](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/cut-through-the-white-stuff-in-colourful-skiwear.webp)
This ski season it’s all about the bright and the bold on the slopes. The European tradition of embracing the rainbow...
![6 perfect chalets for group ski trips](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/6-perfect-chalets-for-group-ski-trips.webp)
The chalet is one of the most iconic images when you think about a ski holiday in the Alps, but with so many, where...
![neilson ski](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/neilson-ski.webp)
With rep-led ski guiding becoming a thing of the past, how can you get shown around the slopes of your resort, for free?
![austria between the lines](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/austria-between-the-lines.webp)
In search of blissful, yet accessible backcountry isolation, Pete Coombs grabs his split-board and ice axe for a...
![crossing colorado](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/crossing-colorado.webp)
Daniel Wildey crosses America to discover Denver’s new snow train and the Wild West skiing of Colorado’s Rocky...
![evolution of skis](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/evolution-of-skis.webp)
From 12-foot tarred planks, to carbon-fibre twin-tips, the ski has come a long way since the last Ice Age. Well, maybe...
![dolomites italy s high and miti](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/dolomites-italy-s-high-and-miti.webp)
The most beautiful mountains in the world', the Dolomites are a skier’s dream location.
![dolomiti superski is ready to go](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/dolomiti-superski-is-ready-to-go.webp)
The 2017-18 ski season in the Dolomites is set to be one of its best-ever!