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Features on skiing and snowboarding from the snow magazine team. Find out where is best to go, what resorts are really like and how to make the most of your ski holiday.
![heading up the mountain at alpe dhuez cyrille quintard](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/heading-up-the-mountain-at-alpe-dhuez-cyrille-quintard.webp)
Whether you’re planning a relaxing holiday with your family, in search of a romantic escape with your partner or...
![cervinia landscape](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/cervinia-landscape.webp)
There’s more than one way to winter with Crystal Ski Holidays – and the varied resorts of Italy’s Aosta Valley can...
![morzines fantastic eagle park for the skiers and boarders among us who like to get airborne](/images/features/top-tens/introimages/morzines-fantastic-eagle-park-for-the-skiers-and-boarders-among-us-who-like-to-get-airborne.webp)
It’s not just its easy access from Geneva, in a little over an hour, or the 600km of skiing on its doorstep, but the...
![notre dame de bellecombe j p noisillier web](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/notre-dame-de-bellecombe-j-p-noisillier-web.webp)
Val d’Arly is a charming alpine valley, filled with picturesque hamlets and wonderful French tradition. Plus with...
![verbiers spectacualar off piste terrain](/images/features/top-tens/introimages/verbiers-spectacualar-off-piste-terrain.webp)
Named the best resort in Switzerland in 2018, Verbier is shaping up for another epic winter this year.
![salomon s lab shift mnc binding op](/images/features/top-tens/introimages/salomon-s-lab-shift-mnc-binding-op.webp)
We pick seven cutting-edge products and technologies to take straight to the ski slopes this season
![how to use piste skis](/images/features/skills/introimages/how-to-use-piste-skis.webp)
Head Coach with Team Evolution, Paul Telling talks to us about what ski poles are for and how to deploy them for...
![greeting the locals at vallnord palarinsal](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/greeting-the-locals-at-vallnord-palarinsal.webp)
Bigger isn’t always better. Sometimes you just want a ski resort where a return visit feels like coming home
![the spectacualr summit of kicking horse canada](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/the-spectacualr-summit-of-kicking-horse-canada.webp)
Smart skiers looking to plan ahead for the winter should take advantage of some great early-bird offers from...
![whistlers beautiful snow covered village](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/whistlers-beautiful-snow-covered-village.webp)
Want to find out for yourself if the famed Canadian powder really lives up to the hype? Take a winter holiday to...
![pristine powder at fernie bc](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/pristine-powder-at-fernie-bc.webp)
British Columbia, Canada’s most skiable province is the home of big mountain skiing and a trip here is more than just...
![winter morning on bled credit franci ferjan](/images/features/top-tens/introimages/winter-morning-on-bled-credit-franci-ferjan.webp)
With high-quality, great-value resorts, Slovenia is undoubtedly one of the most family-friendly winter getaways. Check...
![wonderful ski terrain in lapland flatlight films](/images/features/top-tens/introimages/wonderful-ski-terrain-in-lapland-flatlight-films.webp)
Whether you’ve visited countless ski resorts worldwide, just a few or none whatsoever, heading to Finland for a snowy...
![how to get ski gear for less](/images/features/skills/introimages/how-to-get-ski-gear-for-less.webp)
Sick of spending hundreds on a ski jacket that you only wear once a year? Looking to take your kids on a family ski...
![heading out onto the slopes of bansko](/images/features/focus-on/introimages/heading-out-onto-the-slopes-of-bansko.webp)
Sian Lewis heads for Bansko, in Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountains, to see if going Balkan is better on a budget.