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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.
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Alf Alderson enjoys life on the open road in the Aosta Valley where the skiing is complemented by fine Italian food,...
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In Alta Badia in the Dolomites, they take their food just as seriously as their skiing. But then, what do you expect –...
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Sometimes skiing is not about clocking up epic powder days or mile after mile of challenging runs. Instead, it’s about...
Frontier: Matt Barr recalls a snowboarding pilgrimage to the original land of fire and ice, and finds that today this...
Thanks to a weak Krona and a strengthening Pound Iceland is an increasingly popular travel destination and only a...
A small but beautifully formed island nation on the edge of the Arctic circle, Iceland has only recently reached out...
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Verbier in Switzerland is a well-established and favourite social skiing resort, but it’s committed to encouraging...
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Karen Bowerman put hers body through a punishing regime on a ski fitness bootcamp in the Canadian ski resort of Marmot...
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Here is our ten top list of man-made places to get some air, or slide a rail or two. We’ve chosen our favourites to...
3 Days in Ischgl Bafflingly little-plyed by Brits, the world-class slopes, big-name gigs and high-end hedonism of...
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Jim Walker moved fast to get to the Italian resort of Courmayeur for a cheeky skiing weekend – and found he needed to...
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Skiing is pricey enough, and Snow doesn’t pay Alistair Brooks enough for him to afford a five-star hotel or a private...
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There’s a downside to a winter like the last one, when shin-deep powder is found even on Europe’s often blighted...
If your skiing has hit the notorious plateau – or perhaps you want to try for a career as an instructor – there are...
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Getting a guide to take you off piste on the mountain doesn't mean you relinquish all responsibility for safety. Pete...