It's snowing! Squeeze in a week’s pre-Christmas family skiing here at the start of the season in November, when US and Canadian resorts officially open, and take advantage of fresh snow and great prices. Contact Crystal, tel: 0870

Did you know that the carbon footprint of a trip by plane to a ski resort is up to ten times greater than the equivalent rail journey? Well, information about train travel to ski resorts can be found at www.snowcarbon.co.uk. The website explains how to book rail journeys and how ...

The Verbier ski schools offer skiing classes for children aged five and upwards. And for younger children and toddlers, there is also plenty to enjoy, including husky sledge rides with Swiss Mountain Spirit and toboggan rides on the nursery slopes at Les Esserts resort. To add th...

Obergurgl is a much-loved family resort in Austria. This Tyrolean village, at the end of the Ötz Valley, benefits from having a superb snow record (quantity and quality), as a result of its high altitude, as well as a wide range of runs. Après

Ski Famille is offering a 20 per cent discount on nine-night New Year holidays booked before the end of October in their Reberty Village chalets in the Trois Vallées. Not only will you enjoy great piste action, your catered chalet comes with childcare where your children will be ...

A holiday to the Swiss village of Gstaad conjures up images of skiing on snow-coated mountains. But visiting in summertime has its own charms, particularly if you stay at the luxe Gstaad Palace. There’s a host of top-class restaurants, a hamman

is now a development of 12 stunning New England-style beachfront houses. Overlooking the empty white beaches of the Isles of Scilly, brushed by the frothy waves of the icy Atlantic, they offer an enchanting Christmas hideaway. If not dusted in snow

For a truly prestigious French resort, you can find little better than Courchevel. Part of the Trois Vallées region of France, Courchevel is a skier’s paradise boasting 117 downhill runs for skiers of all abilities. Situated in the upmarket Courchevel 1850 resort is the delightfu...

Grindelwald, Switzerland is simply stunning – conjure up an image in your mind of the perfect chocolate-box Swiss village and you’re there. Surrounded by some of Europe’s most spectular peaks, it is both one of the oldest ski resorts in the world, and one of the most charming. A ...

Across the pond, head to Whistler, which has been voted the best ski resort in North America for eight years in a row and a firm family favourite. Snow-covered mountains provide a spectacular backdrop to the pretty pedestrian-only Whistler Village