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“The best winter holiday ever” – our Alberta competition winner’s diary

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:05 +0000

At the beginning of this year ski-buzz ran a competition to win a once in a lifetime ski holiday to Alberta, Canada with Crystal Ski.

Over 850 entrants described why Alberta is such a superb destination for a winter…

Could Kitzbuhel be your next skiing destination in 2012-13?

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:13:51 +0000

Kitzbuhel certainly has a reputation among the skiing community. In fact owing to its regular coverage in the British press and on TV (thinking Ski Sunday), it’s well known practically everywhere – and with good reason.

It’s a quick and…

Crystal Ski challenge: 16 team members, 5 ski resorts, 1 epic day and lots of money raised for DSUK

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:13:42 +0000

In an attempt to smash through all previous fundraising achievements for Disability Snowsports UK, Jamie Alford, Terry Wilson and a dozen or so other keen and eager skiers and snowboarders took on the challenge to see just how…

Skiing and Snowboarding in Sölden, Austria

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:16:47 +0000

I hadn’t heard much about Sölden before a friend mentioned it to me. There are plenty of more well known Austrian resorts, especially among British skiers, but looking at it in black and white, I found myself asking why I…

New ski and board gear for 2012/13

admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:45:47 +0000

While the current ski season is in full swing, many eager snow fanatics will be looking ahead to the next season; 2012/13. With the new season comes new technology, new gear, and oh so much fun in the snow.

In…

12 things you must do on your Whistler ski holiday

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:25:17 +0000

Whistler is a fantastic ski destination. There’s more ski terrain than even the most ambitious of skiers could cover in a week, a good variety of graded bowls as well as plenty of off piste for those looking for it.…

Bardonecchia resort guide, a review from a Crystal Ski customer

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:44:48 +0000

The small resort of Bardonecchia in Italy is perhaps not as well known as the big name resorts of Sestriere or Sauze d’Oulx.

But did you know that this resort was host to the boarder-cross and half pipe events during…

Skiing in Pas de la Casa, Andorra – a review from Crystal Ski customers

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:49:15 +0000

Two Crystal Ski customers who travelled out to Pas de la Casa with the company for New Year give a review of their holiday.

Jamie, a snowboarder and Helen, a skier hit the slopes and the famous après ski hard,…

Tech supremacy on the slopes; Whistler’s new ski app vs Vail’s EpicMix

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:57:24 +0000

Each ski season there seems to be a new gadget, app or must have piece of technology. For several years we’ve reviewed the best mobile ski apps (read this year’s iPhone app review) and, whilst they steadily improve year…

What to take skiing in 2011-12

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:39:32 +0000

Last year we created an essentials ski kit post which we sourced from our community on facebook. It proved really popular and we got lots of feedback about how useful people were finding it as well as a few…