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Canada for Europe prices – reasons to ski Fernie in 2012

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:00:41 +0000

You may think that a ski trip on the other side of the Atlantic will cost hundreds of pounds more than a trip to Europe. But with some fantastic new deals from Crystal Ski for…

Snow report for Canada, Andorra and France with Absolute Radio – 17 January [audio]

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:34:02 +0000

Absolute Radio and Crystal Ski have teamed up to bring the nation regular snow reports from ski resorts across Europe and North America.

Updated several times during the week, you’ll get the latest conditions from the slopes in a…

Win a dream ski holiday to the Canadian Rockies [competition]

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:33:18 +0000

Have you ever dreamed of skiing or snowboarding in Canada?

All that powder?

Maybe you’ve seen Crystal Ski and Travel Alberta’s TV advert in recent days and Alberta has now been added to your wish list?

Well, with…

Resort Guide & skiing tips for Banff, Sunshine Village & Norquay, Alberta, Canada

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:41:11 +0000

The town of Banff is well-known amongst the British skiing public, with thousands of travellers from the UK making the journey across the Atlantic to experience skiing on Alberta’s legendary powder snow.

Travelling to Banff in November 2011 on my…

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…

Snow report and ski resort updates – Europe & North America

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:27:25 +0000

This weekend marked the opening of many European ski resorts with fresh snow or good on-piste conditions being reported across many resorts. North America, which has had many of its resorts open for the last few weeks, has seen…

First Tracks and Early Season Powder in Lake Louise

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:48:02 +0000

Amy sends her second post from Alberta, this time from the slopes of Lake Louise. Amy has been contending with knee deep powder over the last 24 hours.

Find out how she’s getting on.

Amy: We were treated to an…

First 24 hours in the Canadian Rockies – Jasper

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:12:50 +0000

Amy, one of our bloggers, has sent this post from the slopes of Jasper [we imagine it was probably written in a warm, comfy chair with some mulled wine but you get the idea].

Amy: Well, after more than 20…

Exclusive: Crystal Ski’s first TV advert featuring Alberta, Canada [video]

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:28:06 +0000

If you’re settling down in front of the television tonight, tune in to Channel 4 and you may be in for a nice surprise. Travel Alberta and Crystal Ski’s first ever television advert will be broadcast tonight as part of…

Heli-skiing; where, when and how much

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:47:22 +0000

Flying over the groomed pistes, avoiding the queues and experiencing an adrenaline rush on untouched snow; it’s not difficult to see why Heli-skiing is becoming more and more popular, particularly as a day trip package.

The ability to access previously…