Ski Blog » Skiing http://ski-buzz.co.uk Latest ski & snowboard news Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Biggest snowfall of the season in Andorra – snow conditions & skiing tips http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/06/biggest-snowfall-of-the-season-in-andorra-snow-conditions-skiing-tips/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/06/biggest-snowfall-of-the-season-in-andorra-snow-conditions-skiing-tips/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:30 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=15893 As the weather hit the headlines around Europe, Andorra got its biggest snowfall of the season in the last week.

We’ve had incredible reports on ski conditions from each of the Catalan resorts; fresh powder on the slopes, fantastic off-piste…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/06/biggest-snowfall-of-the-season-in-andorra-snow-conditions-skiing-tips/feed/ 0 Ski fashion 2012 – what’s hot in cold weather http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/03/ski-fashion-2012-whats-hot-in-the-cold/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/03/ski-fashion-2012-whats-hot-in-the-cold/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:48:01 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=15334 What to wear when you’re skiing has always required a certain amount of consideration, and not only because of the chilly alpine climates. Whilst once-upon-a-time what you wore on the slopes was merely about safety, today ski wear is a…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/03/ski-fashion-2012-whats-hot-in-the-cold/feed/ 1 Snow Report for Switzerland, Austria & Bulgaria from Absolute Radio – 1 February [audio] http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/01/snow-report-for-switzerland-austria-bulgaria-from-absolute-radio-1-february-audio/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/01/snow-report-for-switzerland-austria-bulgaria-from-absolute-radio-1-february-audio/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:38:54 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=15818 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 selection…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/02/01/snow-report-for-switzerland-austria-bulgaria-from-absolute-radio-1-february-audio/feed/ 1 The 5 best Android ski apps for 2011/12 http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/31/the-5-best-android-ski-apps-for-201112/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/31/the-5-best-android-ski-apps-for-201112/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:26:47 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=14911 Ski & Snow ReportThere are a huge number of ski related apps available on the market these days. Some offer huge amounts of technical information and applications, whilst others are wonderfully simple. Having reviewed some of these…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/31/the-5-best-android-ski-apps-for-201112/feed/ 0 Skiing in Pas de la Casa, Andorra – a review from Crystal Ski customers http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/18/skiing-in-pas-de-la-casa-andorra-a-review-from-crystal-ski-customers/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/18/skiing-in-pas-de-la-casa-andorra-a-review-from-crystal-ski-customers/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:49:15 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=15459 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,…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/18/skiing-in-pas-de-la-casa-andorra-a-review-from-crystal-ski-customers/feed/ 1 Skiing in France in 2012 [infographic] http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/12/skiing-in-france-in-2012-infographic/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/12/skiing-in-france-in-2012-infographic/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:47:29 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=15218 France remains the most popular ski destination for British skiers year after year. We know and love so many resorts in the French Alps, with millions of us heading to the slopes every season.

Our new infographic takes a closer…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/12/skiing-in-france-in-2012-infographic/feed/ 3 Resort guide and skiing tips; Jasper & Marmot Basin, Alberta, Canada http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/11/resort-guide-and-skiing-tips-jasper-and-marmot-basin-alberta-canada/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/11/resort-guide-and-skiing-tips-jasper-and-marmot-basin-alberta-canada/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:27:23 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=14710 To the north of the well-known Banff National Park is the quieter, wilder, Jasper National Park – home to the resort of Jasper and the ski area of Marmot Basin.

I was lucky enough to spend some time exploring this area…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/11/resort-guide-and-skiing-tips-jasper-and-marmot-basin-alberta-canada/feed/ 1 On the slopes in Silvretta Montafon & paying for a ski holiday with cattle http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/04/skiing_tips_skiing_in_austria/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/04/skiing_tips_skiing_in_austria/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:47:48 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=14605 Amid fears of ‘no snow Europe’ and scaremongering in certain  newspapers, our colleague Suzie Nott visited Silvretta Montafon in Austria at the beginning of last month and tells us, how even in the second week of December, the skiing in the Montafon…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/04/skiing_tips_skiing_in_austria/feed/ 1 The 5 best iPhone ski apps for 2011/12 http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/02/the-5-best-iphone-ski-apps-for-201112/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/02/the-5-best-iphone-ski-apps-for-201112/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:00:24 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=14754 Whether in anticipation of your upcoming ski trip, or whilst you’re hitting the slopes, these apps have it all.

Updated from our previous post on the best iPhone apps, things have inevitably moved on…

]]> http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2012/01/02/the-5-best-iphone-ski-apps-for-201112/feed/ 1 First Tracks and Early Season Powder in Lake Louise http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/11/25/first-tracks-and-early-season-powder-in-lake-louise/ http://ski-buzz.co.uk/2011/11/25/first-tracks-and-early-season-powder-in-lake-louise/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:48:02 +0000 admin http://ski-buzz.co.uk/?p=13893 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…

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