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Skiology – Fine Dining in Morzine
If luxury food is something that you look forward to every time you take a trip to the slopes, you might want to consider a trip to Morzine this season. Skiology.co.uk has been a hit in the region since their inception. Their emphasis on comfort and a high quality personal service has allowed them to [...] -
Snowboarders welcome prize money hike
Oh, wouldn’t it be fantastic to be a professional snowboarder? Think of how amazing it would be to have an excuse to spend all day, every day honing those skills at gorgeous resorts around the world. While all the above is true the reality of life as a pro snowboarder is that making a decent [...] -
Snow falling at Scottish ski resorts
UK skiing and snowboarding fans will be whooping (just a wee bit) as news comes this week that four of Scotland’s five resorts have had snow. Webcams at Cairngorm Mountain, Glencoe Mountain, Glenshee and Nevis Range have shown a dusting of snow. The other resort, The Lecht, is rainy rather than snowy. The most recent overnight snowfalls [...] -
Great family ski resorts
Fabulous off-piste snowboarding. A freestyle-park. Mostly blue runs. Lots of red runs. Top childcare. All-inclusive accommodation and meals. Views to die for. The checklist of “likes” for skiing and snowboarding holidaymakers is almost limitless and very individual. Where you choose to go will also be dictated by time, money, recommendations from friends and your thirst [...] -
Women set to complete amazing ski challenge
It’s September and two women claim to have skied every month so far this year – in California! Their aim is to ski each month from January to December in 2011 in the Golden State. This is the dream of skiing friends Diane Giuliani and Peggy Reis and so far, despite living in a state [...] -
Ski trends for the coming season
What will be the big skiing and snowboarding trends for the coming season? Ski touring We’re blogged about ski touring before and we reckon it is going to be even bigger this year. In Scotland, the ski hire shops couldn’t keep up with demand for hire of ski touring kit and this year while they have managed [...] -
Where to ski and snowboard in October
Where to ski in October No-one would blame you for being keen to kit the European slopes as soon as you can this season. While most of us will look towards November and December before booking a few days or a week away, there are some opportunities for early season skiing and snowboarding adventures. Skiing – [...] -
Affordable Ski Holidays – Bulgaria the New Skiers Holiday of Choice?
With the current economic climate, many people used to taking annual family skiing holidays are suddenly finding that they are unable to afford it at the moment. Guest blogging on the Simply Piste blog for the first time is Krystian Szastok from eclipseski.co.uk whom specialise in skiing holidays across the world. With Andorra having gone [...] -
The ups and downs of skiing Down Under
Australia’s ski season got off to a superb start in late June and early July. It hit a high with many skiing fans reporting the best conditions they had seen for decades. If you were lucky enough to be out on the right day, the deep powder and blue skies were awesome. But then came August [...] -
Hot new trend for the cold season
The housing market has woken up to a hot new trend – ski properties. A new report has revealed that sales of skiing properties are bucking the general housing market trend, and in some ski resorts there are strong future growth potentials. The higher Alpine resorts, and resorts where both summer and winter outdoor activities are [...]