French snowsports in decline

Along with the Ski Club’s Snowsports Analysis that is produced every autumn, the Crystal Ski Industry Report that also is produced every year is an indicator of snowsports within the UK.

Published on July 13th, the 2010 report showed an 11% decrease in the snowsports market in the UK during the 2009/10 season with the number [...]

Two new French ski areas under construction

This month in France expansion efforts on the Avoriaz ski resort will start in order to create two new districts of resorts, each complete with accommodation complexes.

While this may be enticing, the more exciting part of the expansion may be the fact that Avoriaz is planning to add in a new water park and replace [...]

Top 10 French ski resorts

Most Brits love a ski holiday and of course the best nearby location is France.  For this reason every year around 200,000 Britons travel down to the French Alps via air, car, or rail to experience the light-hearted fun of sun.

For those who are thinking about a trip down to France this year, it may [...]

New Teletext ski packages

It will be easier to keep track of last minute ski bargains this winter due to the new Teletext Holidays ski price index that has just been released.  The index will be updated every week and is designed to help people who want help planning a budget for their winter holiday.

It can be found online [...]

French Ski resorts booming

The ski season last year from 2008-2009 has been great for France due to excellent ski conditions combined with cold weather that kept the snow falling.

As a result, France ski resorts saw their visits increase by about 6.6%, which partially may be due to the fact that the season set of record of 58.6m sky [...]