It’s all over for the ski season and your ski holidays seem like a distant memory. However, you're already thinking about your next ski holidays in the 2019/20 ski season. Snowplaza has made an overview of everything you need to plan your perfect skiing holidays. You’ll find links to main topics about skiing and ski holidays in the Alps. You can see the best ski resorts in France, Austria, Italy and Switzerland to help you decide where to go on your next ski holidays. You can find and book ski accommodation, check webcams and stay up-to-date with weather and snow reports. Ready, steady, Ski > Read more ›
The weather and snow conditions are, obviously, one of the most important factors when you go on your annual ski holidays and finding a reliable weather & snow report is not always easy. Will there be plenty of sunshine and/or fresh snow or will you be skiing in artic conditions or maybe on slushy snow? These are vital questions that you ask yourself in the run up to your ski holidays and Snowplaza has the answer to all these questions. If you want to know the weather forecast for the Alps and find up-to-date snow reports for all your favourite ski resorts, look no further. Read more ›
If you feel freezing while skiing, you’re not wearing the right ski wear. If you’re clothing is soaking wet on the inside at the end of a day’s skiing, you’re also wearing the wrong ski wear. If looking trendy is priority number 1, then you’re probably wearing the wrong ski wear too! If you fall into any of these categories, then you should definitely read our buyer's guide to ski wear. Ten tips on what’s important when buying ski jackets, ski pants, gloves and thermal underwear with information about breathable, windproof and waterproof ski wear so that you feel comfortable in any weather on the slopes. Happy skiing. Read more ›
As many of you are off to the Alps for your annual family ski holidays, or are maybe already there, we thought we'd have a bit of a laugh making fun of the different ideas men and women have about what happens on family ski holidays. Men seem generally more optimistic and will probably say their wives are pessimistic - although we tend to stick together and say we are realistic about what really happens on any kind of family holiday. Take a look and share with friends if you know exactly what we're talking about ... Read more ›
Picture empty pistes. Good. Now add to that no lift queues (even in peak school holiday periods), seriously good powder, an excellent snow park and sun-soaked slopes. Imagine access to Italy on your skis, without even needing to take your passport. Think breakfast of pain au chocolat in France, pizza in the quaint town of La Thuile for lunch and back in La Rosiere for apres-ski. These two resorts - La Thuile in Italy and La Rosiere in France share a ski pass and are home to some of the Alps’ most well-kept secret slopes. Read more ›
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