We have found some of the best online ski holiday deals for UK snow lovers with Co-operative Travel. Your spoilt for choice with these ski and snowboarding holidays to the most popular ski resorts across Europe including France, Austria, Bulgaria and Andorra and further afield to the USA and Canada. What's more, the Co-operative Travel are the largest independent travel agent in the UK and since they are both ABTA and ATOL bonded, customers have a 100% financial guarantee.
Toulouse, Pas de la Casa Crest Pas Apartments
10th Jan 2010, 7 nights Gatwick
Adult prices from £224pp
Turin, Sestriere Edelweiss Apartments
3rd Jan 2010, 7 nights Gatwick
Adult prices from £284pp
Innsbruck, Mayrhofen Hotel Alte Post
19th Dec 2009, 7 nights Gatwick
Adult prices from £369pp
Chambery, Val Thorens Les Olympiades
12th Dec 2009, 7 nights Gatwick
Adult prices from £434pp
Salzburg, Kitzbuhel Aurach Hotel
23rd Jan 2010, 7 nights Gatwick
Adult prices from £474pp
It doesn't matter if you’re new to the slopes or an experienced skier, your sure to find a great deal amongst this fantastic range of ski holidays, which feature offers from all the major ski tour operators including Neilson, Crystal, Inghams and Virgin. Whether staying in a chalet, hotel or in self-catering accommodation there is something for everyone; individuals, families and groups. Take a look, if you like what you see, you can book straight away.
Whistler Blackcomb, Canada, hosts the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and I thought that you might like to see this vid, courtesy of Whistler Outfitters, while we still have plenty of the white stuff to play in.
Just as snow lovers in Europe are packing away their skis at the end of another season, the Australian, NSW Southern Alps resorts are reporting blanket cover. Even in the absence of snow falls. their ski resorts are able to maximize top-to-bottom cover on runs throughout the season, thanks to extensive snow-making capacity.
The snowfields are easily accessible, with on-snow accommodation and a complete range of snow holiday packages for skiers and snowboarders of all experience levels. Who said Hamilton Island offered the best dream job in the world? They don't have snow.
A while back the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Slovak ski resort of Hrebienok in the High Tatras mountains. It was part of a state visit by the British monarch and was her first visit to a ski resort, somewhat marred by a freakish lack of snow.
However, the High Tatras mountains do provide great skiing and snowboarding, and there are numerous other activities such as sledging and snowmobiling. The highest and steepest slope is situated at Tatranská Lomnica, while terrific skiing can also be enjoyed at Lomnické sedlo, and new pistes from Skalnaté pleso to Tatranská Lomnica. Several slopes utilizing artificial snow if nature fails.
Europeanrail are promoting the Bergland Express direct to Austrian ski resorts such as St Anton, Kitzbuehel, Innsbruck and Zell am See. UK skiers and snowboarders can travel on the mid-afternoon Eurostar high speed train from London or Ashford to Brussels and then connect with the overnight ski train Bergland Express. They are also offering an eight day Ski Week in Kitzbuehel.
Kitzbuehel, is famous for the 'Hahnenkamm' downhill race which takes place in January each year, but it offers a wide range of skiing and non-skiers can enjoy the quaint town of 14th century painted medievel houses, or take a short trip on the train to Salzburg or Innsbruck.
Rail Europe's popular Eurostar Ski Train has kicked off another season. Tickets for departures between December 14 and January 15, 2009, are already on sale and tickets for the period from February 9 to March 6, 2009, go on sale tomorrow.
The Eurostar Ski Train runs between England's London St Pancras to Bourg Saint-Maurice in the French Alps and the new high-speed rail links mean that Alpine hubs such as Grenoble are a mere six hours from London.
Reporter Jeannette J. Lee of Associated Press, has written an informative article in HeraldNet, about the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, and the efforts by its wealthy owner, John Byrne III, a self-professed ski junkie from Utah, to encourage snow lovers to abandon the classic slopes of Whistler, Deer Valley and Aspen and head to the far north.
Jeannette J. Lee reports that this long-time niche venue for locals and adventure skiers, is undergoing a $25 million expansion, including refurbished guest rooms, to lure larger groups of winter vacationers, particularly families, to its peaks.
Negotiations are underway to open hundreds of acres of raw terrain in the Chugach Mountains to skilled off-piste or backcountry skiers and snow-boarders but beginners are also being catered for, with a new conveyor-belt lift and snow-making machines. It seems the competition on the slopes is getting hotter.
Now if you're thinking of enjoying winter sports in Europe, here is an idea for adding zest to this season's skiing trip. How about combining it with Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily.
Volcanoetna.com has comprehensive information about the volcano, including spectacular pictures of the recent eruptions, and features an article about trips to Mt. Etna. Climbing mount Etna is described as an unforgettable experience and regarded as a must do activity, during a Sicily tour.
Etna offers different tourist activities at different times of the year; the ski season on Mount Etna runs from November to March, and you will find detailed information about skiing on the mountain at the Volcanoetna.com website.
The highlight of the New Zealand winter calendar has to be the The Burton New Zealand Open snowboarding competition and once more, Snow Park in the Cardrona Valley gets to host the event, which this year runs from 7th - 11th August, 2007. In 2007, it's bigger, better and longer than ever; the Cardrona Valley and Wanaka township will again be transformed as more than 5000 spectators, a record 230-plus riders from around the world, film crews and journalists descend on their community.
Half Pipe, Quarter Pipe and Slopestyle disciplines are featured in the Burton New Zealand Open, which forms part of the Burton Global Open Series of international snowboarding competitions, playing out in six countries throughout the course of a year.
It isn't too soon to be planning your next snowboarding break and we have plenty of snowboarding breaks to choose from in our database.
It doesn't matter if you’re new to the slopes or an experienced skier, your sure to find a great deal amongst this fantastic range of ski holidays, which feature offers from all the major ski tour operators including Neilson, Crystal, Inghams and Virgin. Whether staying in a chalet, hotel or in self-catering accommodation there is something for everyone; individuals, families and groups. 
