Ski-buzz

As the season draws to a close and most of the resorts start turning their chair lifts off for the summer, we’re going to look at the big winners from last season (2011/12) as voted by our customers. Our awards cover the best holiday destination, where the best value is and where’s best to avoid [...]

Go hard or go home – our customers did both. But where would they return to next year? Our customers voted these resorts as the top places for advanced skiing, snowboarding, off-piste and terrain parks. So if you know your off-piste from your backcountry, and your iron-cross from your misty-flip, then read on. Best for [...]

Fall-Line Skiing are a bunch of tuned-in and inspiring folk responsible for one of the snowsports industry’s best-loved magazines. In this post they lay out all the reasons why a love affair with Canada is most definitely to be encouraged. From the mega resorts of Whistler and Banff, right down to lesser-known gems Jasper and [...]

At the beginning of this year ski-buzz ran a competition to win a once in a lifetime ski holiday to Alberta, Canada with Crystal Ski. Over 850 entrants described why Alberta is such a superb destination for a winter sports holiday. Adrian Farr came out victorious, winning a seven night dream ski holiday to the [...]

Canada has exceptional snowfall, with British Columbia historically being the state with the highest average annual snowfall. In parts of British Columbia snowfall has reached a staggering 1,471cm (48 feet!), and snow falls for an average 144 days a year.