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“The best winter holiday ever” – our Alberta competition winner’s diary

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:05 +0000

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…

Where to ski in Canada 2012/13 [Part 2]

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:35:59 +0000

At virtually opposite ends of the country from one-another, Fernie in British Columbia and Mont Tremblant in Québec have geographical, linguistic, and cultural differences amongst others.

They do, however have one very important similarity; some of the world’s best skiing……

Where to ski in Canada 2012-13 [Part 1]

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:14:46 +0000

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.…

Win a ski holiday to the Canadian Rockies – the winners

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:41:59 +0000

Last month, we ran a competition here on ski-buzz to win a once in a lifetime holiday to ski in Alberta, Canada.

Over 850 entries were scrutinised and…

Canada for Europe prices – reasons to ski Fernie in 2012

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:00:41 +0000

You may think that a ski trip on the other side of the Atlantic will cost hundreds of pounds more than a trip to Europe. But with some fantastic new deals from Crystal Ski for…

Snow report for Canada, Andorra and France with Absolute Radio – 17 January [audio]

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:34:02 +0000

Absolute Radio and Crystal Ski have teamed up to bring the nation regular snow reports from ski resorts across Europe and North America.

Updated several times during the week, you’ll get the latest conditions from the slopes in a…

Win a dream ski holiday to the Canadian Rockies [competition]

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:33:18 +0000

Have you ever dreamed of skiing or snowboarding in Canada?

All that powder?

Maybe you’ve seen Crystal Ski and Travel Alberta’s TV advert in recent days and Alberta has now been added to your wish list?

Well, with…

Resort Guide & skiing tips for Banff, Sunshine Village & Norquay, Alberta, Canada

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:41:11 +0000

The town of Banff is well-known amongst the British skiing public, with thousands of travellers from the UK making the journey across the Atlantic to experience skiing on Alberta’s legendary powder snow.

Travelling to Banff in November 2011 on my…

Tech supremacy on the slopes; Whistler’s new ski app vs Vail’s EpicMix

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:57:24 +0000

Each ski season there seems to be a new gadget, app or must have piece of technology. For several years we’ve reviewed the best mobile ski apps (read this year’s iPhone app review) and, whilst they steadily improve year…

Snow report and ski resort updates – Europe & North America

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:27:25 +0000

This weekend marked the opening of many European ski resorts with fresh snow or good on-piste conditions being reported across many resorts. North America, which has had many of its resorts open for the last few weeks, has seen…