It took eight months until they finally jumped. First it was scary, but then it was amazing, they all said. Why did they jump? Haley Cutts (Malcesine) and Kerry Faulkner (Crystal Ski pod Milton Keynes) worked overseas during the winter season 2010-11 and due to their outstanding efforts raising money for DSUK, they were nominated [...]
Read more »Win a holiday for two to the riverside resort of Tavira on the Algarve Algarve is new in the Crystal Summer programme featuring Galé, a small, quiet town with a beautiful, sandy beach and a golf course; Tavira, an attractive riverside town with plenty of history and great food and Lagos town overlooking the [...]
Read more »Seven teams consisting of 49 skiers and boarders of all ages and abilities from Crystal Ski have entered Disability Snowsport UK’s (DSUK) forth national Skiathon, taking place in June at the Hemel, Milton Keynes and Manchester indoor ski slopes. This year’s theme is The Olympic and Paralympics’ Challenge and the teams are invited to take [...]
Read more »… to the Italian Lakes, Austria, Slovenia and Germany departing in May 2012. Crystal Summer holiday customers are in for a treat: book by 30 April 2012 and receive £100 discount per booking, valid for selected holidays to the Italian Lakes, Austria, Slovenia and Germany departing in May 2012. Crystal Summer’s collection of holidays takes [...]
Read more »Winter’s now finally over. You’ve hung up your ski boots. Your thoughts are drifting to bronzed bodies and white beaches. Except the bodies belong to someone else, the beach is packed, and sun and sangria are not what they used to be. So why not do the right thing? Head for the mountains. Over the [...]
Read more »Lech in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg at the altitude of 1,450 metres is establishing itself as a meeting point for the running crowd. Events such as the Lech high-altitude half marathon on 18 August or the legendary and now revived Trans-Vorarlberg-Triathlon on 26 August have become fixed dates in the diaries of athletes from [...]
Read more »Olympic Gold Medallist and World Cup Alpine Ski Champion Lindsey Vonn took some time on Sunday 1 April to ski with some of her biggest fans on Vail Mountain as part of the resort’s exclusive Ski Girls Rock programme. A few lucky girls from around the globe, including representatives from Brazil, England and Canada, in [...]
Read more »The latest Experian Hitwise Top 10 Awards List for Snow Sports proves holidays are still high on consumers’ list of priorities, with four out of 10 being travel brands. Crystal Ski claimed the highest ranking spot for a travel brand on the list (2), beating snow information websites and winter sports retailers. Hitwise recognises the 10 [...]
Read more »The superstar Mariah Carey will perform the legendary season closing concert at the high profile luxury ski resort of Ischgl, in the Austrian Tirol on Monday 30 April, it was announced today. Andreas Streibl, Ischgl’s tourist office director said: “We are proud and excited to announce this exceptional star for the closing concert of this [...]
Read more »There was a time when ski resorts were all about, well skiing. Then came snowboarding and a few flash in the pan ideas, which remain collecting dust in the closet. As snowsports developed, the ski resorts evolved too, especially within the last decade, to bring popular culture and entertainment to the Alps in the form [...]
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