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 »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 »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 [...]
Read more »Be Safe on the Slopes Planning a winter ski or snowboarding holiday? Don’t miss out on the fun – avoid injury and expensive medical costs by following our checklist. Before You Go Travel insurance Make sure your insurance covers the activities you want to do. Medical costs can be very expensive if you get injured: [...]
Read more »Crystal was runner-up at The Sunday Times Travel Magazine annual readers’ award at this year’s ceremony held at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London on November 28. Winner of the Specialist tour operator sector was Journey Latin America. Thank you to the readers who voted for us. The full details of all the awards [...]
Read more »BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS 2011 REVEAL THE VERY BEST TRAVEL COMPANIES The 2011 BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS, which took place last night (2 November), celebrated a line up of winning travel companies as voted for by the British public. This year more than 700,00 votes were cast – three times more than last year – making The [...]
Read more »23,000 Telegraph readers responded about their favourite travel companies. Last night, those companies were awarded at a ceremony at the St Pancras Renaissance hotel in London. Cathryn Healy and Tess Bedard received the award on behalf of Crystal Ski. Read the full list of winners here. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8849845/Telegraph-Travel-Awards-2011-the-winners.html
Read more »Richard Sills, Crystal Ski Product Manager, France & Switzerland, spend a rainy weekend training seven ladies to get closer to their goal in aid of the charity TACT. See below his story and attached some images. Kilimanjaro ladies take on the Peak District In February 2012 seven brave ladies will be setting off to climb [...]
Read more »La Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand, Manigod and Saint-Jean de Sixt, four charming French ski resorts, have joined to become ‘Lake Annecy Ski Resorts’ – www.lakeannecy-skiresorts.com The four resorts are in the Aravis mountain range in the Northern French Alps, touching the edge of Lake Annecy and just under an hour from Geneva. These ski areas [...]
Read more »To celebrate the launch of a new multi-faceted campaign* highlighting the winter activities and products available within the Province of Alberta in Western Canada, Crystal Ski has some great packages for ski, board and snow enthusiasts. The forthcoming winter season, sees a number of new lifts, upgrades, refurbishments and activities available across the world class [...]
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