I recently hired a car at Geneva airport from Budget with ski-racks included. They provided magnetic ski-racks, which were quite battered but they...

It is a well known fact that there are millions of opportunities on the net. Some good, some bad. Some will take your money and leave you to twist in...

Hi guys and girls, How is Verbier, compared to St Anton or Ischgl ? Anybody been to these places? Thanks

Can anyone come up with a persuasive argument why I shouldn't arrange a mixed-ability group holiday to Montgenevre in the last week of March? Got...

We have never skied earlier than February. We like the times when one can 'lunch' outside and not always have to crowd into the fug of a...

Hi all We are spending a bargain-basement, on the cheap, no frills, cheapskate family holiday in St Gervais over Xmas and New Year - we are taking...

Got back last night from a quick trip to Cham. To cut a long story short, the slopes are starting to get really good. I spent most of my days at Le...

For anyone going to Vebier in the next day or so one of the tunnels between Martigny and Verbier seems to have collapsed. This morning traffic was...

Evening all, Can we take all the sniping re uk.whatever either offline, elsewhere or kill it please? This newsgroup is going the way of rec.skiing,...

Hi We are driving an 8-seat minibus (Transit sized) to St Gervais (via Eurotunnel) for Xmas/New Year and are trying to cost everything out. Are...

I won't be mentioning the "H" word again.....but I am going out to buy some at the weekend (reluctantly)!

The History of Ski Jumping by Tim Ashburner ,in as new condition, large format 120 pages. Superb and very thorough history of the sport with some...

Leaving to Ischgl this afternoon, I want a ski pass for the whole Silvretta area. Do they accept/use the swatch access watch system there or do the...

Hi We're going to Stuben, near St.Anton, next month so thinking of travel arrangements, etc and wonder if anyone can help ref: 1. For rail travel...

Hi, Just wanted to know if anybody has a pointer for the current weather/snow conditions for Campitello and Canazei, since I'm going there on...

Hello, the e-paper "Le cable du cable" of february is now available on the adress: http://site.voila.fr/telepheriques This month some pic of old...

I have accommodations at Crans Montana for a week in February, and also a car. Any suggestions where I could go for a day trip to other...

Well, this year's unplanned solitary week is over. Unplanned, that is, in that it was solitary. We stayed down in Brides-les-Bains because Herself...

Thinking of heading to St Anton for a week in March. Can any one provide me with some recommendations for hotels? Ideally 3stars, centrally located...

Any good ideas?