Search, Review and Book hand picked, local and recommended ski instructors and mountain guides. Avoid using large agencies when you can find the independent at Ongosa. Ongosa is a snow sports specialist with a focus on helping you to achieve your…
Populated by skiers and snowboarders in the winter months, when the snow thaws many French ski resorts are taken over by another breed of extreme sports fanatic: downhill mountain bikers. As with ski holidays it can be expensive so we…
Search, Review and Book hand picked, local and recommended ski instructors and mountain guides. Avoid using large agencies when you can find the independent at Ongosa. Ongosa is a snow sports specialist with a focus on helping you to achieve your…
From the heights of Mont Blanc to the less-crowded peaks of the Pyrenees, France offers a winter wonderland of reliably snowy slopes and cosy chalets all year round. The perennial snows, easy access and high altitude make the French Alps the most…
Mark Warner have been offering ski holidays since the 70s and were already a popular ski operator by the time snowboarding came on the scene. Quick to embrace the new sport they have close relationships with snowboarding schools in all…
Skiing & snowboard chalet & hotel holiday packages in Europe. Catered ski chalets and half board hotels and clubhotels in the best ski resorts in Europe. Packages include UK flights, transfers, 7 nights hotel and chalet with half board or fully…
Time for my Pathron Flaxer review. The manufacturer says it is the ‘Swiss Army penknife of snowboards’ and is intended to provide joy to the rider regardless of conditions or terrain. It aims to deliver this for a very reasonable…
I recently returned from a Les 2 Alpes snowboarding holiday and I think it is one of the best all round ski resorts in France. In order to explain why, at the end of my review of Les 2 Alpes…
This week in Best Ski News 2014 we bring you news of good snow around Europe and the US, a new slow zone and World Snow Day Scotland. Our aim, as usual, is to bring you up to date with…
If you’ve caught the snowkiting bug – and the chances are that if you’ve ever tried it, you’re deeply infected by now – then you’re probably looking around for new places to kite. If this sounds familiar and you’re based…
Les Deux Alpes is one of France’s biggest and best-known ski resorts. With its big, sunny slopes and varied ski area, it is a favourite with many skiers and boarders. But Les Deux Alpes is not just for traditional snowsports:…
Planning a summer mountain biking adventure this year? Then without doubt, the Alps are the place to go. But before you book anything just yet, check out our list of the top 5 downhill mountain biking holidays in the Alps.…
Thanks to its outstanding natural, historical and cultural assets the Rhone-Alpes region in south-east France has a deserved reputation as a prime tourist destination. Flights to Grenoble take you from the UK to mountains in under 2 hours and it’s…
