Winter sports

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  • 6 Jan 2012:

    If you're planning a skiing holiday this season, follow Felice Hardy's handy guide to low-cost flights to European ski gateways

  • Sweden raft building Gallery (12 pictures), 6 Jan 2012:

    Still haven't made good that new year's resolution to turn yourself into the next Bear Grylls? Don't worry, we've mapped out the whole year ahead, with an amazing adventure for each month. You could spend April mountain biking in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, August navigating your way down a Swedish river on a raft you built yourself or December diving in Indonesia

  • St Anton's stylish Mooser hotel 30 Dec 2011:

    After dark, St Anton, in the Austrian Alps, is all loud Euro-pop and raucous drinking, right? Not if you stay at one of the resort's sleek new boutique hotels, says Gemma Bowes

  • 23 Dec 2011:

    At Switzerland's Santa World Championships, anyone in costume can have a go at events from sledging to singing. Rebecca Seales and team give it a go

  • Whistler - video Video (4min 20sec), 20 Dec 2011:

    Epic, awesome, majestic ... these are the words more commonly associated with Whistler in British Columbia. Yet in this fun film the resort is tiny, toy-like, a real-life snow globe. It documents a day in the life of the Canadian reosrt using a special filming technique that appears to turn the resort into a miniature version of itself

  • Singles skiing trip 16 Dec 2011:

    If your average ski package doesn't suit – you've a dog, a baby, very little time or don't want to fly – there is a ski deal for you, says Felice Hardy

  • 16 Dec 2011:

    Amateurs can enter the world finals of a Norwegian race round frozen lakes on kicksleds. But will Paul Miles lead Team GB to a surprise victory?

  • Ski by train Interactive, 9 Dec 2011:

    The snow finally started falling this week. Time to start planning your ski trip. Plan a greener, flight-free journey with this brilliant interactive guide to reaching 10 resorts by train

  • Splitborder, British Columbia, Canada 2 Dec 2011:

    Want to become a truly awesome snowboarder? Book a place on a six-week course in Canada's Kootenay mountains to access powder with a splitboard, says Ed Blomfield

  • 25 Nov 2011:

    If you want guaranteed snow and fun on the pistes this Christmas and New Year, there's still time to book a bargain ski break, says Felice Hardy

  • 20 Nov 2011:

    From ice climbing in Italy to budget skiing in Switzerland and living in an igloo suite, here are six icy treats with a difference

  • Château de Menthon, Annecy 18 Nov 2011:

    Swap your ski resort for a stay in gorgeous Annecy, where one ski pass brings you all the Aravis pistes, and there's great snow close to town, says Chris Moran

  • 11 Nov 2011:

    Fleece? Check. Goggles? Check. Nine-month-old? Check. Maria Westerståhl takes three generations of her family dog sledding through Sweden's snowy forests

  • 4 Nov 2011:

    If you normally get to the ski slopes feeling totally under-prepared, book one of these courses or days out in the UK before you go, says Chris Moran

  • Trail skikit: kit7 Gallery (21 pictures), 24 Oct 2011:

    From fat skis and biker jackets to tie-dye mittens, we've picked out the kit that is guaranteed to get you spotted on the slopes this season

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