travel

Is your snow flight affected by the BA strike?

Lucie McLean — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:07:23 -0400

If you're heading to the Brits in Switzerland - or to any other snow destination for that matter - you might want to check whether your British Airways flight is going to be affected by the forthcoming strike. Strikes are due from March 20 to 22 and 27 to 30 and BA say they're currently hoping to operate 60% of their flights on those days..

Snuggle up with a Wicked Campervan

Claire Garber — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:42:07 -0500

The start of my snowboarding holidays sometimes feel a bit like this: 1. Leave the house before the birds are singing and the sun has risen dragging behind me a heavy snowboard bag (called Tigger Rose) filled with one snowboard and 27 thousand different changes of clothes 2.

Pre book a transfer for cross Paris travel with your snow kit

Lucie McLean — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:38:00 -0500

Eurostar has become an easy and more environmentally friendly way to get to the Alps (when it's running, that is) but getting across Paris from the Gare du Nord to catch your onward train can be a bit of a faff.I well know the pain of lugging snowboard kit on the London Underground and imagine the Paris Metro is no more fun.

Have you got your winter travel insurance?

Lucie McLean — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:37:00 -0500

Between 50cm and 100cm of snow are expected in the Alps in the next few days - so the conditions for an early season snow trip are looking good. With Christmas close you might be tempted to squeeze a little more out of your holiday money and head to the hills without winter sports holiday insurance. Britain's biggest ski magazine The Good Ski Guide has warned that accidents on the piste

Find a lift to the hills with Mountain Rideshare

Lucie McLean — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:02:00 -0500

Getting around the mountains can be expensive - and millions of half-empty cars zooming around ain't too good for the environment either. Therefore we were stoked when British snowboarder Tosh dropped us a line to tell us about his new website.

Animal Snow Camps heading to Austria and Japan this winter

Lucie McLean — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:53:05 -0500

Animal's hugely successful snowboard camps are back for a 5th season this winter. But in 2010 the crew will be taking campers to new destinations in Austria and Japan.There are three Austrian camps running in the resort from Nassfeld in February and March. Each includes six days on snow and coaching from Animal pro riders to help you improve your all mountain skills.

Save on snowboard carriage and card fees with bmibaby

Lucie McLean — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:04:30 -0400

If you're looking to book your winter flights, there are a couple of tidy moneysaving deals on offer at bmibaby at the moment. You can take snowboards and skis for free on flights to key winter destinations this winter. The airline flies from Manchester to Grenoble, Geneva, Toulouse and Malaga, and from Cardiff, Birmingham and East Midlands Airport to Grenoble, Geneva and Malaga.

BoardB*tch launch girls weeks in Tignes

Lucie McLean — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:54:11 -0400

BoardB*tch snow weeks for girls are coming to Tignes this winter.

Volcano boarding in Nicaragua

Liz McLean — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:19:00 -0400

There’s a place 11 miles east of the Pacific Ocean coast in Nicaragua called Leon where Bigfoot Hostel and Green Pathways Tours is situated. I had never heard of Leon, Bigfoot Hostel, or Green Pathways Tours before I happened to see it come up on a Google search. I was looking to see what was going on in the snowboarding industry now that it’s spring in the northern hemisphere.

Settling in for the NZ season

Karen Willmer — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:18:27 -0400

May 31 2009 It’s been a week now - a week today I left England and here’s the first moment I’ve had to actually sit and chill, doing absolutely sweet FA.