March Skiing – The Best of Both Worlds
February 28th, 2012 - Posted by: Powder Monkey
Unbelievably, we’re already more than halfway through the ski season! There remain just 6 weeks left to take advantage of the record breaking snow-conditions in most of our favourite French and Swiss ski resorts.
With the February holidays over and the Easter holidays still a month away, March is a great month to enjoy quieter slopes.
Plus we’re unlikely to see any more temperatures in double negative figures as we turn towards the spring, in March you can ski with the Alpine sun on your face.
Tags: Chambery Flights, Sion Flights, Skiing in March
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Countdown to the X Games Tignes
February 14th, 2012 - Posted by: Powder Monkey
The Tignes edition of the Winter X Games, which we believe to be one of the most exciting events in the European wintersports calendar, is now just a month away.
The biggest European extreme wintersports event of the year is returning to the French resort of Tignes for the 3rd consecutive year from 14th – 16th March 2012. It will be an action packed 3 days which will see more than 150 of the World’s elite freestyle skiers and snowboarders vying for slopestyle and super pipe supremacy.
There will be eight different competitions for men and women over three days as well as hair-raising, gravity-defying Snowmobile demonstrations.
The spectacular event draws thousands of fans and there’s a real party atmosphere not only slopeside but throughout the resort.
Check out this video teaser of the X Games Tignes and if you like what you see book yourself a holiday to coincide with the action.
Tags: Freestyle, Tignes, X games
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Fresh Snow and Fat Skis
January 25th, 2012 - Posted by: Powder Monkey
It’s another absolutely fabulous week in the French Alps with blue skies on the back of more heavy snow. The below sign post snapped on the hill on Monday says it all and was too good not to share. For non-linguists this translates as:
60 – 80 cm of fresh snow. Get your fat skis out!
Take advantage of Snowjet’s last minute ski flight deals and you could be enjoying snow conditions like these next week. All Stansted to Chambery flights departing this Saturday (28th January) have been reduced to £49 one way.
Tags: Chambery Flights, Ski Flights, Snow Conditions
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Great Reasons to Ski the French Alps this January
January 13th, 2012 - Posted by: Powder Monkey
1) Exceptional snow conditions
As you may know, conditions in the French Alps are currently exceptional. Our favourite resorts close to Chambery airport are reporting snow depths of up to 4 metres on the upper slopes and up to 2 metres in resort. That’s more than fell in the whole of last winter! These are certainly the best January snow conditions seen in a decade, some say the best in 25 years, others the best ever. Whatever the statistics, snowsports enthusiasts heading to France in the next fortnight are likely to discover simply fantastic skiing conditions.
Tags: Chambery Flights, Flights to Chambery, Skiing in January
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Incredible Conditions in the Alps
December 21st, 2011 - Posted by: Powder Monkey
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In case the media haven’t been as quick to report on the recent deluge of snow in the Alps as they were to shout about the lack of it a month ago, we thought you’d like to know what incredible amount of snow has fallen over the last 3 weeks. Winter began in earnest on 1st December with the first big snowfall of the season and since then it’s just kept coming. At the weekend alone up to 2 metres of new snow fell in resorts across France and Switzerland. With the snowline well below 1000m even lower altitude resorts, which can be a gamble so early in the season, are in great shape. The remarkable amount of fresh powder means that ski resorts local to Chambery and Sion airports are now well and truly set up for the season and skiers holidaying in the next couple of weeks are likely to enjoy the best snow conditions they have ever experienced in the European Alps! And you could be among them. Snowjet have flight availability in the next fortnight including flexible dates over the holiday period. Don’t miss out – book your seat today. |
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Tags: Chambery Flights, Sion Flights, Snow Conditions
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