Top tips

Looking to improve your ski technique? We spoke to Simon ‘Cookie’ Cook - ESF ski instructor and Neilson Mountain Expert to get his quick-fire skiing tips for intermediates.

France is one of our favourite places for spring skiing and the Three Valleys ski area boasts some of the best sun terraces around. Here’s a roundup of our top five…

You don’t need a personal trainer or spend hours in the gym to get fit before you ski or board holiday. Just follow three simple sets of exercises to make the most of your time on the slopes!

Packing for a ski holiday involves a bit more stuff and inevitably, you'll end up leaving something behind. Not with our handy 'what to pack' guide...

Ski and snowboarding apps can be a great addition to your trip. They'll help with the weather and mapping your speed and altitude, but which ones are best? We asked Chemmy Alcott to find out...

Find out what the Neilson Mountain Collection is all about and how we combine the ingredients of a great winter holiday to create alpine hospitality at its finest.

When it comes to ski holidays for groups, it really is a case of ‘the more the merrier’. As we’re sociable creatures, it was inevitable that evolution would lead us to the annual group ski holiday.

If you’ve never been on a ski holiday before, you probably won't know what  things happen when. Fear not as we’ve got you covered with all the timings of a ski holiday.

Sometimes it pays to head off the beaten track and find a new favourite. There are plenty of small and quiet ski resorts, full of charm, so we explore which ones to escape to..

Why not ask Santa for the best Christmas present ever - a ski holiday to one of Europe’s most magical festive resorts? We share our favourites with you...

Green, blue, red and black; there's a slope to suit everyone's ability level and they're all the same, right? Not quite...

There are tonnes of articles with tips and tricks to make you a better skier or boarder, but this one is soooo simple, you won't quite believe it. 

With so many ski lifts in the world, some which have been around since the 1940s, there are bound to be some pretty out there ones, but which are the craziest ski lifts of them all?

Where to spend your New Year’s Eve is always a big question to answer. We'll help you choose the best resort to see in the New Year.

Fail to prepare and you prepare to fail! Our Mountain Expert, Simon Cook shares the backpack essentials you need for an off piste adventure. 

You can’t beat skiing through breath-taking scenery: it’s the best food the soul can get. So here’s our pick of some of the most scenic ski runs in Europe.

By exploring areas a bit further afield, you can discover anything from crowd-free pistes to awesome freeride parks. Here’s some of our ski team’s top recommendations for those little hidden gems on your lift pass…

This article will help you find the best ski resorts for improvers to push their skills to the next level.

When you're organising a group ski holiday for family and friends, how do you keep within everyone's budget? 

Your ski or snowboard boots can have a huge impact on your performance, your comfort and ultimately, your holiday, so it's good to get them right.

If you've got your ski or board holiday booked (or at least thinking about booking it), we can help you get the most out of it with a few simple exercises.

Whether you’re young or young at heart, you’ll find snowboarding fun and seriously addictive, so here's our pick of the best resorts to learn to snowboard in...

If you're looking for a ski resort where the après matches the quality of the skiing, check out our best après and party ski resorts in Europe.

Cross-country skiing takes you off the beaten track to see the beautiful mountain landscapes from a different point of view, but which are the best cross-country ski resorts in Europe?

It can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to booking a beginner ski holiday. There are so many resorts to choose from so this guide will help you get the right one?

Those who have been on a ski chalet holiday know how good they are, but for those who haven't, what makes them so special?

Like all sports, skiing and snowboarding has its own language that, as a newbie, you probably won't understand.

Team GB's skiers and boarders make up nearly half of the 59 athletes heading to South Korea, so here's a quick guide to the 23rd Winter Olympics.

With climate change and global warming very much a reality, snow conditions in ski resorts are becoming increasingly unpredictable.