For the best powder spots or lively après-ski, who better to ask for tips about the French resort than the people who live there?
January 2013
Experts' and readers' tips
Ski resort restaurants: readers' tips
Good-value lunches, warming hot chocolate or a slap-up dinner – readers recommend ski resort restaurants near the slopes in France, Switzerland and the US
When the world's top ski resorts get super busy in high season, locals escape the crowds in the smaller resorts nearby, writes Sam Haddad
Female in tuition: ski coaching for women
Do women ski differently from men? Champion skier turned coach Amanda Pirie thinks they do, and she is making the differences the focus of her training courses. Frances Booth puts it to the test
Haute cuisine: a chic chalet with top-notch food
A private chef, fine wines, the comforts of a boutique hotel … Tim Bryan visits a hip hideaway in the French Alps
December 2008
Avoiding the school run
Hiring a personal instructor sounds like an extravagance, but for a large family of mixed abilities it can be cheaper than ski school - and a lot more fun
December 2007
Making tracks to the Alps
Flying is not the only way to get to the slopes. Daniel Elkan has the lowdown on reaching some of Europe's top ski resorts by train
Forget spag bol and bunk beds - ski chalets have gone posh
Once chalet holidays meant shared bathrooms, stodgy food and gallons of plonk - not any more. Here we check out four of the best new luxury properties.
Whether beginner, ski veteran, party animal or boarder, our panel of ski experts can suggest an ideal destinations for you, from quaint villages to raucous resorts.
December 2006
Mum, give me a white Christmas
A festive ski holiday sounds magical, but can a hotel-cooked turkey shared with strangers make the grade? Fiona Elliott and family tried it out.
Become a freer skier
Many of us look pretty good on a red run but go to pieces on anything steeper. Alf Alderson tips five ski schools to help you transcend the dreaded 'intermediate plateau'.
Pistes feel the heat of climate change
Some of Europe's best-known ski resorts could be ruined by global warming, a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, warned today.
