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Travel
Snow report
W
E ALL HIT THE search
engines when we seek
information. Twyford-
based Roger Walker, co-owner
of local ski company Ski-2, visits
these regularly and recommends
them as a starting point for the
next trip.
Between Sean, Peter and Felice,
the three journalists and avid skiers
who set up this website, they have
skied in more than 500 different
ski resorts in 22 countries. As well
as managing this website, they’ve
written features about skiing in
every national newspaper and
hundreds of UK and international
magazines. It’s packed full of
information about resorts, travel
companies and information to
make the hunt for your next ski
holiday a little easier!
welove2ski.com
Originally a ski guide in book
format, this informative website
www.residentmagazine.co.uk
gives detailed information about
just about every ski resort in
the world, including a genuine
assessment (in the eyes of its
editors) of the pros and cons of
each resort.
wheretoskiandsnowboard.com
The Ski Club’s resort guides
include detailed reviews, piste
maps and photos to help you
choose the best resort for your
next holiday. The Ski Club,
founded in 1903, has hundreds of
volunteer representatives active
in 18 resorts worldwide. Whether
you are an improving skier or love
adventurous off-piste skiing, its
reps will facilitate groups so you
can socialise and ski with people of
similar abilities and aspirations.
skiclub.co.uk
This one is the ‘go to’ website for
those looking for employment
in the Alps. Whether you are
looking to work as a chalet host in
your gap year, training to be a ski
instructor or thinking of retiring
early to spend a few winters in
the Alps working for a British
ski company, this site is where
most tour companies advertise
vacancies.
jobs.natives.co.uk
Edited by the charismatic Frank
‘Scoop’ Baldwin, the Skier and
Snowboarder is both a free printed
publication and a website. One of
the longest running publications,
it is a great source for ski stories
and news from resorts around the
world.
skierandsnowboarder.com
Finally, if you are buzzing with
ideas and yearning for Italy now
that you have had an opportunity
to browse the above, talk to Roger,
who specialises in 37 hotels in
Champoluc and a British-run ski
school in the heart of the Alps.
ski-2.com
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