News from the slopes — plus 12 things to buy skiers this winterBattery-powered skis, a new law making helmets compulsory and Vail’s record pricesAs the Olympics return, Cortina hopes for a new golden ageThe 1956 Games sealed the Italian resort’s reputation as the world’s most glamorous place to ski — but it gradually lost its lustre. Can Milano-Cortina 2026 kick-start a resurgence? Beyond the intermediate plateau: a masterclass for middling skiersCan a bog-standard ‘mum-skier’ be transformed in three days? First tracks in the forests of KazakhstanA ski adventure in the east of the country combines touring, cat-skiing and chairlifts with stays in hotels, yurts and back-country cabins. The real draw, though, is mile after mile of untracked powder Canada’s lonely temple to the joy of skiingDeep in the British Columbian wilderness, Battle Abbey is pioneering a new, more comfortable version of ski touring The hack for family ski holidays — go in October?When Christmas, Easter and February half-term guarantee crowds and price gouging, could autumn be the answer?
News from the slopes — plus 12 things to buy skiers this winterBattery-powered skis, a new law making helmets compulsory and Vail’s record pricesAs the Olympics return, Cortina hopes for a new golden ageThe 1956 Games sealed the Italian resort’s reputation as the world’s most glamorous place to ski — but it gradually lost its lustre. Can Milano-Cortina 2026 kick-start a resurgence? Beyond the intermediate plateau: a masterclass for middling skiersCan a bog-standard ‘mum-skier’ be transformed in three days? First tracks in the forests of KazakhstanA ski adventure in the east of the country combines touring, cat-skiing and chairlifts with stays in hotels, yurts and back-country cabins. The real draw, though, is mile after mile of untracked powder Canada’s lonely temple to the joy of skiingDeep in the British Columbian wilderness, Battle Abbey is pioneering a new, more comfortable version of ski touring The hack for family ski holidays — go in October?When Christmas, Easter and February half-term guarantee crowds and price gouging, could autumn be the answer?
