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The Best High Altitude Ski Resorts

The Best High Altitude Ski Resorts You May Not Have Heard Of

20 October 2022

@Montgnèvre ski resort If 'snow-sure resort' is a phrase high on your list of priorities when planning your treasured week on the slopes, let us introduce...

Skiers overlooking Val Thorens

Top Tips for Booking Ski Lessons

06 September 2018

© Ongosa We've teamed together with our friends at Ongosa to give you all the best tips for booking your ski lessons this season.   1. It’s fun Whether...

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Top tips for getting back on the slopes after an injury

05 April 2018

PowderBeds' own Rosie was worried that a broken fibula at New Year's meant no sking this season - disaster for any keen skier! However, less then...

PowderBeds' holiday hacks for seamless self-catering

30 March 2018

A self-catering ski holiday has many advantages, you can save some money vs hotel or catered prices, get a bit more room for hanging out...

Val Thorens April Skiing

Top five European resorts for April ski holidays

09 February 2018

Val Thorens – 20 April 2017 Thanks to the promise of clear sunny days spent on relatively quiet slopes, April is a fantastic time of year...

Kids learning to snowboard

When should my kids learn to snowboard?

20 June 2017

©Oreli B / OT Avoriaz Ever been told your kids need to learn to ski before they can snowboard? Or that they can’t snowboard until they...

Peak 2 Peak, Whistler

Top Ten Ski Lifts to Ride Before You Die

03 April 2017

Some of the lifts on our list take you to simply epic terrain while others are just worth the ride - either way these are...

Historic Ski Hotels

07 March 2017

Skiing might seem like a modern sport, synonymous with huge ski lift infrastructure, purpose-built resorts and the latest high tech equipment, but before we were...

Eddie the Eagle - Best Ski Films

Top Ten Ski and Snowboard Films

03 March 2017

Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman star in Eddie the Eagle. (Image courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment.) Bored at home and missing the pistes? Well, book a ski...

Solo ski trips

Solo Ski Trips

02 February 2017

Ever thought of planning a solo ski trip? If your mates just aren’t into snow sports, or you can’t find dates to suit all of...

Kids skiing fast in Chamonix

6 Great Reasons to get Children Skiing

25 November 2016

© Pierre Raphoz Photographie / OT Chamonix It’s Fun! Skiing is great fun for everyone, but especially for children! They get to cruise down pistes and whizz...

Best European Resorts for Group Ski Holidays

The Best European Resorts for Group Ski Holidays

20 October 2016

© OT Chamonix / Monica Dalmasso Organising a ski trip for a large group of people is tricky, to say the least. With different abilities, tastes...

Best Ski Resorts for Learning to Ski Off-Piste

The Best Resorts for Learning to Ski Off-Piste

18 August 2016

OT Chamonix / Monica Dalmasso Are you a confident skier on the piste, and want to take your skiing up a level? Are you looking for...

Christmas celebration in Megeve, France

5 Reasons to Go Skiing in the Alps this Christmas

27 July 2016

© Jean-Pierre Noisillier / OT Megeve  Make the most magical time of the year even more so by going skiing! Here are our five favourite reasons...

Best ski resorts in Europe - Chamonix

The Best Ski Resorts in Europe

07 July 2016

© Pierre Raphoz Photographie / OT Chamonix Choosing where to book your next ski holiday can be a little overwhelming, especially if you’re looking to go...

The Best Ski and Snowboard Gadgets

The Best Ski and Snowboard Gadgets

17 June 2016

© Lily Camera It seems like there’s a gadget for everything these days, and skiing is no exception. Whether it’s to improve your comfort on the...

Top Summer Ski Spots

Our Top 10 Picks for Summer Skiing

05 May 2016

May 2016   Getting withdrawal from the snow already? Us too! To help beat the summer blues we’ve lined up our favourite places to get your ski...

Last Minute Offers

Last Minute Offers

31 December 2015

Heavy snow is forecast for the Alps this weekend and next week so it’s the perfect time to book a January ski trip! Plus, we...

White Friday Offers

White Friday Offers

26 November 2015

Forget Black Friday – with all the snow in the Alps recently, we’ve decided to call it White Friday! We have a number of fantastic...

Top Five Spookiest Ski Resorts

Top Five Spookiest Ski Resorts

29 October 2015

Hallowe’en is here and we thought we’d celebrate by looking at some of the spookiest ski resorts in the world. With reports of ghostly apparitions...

Luxury for Less

Luxury Apartment Early Booking Discounts

02 October 2015

We’ve got amazing Early Booking Discounts on a number of our most luxurious self-catering apartments so now is a great time to treat yourself to...

Book now for Winter 2015/16

27 April 2015

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Our top pictures of 2014/15

24 April 2015

It's spring clear-out time and the Powderbeds photo album is no exception. We thought it was about time to sort through our collection from the...

High Altitude resorts

The Best High Altitude Resorts to Find the Snow

23 January 2015

Winter 2014/15 may have got off to a bit of a slow start in Europe but there’s plenty of great snow around if...

It's been snowing!

It's Been Snowing!

19 January 2015

The Alps have finally seen the huge dump of snow we have all been waiting for and some lucky members of our team...

Offers of the Week Blog

Offers of the Week

08 January 2015

Here we have selected the very best savings we have on offer this week for you. We have a range of deals on fantastic ski...

11 awesome apres activities for kids

11 Awesome Après Activities for Kids

21 November 2014

If you think après ski activities for children is limited to the hotel pool or local ice rink, think again. Some ski resorts pull...

Our Top 10 Pet Hates for Skiers

Our Top 10 Pet Hates for Skiers

05 November 2014

Tweet   For a skier, there are few things in the world to beat the feeling of cruising down the mountain with a spray of...

Winter arrives in the Rockie Mountains and in the Alps!!

Winter Arrives in the Mountains

12 October 2014

The past 7 days have seen the arrival of winter in both the Alps and Rockies. 20cm of snow fell in the Chamonix Valley, with a...

The AlpineReplay Homepage.

A Must Have New iPhone App?

10 October 2014

If you wanted to get access to any stats about your day skiing in the past you would either have to rent a GPS device...

Team Great Britain - Sochi Winter Olympics 2014

Team GB’s Medal Hopefuls for the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014

09 October 2014

The Road to Sochi As winter approaches, excitement is building among winter sports enthusiasts waiting for the lifts to start cranking for the 2013/2014 ski season....

Top 5 Ski Resorts for Summer Skiing

Our Top 5 Resorts for Summer Skiing

16 August 2014

August 2014 The summer ski season is now well underway, and with Mother Nature depositing record snow falls on the Alps’ white peaks last winter, the...

Top Summer Ski Equipment Sales

01 August 2014

The summer can seem like one long wait for the snow to arrive and the lifts to open, however, it can also be a great...

Snowvolution indoor skiing concept

A New Indoor Skiing Concept

03 June 2014

We’ve recently stumbled upon an interesting new design for a snow dome. It is still in the concept phase of development and is called Snowvolution....

Clearing snow from the Trans-Labrador Highway in Canada

12 Crazy Snow Photos!

21 May 2014

After Europe’s immense season for snow last winter we thought we’d pull together some of the most ridiculous winter photos we could find on the...

Avalanche Safety - the dos and don’ts of off piste skiing

Avalanche Safety – the do’s and don’t’s of off-piste skiing

01 May 2014

Tweet Off piste skiing can either be one of the most exhilarating and amazing experiences you’ll ever have on the mountain, or potentially the...

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Skiing In Kaprun And The Kitzsteinhorn Glacier

17 March 2014

The Kitsteinhorn Glacier in Kaprun receives a mixed bag of reviews. The Mellow Park in the summer is world renowned for producing a world class...

Our Top 5 Winter Festivals of 2013

25 January 2014

We all love a great festival. And what better reason to head for the mountains this season than the chance to combine snow, music, and...

Val D'Isere

40 Year Snow Storm Arrives In The Alps

06 January 2014

A huge storm named ‘Andrea’ swept through the Alps last night bringing high winds and more heavy snow to French ski resorts. Roads were closed to...

Win a Pair of Oakley Ski Goggles

Win a Pair of Oakley Ski Goggles

09 October 2013

Fancy kitting yourself out with a pair of dapper Oakley ski goggles...for free?! If so then enter our competition to for a chance to win. All...

Our Top 5 Deals of the Week

Our Top 5 Deals Of The Week!

07 February 2013

With such awesome conditions in the Alps right now our mission is to make finding your perfect ski accommodation as quick and easy as possible....

Satisfaction

Satisfaction

28 September 2012

Satisfaction: "The fulfilment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite" So what’s the key to Satisfaction? As winter quickly approaches, it's videos like these that get...

Midweek travel

Is Midweek the best time to travel?

19 September 2012

Traditionally ski holidays start and end on a weekend, however a recent report by consumer magazine Which? states that Tuesday is the cheapest day...

This Week’s Friday Fail – A Hilarious Compilation

This Week’s Friday Fail – A Hilarious Compilation

03 August 2012

This Week's Friday fail is a hilarious compilation that will no doubt brighten up your Friday with a laugh. Take a second out and have a...

The Friday Fail

The Friday Fail - Backwards Double Ejection

13 July 2012

This week’s Friday Fail is a classic switch-double-ejection. Translated into real terms, this is where both skis pop off whilst skiing backwards, usually whilst attempting to...

The Switch Speed Skiing World Record

The Guinness Speed Skiing World Record…Backwards!

25 June 2012

Last winter, Anders Backe of Norway broke the world record for skiing switch (backwards) on the Vikersund Skiflying slope, Vikersund, Norway. Backe managed to rack up an...

Signal Snowboards Every Third Thursday

Signal Snowboards Get Creative With Every Third Thursday

15 June 2012

Every third Thursday of the month Signal Snowboards down tools and get creative with board design and materials. It’s a chance for them to get their...

Congratulations to the Winners of our Ski Holiday Competition

Congratulations to Our Winners Kelly Wells and Alison Wood

21 February 2012

We’re delighted to be able to announce the winners of our recent Swiss competition to win a Ski Holiday and 1kg of Swiss Cheese. A huge...

A Portrait of Howard Weamer, Yosemite, USA

An Ambassador of Mountain Culture, Howard Weamer

01 July 2011

A heartfelt video here of a professional photographer and writer reflecting on 35 winters spent in the backcountry of Yosemite USA, 10 miles from...

Will Women's Ski Jumping Make The 2014 Winter Olympic Games?

04 April 2011

Tomorrow, on the 5th of April, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are to make a decision on whether to accept Women’s Ski Jumping into the...

One Fieberbrunn's many bowls for off-piste skiing

Fieberbrunn - Austria's Best Kept Off-Piste Skiing Secret

15 February 2011

The flights had been booked months ago. But with only 2 days to go before our weekend ski trip, we still hadn’t decided which...