THE LATEST FROM SNOWKINGS

  London Freeze 2009
This year's London Freeze event start on the 30th October and runs over the weekend at Battersea Power Station.
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  2010 Snowbombing Event
The date has been set for one of the Alps' top music festivals, the bonkers Snowmbombing event at the equally bonkers Austrian resort of Mayrhofen. April 5th to April 10th are the dates for anyone who fancies combining some bands with a bit of end of season skiing or boarding.
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  FIS Opening Ski Race
The start of the 2009-10 FIS World Cup competition kicks off in a couple of weeks with giant slaloms for both the men and women on the glacier at Solden in Austria. A spell of cold weather means that the race looks like it should go ahead.
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  New Spyder Collection Released
The new collection of ski gear for the coming season has been released by professional ski race outfitters Spyder. For more details on the brand click here. To go direct to their website to see the latest stuff click here.

  New Peak Performance Collection Released
The new collection of ski gear for the coming season has been released by top Scandanavian outfitters Peak Performance. For more details on the brand click here. To go direct to their website to see the latest stuff click here.

  New t-shirts available
2 new t-shirts are available from our online shop. Click here to view them.

  2010 Winter Olympics
Ok, get this in your diary for sure. All fans of winter sports should be aware that this season sees the 21st running of the Winter Olympics, with (hopefully) two weeks of wall to wall snow and action. The Canadian city of Vancouver has been chosen to host the event, with Whistler also being used for many of the alpine and nordic sports.
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  Natives Job Fair
Anyone thinking of spending a season working in a ski resort should consider a trip to the Natives Job Fair, held next month at the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show in London.
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  Winter Games NZ
The largest winter sports event outside of the Winter Olympics, the Winter Games NZ has just come to an end down in New Zealand.
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  Price Comparison of Indoor Skiing - Update
Check out the latest prices for skiing on all of the UK's indoor snow slopes.
Prices correct as of the 9th September 2009.

  Winter Olympics Host Venues
Our build up to the forthcoming 2010 games in Vancouver continues. Click here for a list of all the previous host venues.

  Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
A 2009 date has been set for the 7th annual Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival. If you're an enthusiast of mountain sports and fancy a weekend trip to the Scottish capital then it's being held from Friday the 16th to Sunday the 18th of October. Click here for more information.

  The Metro Ski and Snowboard Show
The dates have been set for this Autumn's big show, the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show at Olympia in London. Click here for more information on the event.

  Best Ski Destinations Overview (New)
For an overview on the best skiing destinations around the world, click here.

  Chateau-d'Oex Balloon Festival
A 2010 date has been set for the 32nd running of the Chateau-d'Oex International Balloon Festival. If you're considering a holiday in that area of Switzerland next winter then you could do worse than booking around the 23rd to 31st of January and visiting the festival for a day, you wont be disappointed. Unless, of course, it gets cancelled on the day you go because of the weather. Click here for more information.

  Summer Skiing Update
Ok, so we're in August and it feels like the end of summer is just around the corner. However, the winter season is still some way off, so if you're fancying hitting any slopes in Europe you'll need to check out our list of European summer ski areas.
And we've just updated the list with some Italian summer ski areas.

  New t-shirts available
A new Franz Klammer t-shirt is available from our online shop. Click here to view it.

  Price Comparison of Indoor Skiing - Update
Check out the latest prices for skiing on the UK's indoor snow slopes. Prices as off 5th August 2009.

  Top 10 Scenic Resorts (New)
Wengen goes to number 10 in our list of the most scenic winter resorts in Europe.

  Wengen Web Cams (New)
Webcams for the Swiss resort of Wengen have now been added to the site.

    Summer Holidays (Updated)
Just added to our list of summer mountain specialists: Esprit.

  Murren Web Cams (New)
Webcams for the Swiss resort of Murren have now been added to the site.

    Lapland Holidays (New)
Find out who specialises in holidays to Lapland.

    Booking a Holiday (New)
Find out how to book your holiday in the snow and who to book it with.

    Skiing in the UK (New)
Where to go skiing in the green green grass of home.

    Levi Accomodation (New)
Interactive map showing all the accomodation in Levi.

    Levi History (New)
The full history of Levi ski resort.

  Piste Maps (New)
Downloadable and interactive piste maps now available.

  Web Cams (New)
Webcams for the resort of Zell am See have now been added to the site.