A really good ski holiday company.

Advantages: Good value for money, easy to book and good service.
Disadvantages: If you book late finding good value flights on your own can be difficult.

...Erna Low aren't a company I or any of my friends had ever heard of before - but they have been arranging skiing holidays since 1932! They have a great selection of Ski resorts - mostly in France - and they specialise in self drive holidays (for me that means "arrange your own travel" - we always fly!). The cost of a ferry crossing is included in the price and they deduct £150 if you don't want it. You can also ask them to arrange travel by train or flying and transfers to most resorts - I don't think this is as cheap as going to Easyjet yourself but it probably doesn't cost more than a standard package holiday from a high street company! There is a real advantage to arranging your own ski package because not only is it cheaper and more flexible (you can get 7 full days skiing) but you can hire a car at the airport and do all your...

Gurtie 11.09.2003 · Read review
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wii ski

Advantages: great family fun
Disadvantages: n/a

...Wii is one of the greatest games consoles that I have ever purchased and I absolutely love all of the games that I have played on it to date. Wii Family Ski is a game that up to five people can play and requires the Wii Fit to be able to play. It took me a while to find the Wii Fit or as it is also known the balance board but I kept on searching and got there in the end. Wii Family Ski lets you create a character from scratch or you can import your Mii character too whilst selecting different ski gear for your character. You need to use the Nunchuck and Remote in your hands to use as ski poles and step on the Wii Board to really take advantage of this great game. The Wii Board takes over to allow the player to turn whilst skiing by measuring the swaying and leaning of the body. In Family Ski, there are 14 different slopes to...

jo_field26 12.11.2008 · Read review
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On the Piste - Tips for your Skiing Holiday

Advantages: Exhilarating pastime, scenery
Disadvantages: Travel times, expence

...As we sit wishing for an Indian summer I doubt the thought of skiing has passed the minds of all but the addicted but many will already have their skiing trips planned or be thinking of booking for the coming season. Here are my top tips for those new to skiing and maybe some reminders for the old hands. With such an array of resorts and skiing styles the choice can be overwhelming so I hope these tips I've picked up on the way help. RESORT First of all you need to decide where to go and for how long and you need to ask yourself some basic questions. Much of your choice will revolve around your budget, and remember that there are many extra costs on the majority of holidays so budget on the side of tight to make sure. How long to go for. If it's your first trip I would tend to stay away from a fortnights trip as if you...

BizzyBek 06.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of SKI - General

Your first skiing holiday!!

Advantages: Thrills spills parties and fun
Disadvantages: Expensive if you're not careful

...Skiing is one of those sports... you love it straight away, or you'll hate it. If you hate it, you may grow to like it, but you'll never love it. But if the bug bites you, you'll be a skier (or boarder!) till the day you die! For me, the bug definitely bit... several times!! My first time skiing was with a group of 27 of us and the whole ambience of the holiday meant that the time on the slopes kept the same party mood. But that was a group holiday organised by someone else. What about organising it yourself? And what about the expensive reputation winter sports has? Well, your big nosed guide... that's me!... will show you the light that leads to heaven halfway up a mountain!!! Before You Start Decide what you want from the holiday. Are you a beginner looking to learn and have a good time? Are you a more experienced skier...

schneckster 12.08.2004 · Read review
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Holiday !

Advantages: Nice sweet film, romantic comedy
Disadvantages: Not the best romantic comedy I have seen, some may find it too sickly sweet!

...where she discovers Amanda. They decide to take a break from their troubles and get away from the men in their lives so house swap for a couple of weeks over the Christmas period. Amanda swaps her luxurious modern house in California for Iris?s quaint little cottage in the English countryside. Iris soon makes friends with Arthur a retired screen writer and sets about trying to help him. Her love interest comes in the form of Miles (Jack Black) a film composer who works with Amanda?s ex. Amanda meanwhile meets Graham (Jude Law) who is Iris handsome brother and has an eye for the ladies. Will it be a holiday romance or will both these women find love when they least expect or want it? ***** My Thoughts ***** Having missed this at the cinema I was very keen to rent it to watch, certainly keener than my husband who did agree...

AJ26 14.05.2007 · Read review
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The scary slopes of the Sheffield Ski Village!

Advantages: Good fun
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...When it comes to sport I have always tried to avoid extreme sports, favouring instead things like athletics and running. I represented my county (Yorkshire) at both cross country running and athletics when I was still at school and since then I have completed one full marathon and three half marathons but as far as sport is concerned that is about it for me. I have always consciously avoided skiing, although I realise that this is quite tame in comparison with a lot of what is available these days. Over the years I have declined several chances to accompany friends to winter ski resorts for fear of being a likely candidate to suffer a broken leg or worse, but I have a group of friends that are regular visitors to the European ski resorts and these same friends also frequently visit the Sheffield Ski Village, which is only a few miles...

micksheff 10.01.2008 · Read review
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Skiing heaven.

Advantages: Great holiday
Disadvantages: none

...The silent majesty of the Canadian Rockies in winter is a completely unforgettable sight but the feeling of skiing down the tree lined runs is second to none. Now that Christmas is over it is time to dust off the Salopettes, dig out the passports, buy a new set of thermals and head off to the slopes. Well an introduction like that makes me sound like an expert skier who goes year in, year out racing down the black runs, well the reality doesn?t quite add up, I have been once, to one of the most peaceful, beautiful areas I have ever visited Lake Louise, in the Canadian Rockies. Lake Louise is a 2 hour drive from Calgary (direct, but very long flights available from Heathrow) the countryside on the journey goes from mildly interesting, seeing the Calgary ski jump where Eddie the Eagle made his winter Olympic name, to the beautiful...

MHam 29.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of Lake Louise, Ski Resort

Ski Smooth Yogurt

Advantages: Delicious!
Disadvantages: Not big enough if anything!

...Everyone loves a good bargain...well these little yoghurts are buy one get one free in Sainsburys as I type! They're Ski Smooth Yoghurts, and are delicious. Made by Nestle, they come in blue packs of four with two flavours - strawberry and raspberry sized in 120 gram pots. As the title states, they're smooth versions so contain no 'bits' in them, something that I'm a big fan of as I hate getting little hard bits of fruit stuck in my teeth which can happen with yoghurts with the 'bits' still in them. According to the packaging, "with all natural ingredients and years of experience in blending delicious fruit with creamy tasting yoghurt, Ski yoghurts are just naturally delicious." Very much so! They're relatively thick when scooped up by your spoon but no stodgy or unpleasant when you eat it. It tastes very refreshing and precisely...

carl.mcqueen 13.10.2009 · Read review
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The best ski resort in the world

Advantages: The accommodation, the skiing, the nightlife... everything.
Disadvantages: More costly than europe... but worth it!

...working in the resort, I spent the first week in a hotel with family and the second sleeping on my brothers floor in staff accommodation. This allowed me to see a lot more of the resort than on a usual package holiday affair and the added freedom made a pleasant change. For example, after getting off the plane more than a little inebriated (got to love those free drinks) I collected my bags, booked on a coach to Whistler and headed to the bar. Not a bright-jacketed ski-rep jacket in sight. Anyway on to the facts n’figures… TRAVEL I suppose that the first thing you need to know about a holiday is getting to the resort. For me it involved slightly over a nine-hour flight to Vancouver from Heathrow. As Vancouver is nine hours behind GMT this means you actually arrive at around the same time you took off which is a bit...

Mercury 01.03.2001 (24.06.2001) · Read review
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Review of Whistler, Ski Resort

The Holiday - a good chick flick

Advantages: Lighthearted, good cast
Disadvantages: Predictable

...The Holiday is a chick flick type film although it is not quite your normal chick flick. It is based around the story of two girls , Amanda, played by Cameron Diaz and Iris played by Kate Winslet. Amanda is a film trailer producer who has just broke up with her boyfriend, she lives in LA. Iris lives in Surrey in a little cottage and is a writer for a paper. She is still in love with her ex boyfriend who she works with and has just found out he is getting engaged. Amanda starts searching on the Internet for some sort of holiday to get away and try and forget what has happened. She stumbles across Iris's cottage on a website and contacts her about coming over to stay. Iris jumps at the chance after all the pain she has been put through. So the two girls decide to swap homes for the holidays. Once swapped Amanda meets Iris's brother...

wendz86 19.10.2009 · Read review
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