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UK based ski and snowboard holiday operator, Mountain Paradise (mountainparadise.co.uk), announces that its key Slovakian ski resort is now open, breaking early start records for the region. Strbske Pleso, in the Tatra mountains, opened on November 10, 2007, offering skiers and snowboarders the perfect start to a long sporting winter.

Specialist UK tour operator to India, Indus Tours have launched a new winter programme, ‘Ski India’ to the small alpine village of Gulmarg on the world’s highest peaks in Kashmir for the forthcoming 2007/2008 season.

Costs may have tumbled in the USA but bargain-hunting skiers will find the best value by travelling east to Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia, according to the Ski Resort Report by Post Office Travel Services.

Escape to the slopes this winter and enjoy an action packed family fun break with DFDS Seaways to Voss – the skiing hotspot of western Norway. Tailored especially for you, this trip includes coach transfers, ski equipment and lessons for a range of ski abilities to suit all of the family.

With nearly 50 downhill and over 50 cross-country ski areas to choose from, skiers of all abilities and tastes will find what they’re looking for in New York State so why not combine a trip to the “Big Apple” with a few days on the slopes.

Action-outdoors has announced the launch of the UCPA Speed riding course. Designed for advanced skiers who find regular skiing not quite exciting enough, speed riding combines skiing, parachuting and paragliding to allow you to descend otherwise impossible slopes.

Skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and snowtubers should head to Snowshoe Mountain Resort high up in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia and experience it’s 1,500’ vertical drop, 244 skiable acres and 60 trails which includes three new slopes for the 2007-2008 season.

The Bavarian Allgäu region, situated in the south of Germany on the northern edge of the Alps, has already had its first taste of winter this year with snowfall as early as September and offers bargain breaks for UK travellers wanting to enjoy a real winter wonderland.

In some regions of the Austrian Tirol around 2 metres of snow has fallen in the last two weeks, reaping the investment many of the ski resorts have once again put into the ski lift infrastructure this winter.

A new breed of chalet owners are putting the gourmet food to the top of the menu, so there's no longer any need to settle for school dinner-style meals after a day on the slopes. Lucy Crisp finds out what's driving the ski cuisine revolution.

Every year, over one in ten Brits travel without insurance protection showing madness in the sun, but insanity in the snow, says leading online travel insurance specialist Essentialtravel.co.uk.

Sunshine Village opened their slopes yesterday and kicked off the official start to the tri-area ski season in Banff National Park. With Sunshine’s official open, all three resorts are ready for the season.

The first ski resorts in Norway are now open, making it the ideal place for an early break on the slopes. Norway’s largest resort, Trysil opened yesterday (November 15th), with a snow secure pledge offering skiers their money back if snow conditions are poor.

Ski Solutions have teamed up with the popular three-star Chalet Hotel Les Sorbiers in Val d’Isere to bring you a great early season offer. With the resort scheduled to open on Saturday 1st December, you can head out for a four-night short break for as little as £399 pp to include flights, car hire and four nights bed & breakfast accommodation at this delightful hotel.

Due to plentiful snowfalls and low temperatures ski resorts all over Austria have brought forward their winter openings by more than two weeks. In many areas there is already more than 1m of snow right down to the valley stations.

The last few days have seen fantastic snow falls across the Alps and family specialist Ski Famille is celebrating by offering some great value short breaks from their picturesque Les Gets base. Holidays include Geneva airport transfers, half board accommodation in a choice of well located chalets and at least two days childcare.

An intense storm system that dropped over 80cms of snow on Whistler Blackcomb earlier this week has prompted mountain managers to open Whistler Mountain almost a week early. Blackcomb Mountain will open as planned on Thursday, November 22.

Online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com is witnessing a surge of ski searches on its site as this season is starting early with metres of fresh snow already covering the pistes in some of the top resorts around the world.

Some Austrian ski resorts are open for business ahead of schedule, so with the snow already falling here’s a selection of chalets to tickle your snowy instincts.

Over a metre of snow has fallen in the Austrian Tirol, the biggest November snowfalls for over 30 years. And it’s not just on the glaciers or in the high resorts, as popular resorts including St. Anton and Kitzbuhel are covered in over 1.5 metres of snow.

The Hohe Mut single chairs at the Tyrolean resort of Obergurgl – a hugely popular resort with British skiers – have been dismantled and replaced with a gleaming new gondola.

There may not be any polar bears in the Tirol, but there are igloos. As the snow and ice sets in they'll be popping up all over Austria's snowy province. A night or two of romance can be taken in a VIP candle-lit igloo in Kitzbuhel's new igloo village, chill out in a sauna, whirlpool and snow bath in Solden or party in the Zillertal's new White Lounge, with its indoor and outdoor bars, dining and club facilities, surrounded by ten igloos.

Family ski specialist Ski Famille has announced the addition of a well located Les Gets chalet to its programme for the weeks of 9th and 16th February 2008.

Catered family chalet specialist Ski Famille already has a strong reputation for offering families great value for money through their clear pricing policy. Added to this Ski Famille has some fabulous offers for the opening weeks of the 2007/08 season with savings of up to £1000 for a family of four.

There are now a number of “family friendly” ski operators, however some stand out as being geared specifically towards the needs of groups travelling with young children. Ski Famille is one such firm.

Famous for it's all-inclusive holidays, Action Outdoors is expanding its list of destinations for snow sports this Winter, keeping prices unbelievably low even at peak dates: just £522 all-inclusive for half term, liftpass, tuition and travel included. Action Outdoors don't just give rock bottom prices, they give top quality ski and snowboard holidays at the most snowsure resorts in the French Alps.

As of 9th December 2007, the airport of choice for skiers and boarders travelling to the top car-free Swiss resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee will be Zurich, not Geneva.

For Winter 2007/2008, Ski Solutions is launching an expanded programme of Short Breaks to top European ski resorts. A key part of the programme is the increased use of flights from and to London City Airport, which is now remarkably easy to reach from many parts of London and South-East England and the environment of which is a world away from the horrors of Heathrow.

This weekend sees one of the earliest non-glacier ski openings of the year, as Schladming -Dachstein prepares to open its slopes a whole month earlier than planned. The resort’s winter opening celebration has been moved to 26 October 2007 following early snowfalls. Just one hour from Salzburg, Ski amadé comprises 5 top ski regions and 25 resorts and offers unbeatable value for money.