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A great holiday experience. The tour operators, and tour guides, made a very hostile environment (Finland cross country skiing) feel safe and enjoyable. The tour guides were especially knowledgeable about the area, and worked tirelessly to make this an excellent holiday for the clients.
(more)Walking through the forest at night in snowshoes. Lots of other images of the mountains - in all sorts of different conditions...It was an energetic, relaxing, fun and friendly week. I had a very good time - even if I spent most of the time when I was on skis falling over... (more)Ingrid, the instructor, was fantastic... The snow conditions and weather were perfect, and the trails varied and interesting. The hotel was great, very friendly staff and very comfortable, and the food was plentiful and well prepared. (more)In the past we have always downhill skied, but this time we decided to try cross country skiing having never done it before. It took a short while to learn the basics and by the end of the week we were able to complete a cross country journey - with no broken bones! (more)This was the best holiday I have been on in a very long time and I came home with a huge sense of achievement. I went from a confident piste skier, terrified of off-piste, to managing jump turns down almost vertical terrain. (more)FANTASTIC! Ingrid made sure that everyone in the group made progress, was included and was enjoying themselves, a real "knack" considering the diversity of the group.
(more)A fantastic experience which was a brilliant introduction into what ski touring is and the techniques you need.
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Committed but environmentally-aware skiers and snowboarders will be familiar with this conundrum: how can you continue to enjoy the thrill of the slopes, without jetting off around the world in search of fast-diminishing snow and thereby contributing further to global warming in the process? It's a tough one – but the choices you make are crucial. Get it right and there's a chance your kids might actually know what a pair of skis are for too. Get it wrong and the only snowboards they'll ever see will be in a museum. Mark Lynas suggests how you can do your bit to ensure that you can have your snow and ski on it too. Read more about skiing in this skiing article.
With ski season becoming shorter and less predictable and glaciers in retreat, it seems that global warming has already begun to affect winter tourism. Mark Lynas reports on a shrinking industry. "That's it, the season's over." The two ski attendants from the Glencoe Ski Centre were sitting in front of a computer in a nearby village, watching a five-day forecast download from the internet. One of them shook his head glumly as the heavy rain-bearing depressions marched across the screen. "It's only March – we should have a month at least of winter to go yet." Scotland's snow is in retreat. According to a recent Scottish Executive report, there have been twelve days less snow cover per decade throughout the country since the late 1970s. And following the winter of 1987/88 there have been only three out of thirteen winters with an above-average snow cover duration. Those who venture into the mountains today are more likely to encounter mud and rain than frost and snow. Read more about skiing holidays in this skiing holidays article. 
