Early snow cover at altitude in the Alps is the deepest in recent years. Sadly, we can’t enjoy it at the moment. But it’s my belief that the European ski season will have a strong second half from mid or late February until late April. In Austria, France, Switzerland and Italy too many livelihoods depend … Read more
Their romance is revving up! Slimmed-down Rebel Wilson goes jet skiing in Monte Carlo after debuting her new romance with beau Jacob Busch By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:06 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 01:17 BST, 29 September 2020 She recently debuted her relationship with multi-millionaire Jacob Busch. And Rebel Wilson … Read more
The parents of a water skiing six-month-old who faced brutal backlash after video of their daredevil son went viral have spoken out to defend the stunt, insisting that they took every precaution possible to protect the youngster. Casey and Mindi Humpherys, from Utah, sparked a bitter debate on Instagram over the weekend when a clip … Read more
Coronavirus may have flown into the UK a month before the first case was identified. An antibody test has revealed that a London Arts director, who fell ill on January 6 after returning from a skiing holiday in Austria, has suffered from the disease. Susannah Ford, 53, said she is convinced she caught it while … Read more
There are three things that put people off ski holidays: fear of physical pain, fear of not being very good . . . and fear of seeing their bank balance melt like snow in the Sahara. The first two apply to those who have never tried skiing, but the third is universal and not irrational. … Read more
What do you do after a lavish dinner of deer tartar, steaming pork knuckle and dumplings, topped off with apple strudel, washed down with Austrian red wine and a parting shot of mountain firewater? Why, you wobble out into the darkness of the Austrian Alps, don a crash helmet, say ‘Danke’ to a grizzled man … Read more
Norway’s natural highs: Cross-country skiing and husky sledding are hard work – but the rewards are truly exhilarating Cross-country skiing is something Norwegians do with consummate ease But it’s hard work, as John Kampfner discovered on a trip to central Norway He also went husky sledding and on a torchlit, horsedrawn sleigh ride By John … Read more