Ski Holidays from Co-op Travel

Whenever we get a fall of snow, many people’s minds immediately turn to skiing. Along with snowboarding, skiing is one of our favourite winter pastimes. Here in the UK we don’t have ski resorts, but elsewhere in the world ski conditions are perfect. So pack your skis and come with us at Coop Travel to find out where your new favourite ski resort may be.

With thousands of ski deals in hundreds of resorts, Skiing holidays are highly affordable, especially when you look beyond traditional ski holiday areas like Switzerland. Until the 1960s skiing as a recreational sport was largely unknown in the UK, but today it’s become a favourite winter activity for thousands of people. With areas like Romania and Serbia opening up to “ski tourism,” and the development of non-ski activities such as snowboarding, heading for the slopes is no longer an exclusive event. Today, modern family-friendly skiing resorts are springing up wherever there’s snow, with enough attractions to keep even non-skiers happy.

Switzerland was responsible for introducing the first packaged ski holidays. Today, picturesque resorts like Zermatt are still as popular as ever. However, if you’re looking for cheap ski deals, there are lots of other options. For example, did you know the earliest mention of recreational skiing was by a baron in Slovenia? Staying on “S” for Ski, Serbia and Slovakia make original choices too.

If you’re looking for late ski deals, Norway has one of the longest seasons in the world, and is one of the few places where snow is guaranteed. The resorts are very well managed – Norway established skiing as a sport back in the 19th century, and takes it seriously. For those wanting maximum fun, a Lapland skiing resort offers dog sledding excursions, snowmobile safaris and visits to Santa. Oh – and skiing as well.

Whether you’re looking for snowboarding breaks in France, or pro-level skiing holidays in Canada, we at Coop Travel have ski deals that will get you to the slopes.