2016-07-12

‘What’s skiing?’

‘Is it good?’

‘Where and how do I do it?’

These are questions we’ve all asked ourselves at some point or another, and even once we’re seasoned pros, the ‘where?’ and the ‘how?’ remain. The world of skiing is big, intimidating and full of options for anyone looking for their perfect winter adventure, and every resort in every country does its best to be the perfect all-round family-friendly party-paradise.



Sunset scenes in Ylläs.

Here at Crystal though, we love the mountain as much as you do, and we’ve made it our goal to get you your perfect ski holiday. Our experts have skied all over the world, visited all of our 129 resorts, had a beer in every bar and tried every activity. All of that combined experience and knowledge is available to you, all in one place: the Crystal Ski Holidays Winter 16/17 Guide to the Mountain.



Your Guide to the Mountain, Winter 16/17.

Its 220 pages are jam-packed with winter holiday inspiration covering all of Crystal’s incredible resorts, departures from 24 UK airports, various rail stations and numerous ferry points. Your gateway to the mountain, our Guide will provide you with everything from average difficulty and suitability of each individual resort, transfer details and times, altitudes, piste maps and other excellent activities.



Get adventurous in Sun Peaks, Canada.

In addition to all the familiar names, this year’s Mountain Guide includes details of resorts new to the Crystal portfolio for this season: Canada’s Sun Peaks, Finland’s Ylläs and Levi and Austria’s Hochsölden – known in the Crystal offices as ‘the new Obergurgl’.

Hochsölden’s high-altitude ski-in ski-out accommodation.

Alongside the Mountain Guide’s launch, we’re running a number of promotions for a limited time only: until 20th August you can grab BOGOF Lift Passes to all of Europe on December departure dates as well as 1/3 off bundles to France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Andorra on most departures throughout the season – get full terms and conditions here.

So grab your Guide, make the most informed decision of your skiing career and grab a bargain for the coming season. For more information or for more ski-spiration, hit us up on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest.

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