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After the last slope we would like to put skis and ski boots in the cellar, take out climbing boots and the backpack and don’t think about skiing until we see the first snowflakes again. But if you would like to use your skis also in the next winter, you should prepare them well for the summer break.

To conclude the winter season in a good way South Tyrol’s skiing mountain no. 1 – Mt. Kronplatz – on Sunday, 22nd April 2012, celebrates the funny, a little bit crazy and most of all wet festival called "Locknfest".

At the end of the winter season many experts of the sector ski rental and ski service will meet at the exhibition center in Bozen, in order to exchange their experiences at the international trade fairs "Prowinter" and "Alpitec" and to present the novelties for the next year.

By now www.skiholiday.com participates in the World Skitest for the fifth time. Every year another skiing area is the scene for this important ski test that presents and checks the skis of the next winter season. This year it was the turn of the skiing area Wilder Kaiser-Brixental in Tyrol.

You’ve surely already gone through a situation like that: You are skiing on the slope, don’t fret about those few clouds or the little wafts of mist crawling up the mountain and before you could say Jack Robinson the visibility ends at the point of your skis and you don’t anymore, where you are…

New skis, a fast toboggan, a trendy ski jacket, moonboots for the kids… If you go on winter holiday with the family, now and then you have to dig deep into your pocket. However, if you decide to lend a part of the equipment instead of buying it, if you compare offers and look for alternatives, you can save plenty of money.

Do you like more high-tech than heatable ski boots, progressive protectors and helmets, very light ski sticks and contactless ski passes? No problem. After all more and more winter sportsmen possess a modern mobile phone and for them there are available a lot of mini programs, which may be useful even on the ski runs.

The winter season is in full flood, you’re probably used to your new skis and maybe you’ve improved your skiing technique during a ski course. As regards practice, fitness and power, at the moment many passionate skiers are in high spirits. So why don’t you venture to tackle a very difficult slope, where usually Lindsey Vonn, Ivica Kostelic & Co. strive for new speed records?

You’ve already tried skiing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing and ice skating? What about an enjoyable ride on a “Böckl”? The simplest model of this sports equipment consists of a short ski, a seat and two grab handles. As soon as you have mastered the quite easy riding technique, you can use your "Böckl" even for (more or less serious) speed competitions – as the "Böckl" race on Mt. Kronplatz impressively proves.

Content skiers and ski school clients derive pleasure from skiing and they can enjoy their snow adventure to the full. Besides the quality of the skiing area or the accommodation also a well organized, motivating and secure skiing course contributes to a successful skiing holiday.

Explore, enjoy, experience! Discover something new, have fun and spend an unforgettable day, this the center of attention of the World Snow Day dedicated to: snow, kids and a lot of pleasure. The premiere of the international day of action is scheduled for the 22nd January 2012 and it will be the biggest event on snow all year – with countless small and large specials all around the world.

Skiing on well-groomed ski runs, dangling by cable car towards the peak, going on tour through snow-covered forests or skiing down on untouched slopes… Winter sport means pleasure, relaxation and fun. But today such a lot of people revel in skiing, snowshoe hiking etc. that every ski area, every ski tour and every new lift means also a sever intervention in the nature.

You roam through the idyllic winter world and sometimes you are the first to enter landscapes covered by a blanket of fresh snow. All around you have just nature, complete hush and bright sunshine or light fall of snow. Snowshoe hiking is a special experience. Here we present you some tips how to experience nature and mountains and how to enjoy this sport to the full.

The new winter season brings many innovations in the skiarea Skicivetta in Veneto.

If you won’t limit your skiing holiday to only one skiing area, but enjoy unlimited skiing fun with one and the same ski pass, the huge ski carousels and ski pass alliances of the Alps will be the right place for you.

If you wait eagerly for the opening of the new winter season, you will surely like the offer made by the valley of Schnals in South Tyrol. One the one hand the snow-sure ski runs on the glacier are open almost all year round. On the other hand the winter is welcomed with a very special event: the telemark ski opening from 25th to 27th November 2011. A must for free-heel fans!