Sun Peaks in British Columbia has opened its new terrain park and announced not only news snow features but also a range of events through the season. The park contains over nine acres of terrain features and jumps for skiers and snowboarders including a new a 20 foot flat box for rail riders, two new 16 foot corrugated culverts and a 30 foot straight rail.

Val Thorens is offering a new activity this winter for those in search of a new adrenaline rush – high altitude downhill mountain biking on snow, at night. Participants start their descent at one of the highest lift-served points in the French Alps, 3,000m up at the foot of the Péclet Glacier. They then hurtle down the six kilometre (nearly four mile) long “Tête Ronde” run on their mountain bike, descending 700 vertical metres back to the resort.

As more and more new ideas for having fun sliding on snow are introduced by ski resorts artound the world, Switzerland’s Adelboden have decided to look back in to their resort’s history for their own ‘new idea.’ The result is the ‘skibock.’

Ski insurance is a very important thing that you’ll need to think about before you go on a skiing holiday for the first time. When you go abroad you can be covered with ski insurance which will ensure you’re taken care of financially. You can find cheap ski insurance online. Ski insurance covers other parts of your skiing holidays and trips as well as medical expenses so it’s very important to ensure you’re covered.