World Ski Awards is proud to announce the signing of an exclusive partnership with LEITNER ropeways, Prinoth and DemacLenko. The event, the only global initiative to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in ski hospitality, returns for a second year to welcome leading international figureheads and decision makers to A-Rosa Kitzbühel on November 21st-23rd.

Launching this September, Bespoke Switzerland is a Swiss luxury lifestyle and concierge service, offering a range of services, including private jet and helicopter transfers, exclusive experiences and fabulous VIP access to events. Set up by Swiss born René Seidl and Guernsey born Claire Johnson, between them they have developed an array of key contacts in order to make the impossible possible, with unparalleled access to events and the ability and contacts to organise extraordinary experiences throughout Switzerland.

Ramblers Worldwide Holidays – the experts in guided walking adventures across the globe – has just launched its first brochure dedicated solely to winter walking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, down hill skiing and Christmas markets. The range of holidays is considerable and includes cross country skiing in the Stubai Valley, Austria.

A coach has crashed in Switzerland killing 28 people, including 22 children and 6 adults. The coach, which had been carrying 52 people from a ski trip, was travelling between the Swiss Alps to Lommel and Heverlee in Belgium when it hit the wall of a tunnel. A day of mourning has been declared in Belgium following the tragedy.

British skiers heading for the slopes this winter will have to dig deep into their ski jacket pockets as they brace themselves against not just the cold but the impact that the weakening pound will have on their spending power, advises currencies.co.uk.

Historically the domain of the wealthy family, the catered ski chalet market has been given a shake up in the past 2 years by the team at Bura Snow Catered ski & snowboard chalets.