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Jul
15
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Top 10 ski resorts in Canada

Author Lucy Grewcock    Category bestskiholidays, Top 10s     Tags , , , , , ,

Canada’s resorts are in a class of their own, with superbly groomed pistes, endless backcountry, modern lift systems, affordable food and unrivalled hospitality.

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Rock the slopes in Canada! Image: Flickr/ Andre Charland

Freestyle areas and snow-parks tend to eclipse their European counterparts and even the standard of accommodation on offer tends to be better and more spacious than that typically found in France and Italy.

If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to venture west. Here are ten of the best resorts Canada has to offer…

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Jan
6
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The best ski holiday ever : work a ski season

Author Alice Cuninghame    Category bestskiholidays     Tags , , , ,

Anyone who has ever been on a week-long ski holiday knows how hard it is to leave the slopes at the end of the week and get back to reality. Rather than flying down powdery white pistes every morning, you get grey pavements and the slow trudge to work. However, some lucky people get to enjoy the best ski holiday ever, by staying out on the snow for the entire season!


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Could you do 6 months of this? Image: © Austrian National Tourist Office/ Wolfgang Zajc

All those chalets, hotels, bars and restaurants need legions of seasonal workers each year.

Being one of them means you get to ski or board every day for a whole season: a prospect that’s hard to resist!

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