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Ski Holidays Look Cool For 2008

Many naysayers are predicting a slow skihigher-altitude ski resorts, so they have
season simply because of global warming andmore snow earlier and later in the season.
increasing  fuel  costs.Some predict similar challenges for the
2007-2008  ski  season.
The 2006-2007 British ski market saw a three
per cent increase despite challenging snowCrystal Holidays is prepared to face these
conditions and fuel prices. Three per centchallenges head-on by helping in the fight
may not sound like a large number, but theagainst global warming. During the 2006-2007
numbers are astounding. The 2005-2006 skiski season, Crystal Ski Holidays was the
season saw approximately 921,000 Brits take afirst major operator to offer their customers
ski holiday. The total of skiers rose in thethe opportunity to participate in a programme
2006-2007  season  to  1.19  million.to offset the carbon emissions created by
their flights. Crystal has signed on to the
Let's face it; we, as human beings, love to"carbon neutral" scheme with The
pamper ourselves from time to time with aCarbonNeutral  Company.
holiday. Die-hard skiers are not going to let
the possibility of poor snowfall or fuelCarbonNeutral makes investments globally in
prices stand in their way of a ski holiday.projects like solar, hydro and wind farms in
They know their favourite resorts will havea massive effort to cut back on greenhouse
things taken care of. On the other hand,gases. Many of Crystal's customers are more
people who have been dreaming of a skithan happy to join in with donations and
holiday for years aren't going to let poorsupport  for  the  cause.
conditions stop them either. People, in
general, will do what they want, no matterMany of the greatest ski destinations are
what  the  conditions.jump-starting their ski conditions by making
their own snow early in the season. This will
Crystal Ski Holidays knows this to be true.give natural snow a great blanket to stick
They aren't worried about losing business.to. Some of the higher elevation areas are
They know how to take care of theiralready seeing a nice amount of natural
customers. They see a lot of repeat visitorssnowfall in countries like Austria and
year after year. The 2006-2007 ski-seasonAndorra. Resorts in these areas are generally
suffered from low snowfall and high fuelbooked months in advance and don't let things
costs. High-elevation resorts, like severallike negative predictions hold them back from
of Crystal's resorts, had no problems withhaving  a  great  ski  season.
low  snowfall.
No worries, ski enthusiasts! Your favourite
France continues to be the most popular skiski destinations will welcome you with
holiday getaway with just over 37% of UKman-made snow this season if natural snow is
skiers enjoying chalet and club hotelslow. The bigger ski resorts have invested in
holidays. Two contributing factors also aidedseveral snow cannons over the years. Several
France's popularity in the 2006-2007 skiof these snow cannons are working overtime
season: the first being a difficult start tountil nature catches up. They have also build
the season because of a late-starting winterreservoirs to aid in snow production during
yielding low snowfall to start; the secondslow-snowfall  months.
factor being a late Easter. Many skiers enjoy
taking a lengthy ski holiday during EasterThe 2007/8 European ski season looks set to
break. France is home to some of thebe one of the best yet!



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