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Wind is one force of nature that seems to be taking over Whistler/Blackcomb lately, with its sidekick temperature. It's just moving air but it is moving our snow all over the place. Some places have names for the gusts that frequently visit but in Whistler there are two common winds and we just call them North and South.

On Christmas Eve it drizzled, which put paid to our plans for cross-country skiing. Visibility higher up was limited, but when the clouds broke I could see that the rain was falling as snow above 1,000 metres.

Having spent the last few months worrying loudly about the lack of snow, many Austrians now feel a bit sheepish as it has dumped continuously for the last few days and looks set to continue until the sun comes out on Christmas day. It could almost have been planned by the tourist board. After clearing our drive for the fourth time in 24 hours I headed for the resort of Hoch Kössen, a twenty minute drive from St Johann near the German border.

Here are a few great deals from the lovely Ski Collection, check their website for availability and for other deals.

With snow falling again in the UK the ski season is definitely not over yet, and here are some great ski deals from Directski.com with savings of *£346 per person bringing the cost of a week’s catered chalet ski holiday down to just £299 per person. All depart 14th April and packages include breakfast, afternoon tea and 3 course evening meal with wine served daily, return flights and transfers.

There is still snow on them there hills, and the tan potential is amazing so grab yourself a bargain and head to the slopes, all these deals from Erna Low depart 14th April and include flexiplu Eurotunnel crossing.

Ski Collection have put together some great ski deals for April, all include Flexiplus Eurotunnel crossing for your car and passengers. The sun is out and spring skiing is a joy, so just remember to apply plenty of suncream and you will come home with the best goggle tan ever!

If you are heading to Chamonix either next week or beyond, the guys at Evolution 2 will be happy to take you out and show you the wonderful mountains around Chamonix. They can take you to all the best locations to get the best out of your ski day. There are ski lessons, parapenting days (weather permittng), private instructions, huskie rides and a lot more. Check out their deals here or go to their website for full details and to see what else they might have on offer.