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After a snowy start to 2026, Henry headed North to discover Scottish skiing - to realise a dream long held, and to explore how an industry left on its knees is celebrating an epic winter. The sun rose – barely – out the window of the train as it wound its way higher and higher and deeper and deeper into the Scottish Highlands. There was barely anyone else onboard, and who could fault them? The snow had been falling thick and fast over the previous few days and this, the first

I wrote this piece on a spur of the moment in the hope that my A A Gill-esque era of restaurant reviewing was just around the corner. As it is tangentially skiing related, I am sharing it with you here, for your enjoyment ...

Alongside some traditional big hitters, shifting snow patterns in 2026 is unlocking new spring skiing destinations for March, April and even May.

Discover the more comfortable, greener, and scenic route to some of the world's best skiing.

Come with me and discover the town's best kept secret; a boulangerie that is well worth the diversion to find.

If, like me, you are beginning to pack for your next ski trip, don't forget these three essentials that - whilst nothing to do with skiing - can make or break your travels.

Dive into the five best destinations to ski in Switzerland this winter.

How you cross the EU border is changing in the next 12 months. Learn more about what you need and don't need to do here.

Via Lattea has quietly become one of the Alps' best resorts to ski by train. Find out why with Skiing Unlocked.

Five days and 55 miles of hiking through the Scottish Highlands give Henry time to stop, breathe, and look up at the mountains, for once ...

A week's repping for the Ski Club in Flaine finally exposes Henry to the brutalist-but-beautiful French ski resort that is now, officially, the snowiest place in Europe.

The Afghan city of Kandahar pops up in ski resorts all over the world - from pistes to streets to clubs to cups. But why?

Henry breaks down his favourite and the best fun that can be had between the piste markers in this iconic French resort.

A first time skiing (intentionally) in Switzerland at the resort of Laax.

To mark the end of the 2024/25 season, Henry looks back on some of the best moments of the winter that was. Join Skiing Unlocked as we...

The new UK-EU trade deal promised much that might affect your ski holiday this winter - but the devil is in the detail.

Val d’Isere is known around the world for its off piste skiing. This is Skiing Unlocked's list of the five "must-ski" routes in the region.

The Canadian resort of Tremblant is not like any other resort in Canada; but that which it is, it is. And I love it.

Skiing Unlocked breaks down the dos and don'ts of taking avalanche safety gear - including airbags - on planes.

Skiing Unlocked takes in the Swiss resort of Laax, somewhere that patiently asks skiers to reassess just what makes a ski resort excellent