If, for some reason, you haven’t hit the Alpine slopes yet, you can still do it in spring.
In addition, you can combine your skiing or snowboarding holiday with some big event taking place at your resort. Spring time is a truly festive season at many Alpine ski resorts. We have picked up the top 5 skiing and snowboarding events to visit while enjoying your ski holidays at French or Austrian ski resorts.
5 best skiing and snowboarding festivals in Europe
The Brits (Tignes, France)
Staying in Tignes during the last week of March, you can enjoy not only a fantastic skiing, but also The Brits festival. This is the place which thousands of ski and snowboarding lovers will enjoy to the full from 21-28 March, 2015. Everyone, no matter how professional and skillful they are, can join the show – snow, music and almost endless parties. This is the ideal opportunity to witness the annual British Snowboard and Freeski Championships, as well as freestyle demonstrations from the best UK boarders and skiers. Off the slopes you can join night parties at the clubs and enjoy sets played by world famous DJs.
Snowboxx (Alpe d’Huez, France)
This year Snowboxx festival is moving to the French Alps. From 21-28 March, 2015 this is a place to be for fantastic apres ski sessions, which will include 2ManyDJs and 2014’s buzziest band Jungle, all night long clubbing, art projects and late-session powder. DJs will play on the Taburle Terrace – a 2,000 capacity stage area that spills out onto the snow with a mountain skyline as its backdrop. Two open air stages and all-day pool parties welcome everyone ready for a week-long party.
Hot Ice Festival (Val d’Isere, France)
From April 11 to May 3, 2015 a great 3-week event to wrap-up ski season in Val d’Isere. Every year the resort is celebrating spring skiing in its unique way offering a vast array of indoor and outdoor entertaining activities to suit everyone’s taste. Previous years events included guided tours of the resort, races and behind-the-scenes forays into snowmaking and controlled avalanche explosions. This year, look forward to parties from noon and a wealth of après entertainment.
Top of the Mountain (Ischgl, Austria)
Traditionally, during the ski season, Ischgl hosts three major events – Top of the Mountain concerts: an opening event, an Easter concert and a closing event. Most popular and world-famous artists and singers – Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams, James Blunt honoured the Idalp-stage with their presence. On May 2, 2015 there will be a farewell concert, when everyone will say “Goodbye” to beautiful and exciting pistes and slopes of the Ischgl resort. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy an unforgettable open-air experience in a company of successful international music stars.
Rock the Pistes (Portes du Soleil, Avoriaz, France)
If you are going to ski in Portes du Soleil in March, then you have to save the date for a major rock music festival Rock the Pistes, which will take place from 15th to 21st of March, 2015. This 7-days long event will be held for the 5th time and will take place across the entire Portes du Soleil ski area. Every day different events will be happening at different resorts. Each year, the festival hosts the most famous international artists and bands: BabyShambles, Archive, Keziah Jones, Breton, Shaka Ponk, Skip The Use, Bertignac, Superbus, Ben L’oncle Soul, BB Brunes and many others. To see special concerts on the slopes in the Portes du Soleil ski area all you need is a lift pass. The full line up is yet to be released but acts confirmed for the 2015 festival so far include British-born Charlie Winston and reggae band Dub Inc.
How to get there?
There are many different possibilities of getting to any of the above-mentioned Alpine ski resorts. However, everyone wants to get cheap airport transfers to reach ski destination safely, in comfort and on time. Alps2Alps is a low-cost airport transfer provider covering all Alpine destinations and ski resorts from and to main airports in the region of the Alps. If you are searching for fast, affordable and convenient way to get to your destination, take a look at alps2alps.com and request your most competitive private transfer offer.
