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The history of the Good Ski Guide over the decades. See how we used to look and how we look now!

You’ll love Mayrhofen too..

You’ll love Mayrhofen too..

Very close to the gondola station blurbed the Airbnb brochure – and they weren’t wrong. The Apartments Central were  so ...

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Good Ski Guide discovers the real Eddie the Eagle

Good Ski Guide discovers the real Eddie the Eagle

While he was based at Limone, Italian Alps, Eddie got lessons from both locals and other young British instructors. And ...

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GSG discovered the Dolomites and Air Fares

GSG discovered the Dolomites and Air Fares

GSG discovered the Dolomites and here is their first ad to the British market.

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Sun, Fun and Skiing

Sun, Fun and Skiing

Fila was the favourite brand for ski aficionados back in 80s – and so flash it would not look out ...

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American skiing is discovered by GSG

American skiing is discovered by GSG

Ski flights to Denver were £244 return in 1980 – half today’s price. They became ever cheaper when low-cost flights ...

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Confessions of a Ski Instructor and Hunt Meets Hill

Confessions of a Ski Instructor and Hunt Meets Hill

Austrian learning feature and more fun – Confessions of a ski instructor first reported by GSG has since been copied ...

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Worlds Great Ski Runs and Ski Falls

Worlds Great Ski Runs and Ski Falls

The world’s great ski runs concentrated on Verbier, which still holds the title as a mean and nasty runs resort.

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Good Ski Guide 10 point resort guide

Good Ski Guide 10 point resort guide

The world’s first critical look at ski resorts with GSG’s famous points out of 10 -now much copied everywhere

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Erna Low – the UK’s first ski tour operator

Erna Low – the UK’s first ski tour operator

Erna Low – an Austrian shot-putter Olympian, was the UK’s first ski tour operator – specializing in France and Austria.

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The White Island of Les Arcs & France’s purpose built ski resorts

The White Island of Les Arcs & France’s purpose built ski resorts

The White Island of Les Arcs was hugely popular with youngsters because of its wonderfully planned and compact system of ...

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