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TRAVELLER
The hills are alive with the sound of music, laughter and merrymaking,
as winter festival season come to the slopes. But which one is for you?
Mountain High
The musical
accompaniment to
the British Snowboard
and Freeski Halfpipe
Championships, this
fest will serve up
anything, under an“if
it rocks, it’s in”policy.
DJ Yoda heads up this
year’s bill, which also
includes sets from
the Scratch collective
and DJ Cheeba, plus
a punk fancy-dress
night. More acts TBC,
but expect the remit
to be highly eclectic.
They say
“It’s
Glastonbury mee
the FACup on sn
and that’s one
hell of a recipe for
entertainment,”
Ski Sunday
We say
Cooler tha
the local glacier.
THE BRITS
18-25 March, Laax,
Switzerland (fly to
Zurich), the-brits.com
Marcus Brigstocke
and Andrew
Maxwell’s
love-child is
taking the piste
by storm for
its fifth year,
bringing
quality
comedy to the
snow zone.
Far more than
just music, this
four-day festival
encompasses sporting
demonstrations in the
snow park and cultural
exhibitions day and
night, as well as music
across eight venues.
Great for proficient
intermediates,
although Mayhrofen
gets busy. The rest of
the Zillertal Super Ski
Area, which provides
639km of pistes,
including a glacier
and Vans Penken
snowpark, gives
plenty of variety.
Ahundredmiles of
pistes with views
of Mont Blanc and
the Matterhorn.
Unmissable.
With more than
650km of slopes
across the Portes du
Soleil ski area, there
are plenty of slopes
whatever your ability.
Punters will have good
reason to explore,
with gigs scattered
across 14 valleys.
With tracks from last
year’s Doggumentary
albumand plenty of
old favourites, Snoop
Dogg’s headline
appearance is sure to
be a crowd-pleaser.
Gorrilaz Sound System,
Julian Doré and Lamb
cover a variety of other
musical bases.
Knock, knock, who’s
there? Brits with a
SOH, mainly. Expect
to meet some pretty
funny people.
The resort’s high-end,
glitzy reputation,
less known to UK
skier, makes this a
top choice for an
international bunch
with money to spend.
This is the festival for
those who like to work
for their fun. Expect a
cultured Euro crowd
with bags of energy.
They say
“It’s not
often you get to s
an O2 Arena-fillin
in a 100-capacity
Evening Standard.
We say
Funnier th
watching your ma
fall on their bums.
They say
“A torri
atmosphere will
electrify Crans-
Montana, with
frenzied evenings
until the early hou
Crans-Montana
Tourism
We say
An enjoya
mix of amusemen
They say
“When a
the elements ca
together and the
sun was out, it
was magical,”
The Guardian
We say
Sounds fu
ALTITUDE
COMEDY
26-31 March,
Mayrhofen, Austria
(fly to Innsbruck)
altitudefestival.com
CAPRICES
FESTIVAL
11-14 April,
Crans-Montana,
Switzerland
(fly to Geneva)
caprices.ch
ROCK THE
PISTES
24-28 March, Portes
du Soleil, Avoriaz
(fly to Geneva)
rockthepistes.com
THE LOWDOWN
THE SNOW
THE TALENT
THE CROWD THE VIBE
It’s hard to think
which comedy
A-listers aren’t
present: Jimmy Carr
(
left
), Frankie Boyle,
Al Murray, Tim
Minchin et
al have been
lured with
the promise of
free skiing.
The trickster’s dream,
with four world-class
snowparks, two
halfpipes and
Europe’s first
indoor
Freestyle
Academy.
Extreme in every
sense, BRIT-goers
are like Duracell
bunnies. Going
from slope
to club and
back again is
standard
for these
cool kids.
Pop-up stages
across 12
resorts host
a variety of
free concerts,
their locations
flagged up
by SMS
to clued-in
crowds.
As the name
suggests, this is a
rock and indie scene,
with mainly
French and
Swiss bands.
Last year
BB Brunes,
Keziah Jones
and Tafta
played.
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