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Winter Experiences

Skiing, shaped around the right time of year. Powder Byrne has been looking after skiers in the mountains for over 40 years. Across the winter, we create a series of distinct ski weeks and journeys - from family holidays during the school calendar to quieter low-season skiing, adult off-piste weeks and specialist journeys across Japan. Each one is built around the conditions, the resort and the people travelling.

Winter, the Powder Byrne Way

For over 40 years, Powder Byrne has been creating skiers and helping families make the mountains part of their lives.

Our Winter Experiences are a collection of carefully chosen weeks and journeys across the Alps and Japan, each designed around a particular time of season, style of skiing or way of travelling. From quieter low-season weeks with young children, to adult ski weeks, off-piste guiding and specialist journeys through Japan, every experience is supported by the people, knowledge and service that define Powder Byrne.

These are not simply dates in the calendar. They are opportunities to ski at the right time, in the right place, with the right support around you.

Creating skiers since 1985.

Christmas Skiing

16–26 December

Christmas in the Alps, with the detail taken care of. Enjoy our full Powder Byrne Resort Service in Arosa, or individually arranged Concierge holidays across selected resorts in Switzerland, the Italian Dolomites and the Austrian Arlberg.

New Year Skiing

26th December–2nd January

Start the year in the mountains with full Powder Byrne Resort Service in Arosa and Flims. Excellent family skiing, children’s programmes, adult Ski Guiding and New Year celebrations arranged around you.

Jungfrau Skiing & Off-Piste Weeks

16th–26th January

An adult-focused ski week across Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren. Join Powder Byrne Ski Guiding on piste, or explore powder, off-piste terrain and ski touring with expert local guides when conditions allow.

Inferno Ski Week

20th–25th January

Ski the Jungfrau and experience the legendary Inferno Downhill in Mürren. Race as part of the PB Inferno Team, support from the sidelines or simply join a sociable week of skiing, hosted evenings and Powder Byrne Resort Service.

February Skiing

6th–13th February

A full Powder Byrne family ski week in Arosa, designed for families whose Half Term falls earlier in February. Children’s programmes, adult Ski Guiding and our complete Resort Service help everyone make the most of one week in the mountains.

February Half Term

13th–20th February

Five resorts. One Powder Byrne Half Term. Choose between Arosa, Flims-Laax, Grindelwald, Zermatt and San Cassiano, with children’s programmes, Ski Guiding and Resort Service designed to make a busy family ski week work properly.

Flims First Tracks

25th February–6th March

More mountain, less rush. A quieter ski week in Flims for adults, couples and families with younger children, combining Powder Byrne Ski Guiding and Resort Service with complimentary PB Crèche and Yeti Primer for eligible little ones.

Zermatt First Tracks

6–14 March

An adult ski week built around proper time on the mountain. Stay in carefully selected 4*–5* accommodation with complimentary Powder Byrne Ski Guiding, dedicated Resort Management and Client Concierge support throughout.

Ideal for couples, friends, solo travellers, executives and private groups who want to ski Zermatt socially, make the most of the high-altitude terrain and leave the logistics to us.

Arlberg Skiing & Off-Piste Weeks

13th–27th March

An adult ski week based high in St Christoph, with access to the wider Arlberg. Join Powder Byrne Ski Guiding, ski independently or head beyond the pistes with expert local mountain guides.

Easter Skiing

27th March–10th April

Longer days, spring snow and a more relaxed family rhythm. Ski with Powder Byrne in high-altitude Arosa or St Christoph, with children’s programmes, Ski Guiding and Resort Service taking care of the detail around the week.

Hokkaido Ski Tour

January–March

A ten-day ski journey across Hokkaido built around the snow. Travel between carefully selected mountain bases with Powder Byrne and local guides, seeking out Japan’s celebrated powder, tree skiing and varied terrain along the way.

Tohoku Ski Safari

February–April

Discover a quieter side of Japanese skiing. Explore the mountains north of Tokyo with Powder Byrne, combining deep snow, less-travelled ski areas, traditional onsen towns and a more local experience of Japan.

Ski & Polo - St Moritz & Polo Valley

1st–10th April

Two specialist worlds in one journey. Begin with four days of high-altitude skiing in St Moritz before travelling south for six days centred around learning to play polo at our sister company, Polo Valley, in Sotogrande.

Find the Right Week

Different weeks suit different families and different skiers.

Our Travel Consultants can help you decide where to go, when to travel and which Powder Byrne experience best fits the way you want to ski – drawing on over 40 years of experience creating skiers since 1985.

“Juliette is an excellent guide, very pleasant and knowledgeable. My son very much enjoyed his afternoon skiing with her.”

“I REALLY like the in-resort team/guided short break, outside of school holidays, idea; it works very well for people like me who want to ski with their older kids who work or are at uni so have long holidays.”

"This is our first PB trip and it exceeded our (already high) expectations. The service was superb. Felicity was absolutely brilliant with the girls"

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