Welcome to snowcarbon. If you're new here, or just want to know your way around, here's our 60-second guide.

We’ve selected 30 of the best ski resorts that are convenient to reach by train from the UK. You can click on the name of any resort to see a sample train journey, plus a journey map and details of the carbon benefits of travelling by train.

Click on "Resort review" and you'll find an independent review over 4 pages written by one of our team of leading ski journalists. To find journey details, times, tips and fares, click on the green button, "Journey details and prices".

You can book rail tickets - or just find fares - by clicking on "book tickets". Our custom-built forms will take you to the relevant booking pages on the rail company sites. They also show you the date you can book up to.

You can find FAQs on booking trains, tips on how to find the lowest fares and details of fixed-price ski holidays by train - fixed-price packages with rail included.

There are several different rail services to ski resorts. Here's a page about the trains. Or see for yourself the experience on board.

Some journeys involve a change of platform. In Paris you may have to change stations. We explain exactly how to change trains, including maps, restaurant recommendations, and how to buy Metro tickets, or advance-book taxis in Paris.

We also explain why train travel is a better experience than flying and why it's better for the environment. And we explain what happened to the Snow Train and the many other trains to ski resorts, including Eurostar's Ski Train - the fast and direct service to the Alps.