Love Snow. Love the slopes. Hate flying there?

Why fly to a ski resort in Europe when you can take the train? snowcarbon is an independent website that shows you which resorts are easiest to reach and how to book the lowest fares.

We provide exact journey details and guide you through the booking process. UPDATE: tickets on Eurostar's direct Ski Train 2011 can now be booked here.

About the trains

ski train Find out which train is right for you, and how to get the lowest fares.Discover the trains

Resorts and journeys

ski resorts by train We've selected the best resorts to reach by train, and researched the journeys.Choose a ski resort

Why go by train

snow train Trains are fun, environmentally friendly and give you more time on the slopes.Why go by train?

Not sure where to start? A quick guide to the site

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.

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What the papers say

"Most comprehensive travel website of 2009. Beautifully constructed - 5 out of 5."

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"One of the best travel websites."

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"Genuinely useful and very easy to use."

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