The white stuff

5 NOVEMBER 2004
FACT FILE

Snowboarding, France
A week at the Chalet Well in Morzine Avoriaz including flights, breakfast, afternoon tea and three-course evening meal with wine starts at £329. Boots, boards and bindings can be hired for £89. Available from Alpine Elements, which also offers a range of skiing and snowboarding holidays in chalets across France and Canada. For more information, tel: 08700 111360; www.alpineelements.co.uk

Snow Castle, Finland
Three-night breaks in Finland including flights, two nights’ bed and breakfast at the Hotel Merihovi and one night’s bed and breakfast at the Kemi Snow Castle start at £453, with activities extra.

Glaciers, Greenland
Six-night breaks in Greenland from January to March start at £748 including flights, transfers, hotel accommodation, some meals and activities, plus a night in Copenhagen at both ends of the trip. A night in an igloo costs an extra £51.

Ice-driving, Sweden
Three-night breaks in Swedish Lapland between January and mid-April cost from £1,140 including all flights and transfers, half-board accommodation, excursions and hire of winter gear.

The above three holidays are available from Arctic Experience, tel: 01737 218810; www.arctic-experience.co.uk