Time for all snow hungry skiers and boarders to venture out do to their first turns of this new ski season. Several lifts will be operating over the weekend (24/25 October) on the Resterhöhe / Pass Thurn. KitzSki ruft!

Sölden has the first World Cup Race this coming weekend from Friday to Sunday and excellent snow conditions are forecast.

To celebrate this good news, Crystal Ski Holidays has come up with a special offer to celebrate the early snow: if you book your Crystal ski holiday by 2^nd November to any of the European resorts, you qualify for a Buy-One-Get-One-Free (BOGOF) ski or snowboard equipment saving you up to £165*.

Crystal offers an unbeatable choice of ski resorts across Europe with the best locations in every top ski resort with regional departures from all mayor UK airports, childcare specially designed to suit the needs of the family, ski tuition for beginners right through to those perfecting their technique.

To book, call reservations on 020 8939 0726 or book online on www.crystalski.co.uk

(*superior snowboard hire, Grindelwald, Switzerland)

Further Crystal Deals Can be found below:

Crystal Ski Holidays (www.crystalski.co.uk; 020 8939 0726) offers a week's stay at the three-star Rantasipi Rukahovi Apartments in Pyhä, Finland, from £363  per person (based on four sharing; save £405 per person) including flights from Manchester and transfers departing on 20 December 2015. Direct flights available from Gatwick at a supplement.

Crystal Ski Holidays (www.crystalski.co.uk; 020 8939 0726) offers a week's stay at the catered Chalet Inge in St Anton, Austria, from £719  per person (based on two sharing; save £369 per person) including flights from Gatwick and transfers departing on 19 December. Direct flights available from all major UK airports.

Crystal Ski Holidays (www.crystalski.co.uk; 020 8939 0726) offers a week's half board at the two-star Hotel Bernerhof in Wengen, Switzerland, from £516 per person (based on two sharing, save £200 per person) including flights from Gatwick and transfers departing on 19 December. Direct flights available from all major UK airports.

Please note, all prices subject to change