Powdair Wins World Snow Award For Best Start-Up At The Telegraph Ski & Snowboard Show

New airline, powdair, won the award for the ‘Best Start-Up’ business at The Telegraph Ski & Snowboard Show on Thursday October 26, 2017.

The award recognises the airline, which is flying routes directly into the heart of the Swiss Valais region, in a positive step to helping skiers and snowboarders increase visitors to some of the world’s best known ski resorts and making it easier and faster for them to get there.

Also announced at the show is a new partnership with Snow-Camp, the charity dedicated to empowering inner-city young people with snowsports skills and qualifications.

Joined by powdair’s resort partners, the airline’s presence at the show included a dedicated stand along with sponsorship of the powdair Lodge area, where much of the social activity across the four day event took place.

Head of Commercial for powdair, Zoë Ombler, said: “The show was absolutely fantastic for us, announcing our partnership and winning the award for best start-up business topped it all off. All of our resort partners have given us fantastic support over the past few days and the exclusive offers now available for skiers and snowboarders to stay in the Valais and beyond once they have flown with powdair are incredible. We’re now really looking forward to our first flight on December 11, not long now!”

The resort partners announced exclusive powdair offers during the show during a special presentation of powdair’s new service to the attending media at the show. These include:

Anzère (www.anzere.ch)

Free ski passes for all powdair passengers

• 5 nights half-board in 3* hotel from £469 per person, including ski pass and spa entry
• 2 nights half-board in 3* hotel from £239 per person, including ski pass and spa entry
• 5 nights self-catering accommodation from £299 per person, including ski pass and spa entry

Exclusive discounts on ski and snowboard equipment and lessons for powdair customers of up to 40%

Crans Montana (www.crans-montana.ch)

• powdair exclusive 15% discount on all hotel bookings in Crans Montana
• Discount vouchers for ski pass, ski rental and ski lessons for powdair fliers
• 50% exclusive accommodation discount for powdair passengers on Sunday nights

Nendaz (www.nendaz.ch)

• Two for one ski passes exclusively for powdair season pass holders
• Welcome pack with regional specialities for all powdair customers
• Exclusive powdair discounts on accommodation starting at CHF36 (£28) per night per person
• Exclusive powdair customer discounts on ski and snowboard lessons of up to 30%

Portes du Soleil (en.portesdusoleil.com)

• Portes du Soleil season pass available for under 26-year-olds €370 / CHF 400 (offer valid until the 30th of November)
• Christmas Deals: 1 adult lift pass purchased = 1 free child’s lift pass
• Easter offer: 1 adult lift pass purchased = 1 free child’s lift pass

Thyon (www.thyon.ch)

• Two for one ski passes exclusively for powdair season pass holders
• Exclusive powdair advanced ski pass offers – 10 days in advanced, 10% reduction; 30 days in advance, 15% reduction

Verbier (www.verbier.ch)

• Two for one ski passes exclusively for powdair season pass holders

Exclusive powdair advanced ski pass offers – 10 days in advanced, 10% reduction; 30 days in advance, 15% reduction

Sion City

• Exclusive 20% discount for all powdair passengers on accommodation in Sion

powdair, will be flying from Sion in the heart of Switzerland’s southern mountain region, the Valais, and will offer skiers, snowboarders and mountain lovers across the UK and the Benelux countries the chance to reach some of the world’s most famous winter and mountain resorts quickly and efficiently - all year-round. In addition, residents of the Valais will be able to benefit from outbound flights – whether flying for business or for leisure.