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From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: November 4, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: PETER HARDY;DAVID ALLSOP

WHAT'S new in the ski world this season? In a word, lots. New operators, new resorts, new must-do slopes. In fact, there's never been a more exciting time to plan your mountain adventure.

Ski Collection (0870 770 0407; skicollection.co.uk), for example, is a new operator offering four-star apartments in 19 French resorts. If you can find an identical holiday at a cheaper price, it promises to refund the difference.

Another brand new tour operator is Exosphere (0207 591 4972; exosphere.com), which offers top-oftherange bespoke holidays ...

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