Resort of the Week: St. Moritz St Moritz is a leader in the winter sports arena with well groomed slopes of olympic and world cup standards. At 3000 m above sea level, overlooking a beautiful frozen lake, St Moritz offers the perfect idyllic ski resort with reliable snow. The ski area comprises Corviglia, Corvatsch and …
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Resorts in Review: Skiing in France
Resort Review: Skiing in France France is known for its excellent gastronomy, and its 400 or so ski resorts including those with ski holidays right on the slopes. The chance to get on your skis straight from your hotel or chalet and start skiing immediately is a big draw here. Highlights for skiers in France …
Resorts in Review: Skiing in Switzerland
Resorts in Review: Skiing in Switzerland Switzerland, which is 70% mountains, is a record-breaking skiing area, not just in Europe. It has around 250 ski areas, which together add up to over 7,000 kilometres of perfectly groomed pistes, 1,812 ski lifts serve these. The land of the four-thousand-metre peaks offers breathtaking and snow-sure skiing …
Resorts in Review: Skiing in Austria
Resorts in Review: Skiing in Austria It is a well-known fact that Austrians are born skiers. Even if some claim that the Alpine republic invented skiing. Nevertheless, a skiing holiday in Austrian ski resorts leave nothing to be desired. There is some disagreement about how many ski resorts there are in Austria, but the …
Can you ski in summer? Yes! (If you know where to go)
The Best Ski Resorts for Summer Skiing Did your skiing holiday in the winter season not work out? Never mind, you don’t have to wait until the next winter snowfall. Believe it or not, you can also enjoy European summer skiing! You heard it here first. There are some beautiful year-round ski resorts in Austria, …
Resort of the Week: Val d’Isère
Resort of the Week: Val d’Isère Val d’Isère is undoubtedly a leading resort in the world of skiing with a vast network of 150km of slopes just in Val d’Isère alone, combine this with its neighbour Tignes and together the Espace Killy offers 300km of pistes for you to explore. With altitude ranging from 1550 …
Best Beginner Ski Resorts in the Alps: Ultimate Guide for 2021
Jump to: Austria’s Best Beginner Ski Resorts: Solden, Obergurgl, Kirchberg, Lech, Mayrhofen France’s Best Beginner Ski Resorts: La Rosiere, Les 2 Alpes, La Plagne, Morzine, Meribel Italy’s Best Beginner Ski Resorts: Livigno, Val Gardena, Bardonecchia, Corvara, Folgarida Switzerland’s Best Beginner Ski Resorts :Crans Montana, Grindelwald, Davos, Villars, Nendaz The Best Ski Resorts for Beginners …
Skiing Chamonix’s Vallée Blanche: What to Expect
Guide to the Vallée Blanche: What to Expect on the Most Famous Off-Piste Ski Run in the World The Vallée Blanche starts at the top of the Aiguille du Midi Cable Car and finishes at either the Montenvers train station, or (snow conditions permitting) back down in Chamonix’s town centre. A 17 to 22km long …
Underrated Ski Resorts: 5 Hidden Gems in the Alps
Hiding in plain sight: the most underrated ski resorts in the Alps. Have you ever been planning a ski holiday, and it just seems like you’re going round and round in circles? Looking at resort after resort that you’ve looked at before, been to before, and are just thinking — come on, there must be …
Top 5 Ski Resorts for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve; the most talked about party night of the year, and almost always underwhelming – at least for those foolish enough not to spend it in a ski resort. There’s just something about being in a ski resort that makes everything more magical. Being surrounded by snow and like-minded people, most of whom …