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Paul Savage
Where to stay in Altenmarkt, Austria
A review of one of the best hotels in Altenmarkt im Pongau in Austria. A look at Hotel Schartner, which offers a family friendly run hotel with all the facets of a 4-star hotel.
German snowboarder burns cash to keep warm
A story of a German boys survival techniques when he got stuck on a ski lift for 6 hours.
Google Maps for the pistes
Those guys at google have come up with some great applications for the Olympics, and the one that has everyone talking about is the addition of StreetView for many of the slopes in Whistler, Canada. They have equipped a skidoo with their google street view mapping equipment and have taken to the slopes. For [...]
Irish Ski Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver have finally started. Yesterday there was speed skating (short & long track), ladies freestyle skiing (moguls) and Mens Luge, Womens Ice Hockey, Ski Jumping and the biathlon. But sadly none of the Irish athletes were in these events. The Olympic Council of Ireland [www.olympicsport.ie] has kindly published a schedule [...]
Transcend Ski Goggles
If you are looking for the Christmas or birthday present for your hard core skiing and snowboarding friend then look no further! Here we have from Transcend the ultimate pair of skiing goggles.
Zeal Optics and Recon Instruments have come together to offer this amazing piece of skiing kit. These bad boys have an integrated [...]
Italian Government warns skiers
News has come out today that the Italian government are taking steps to punish and fine skiers and snowboarders who start avalanches.
Last weekend there was a terrible story of 7 skiers who died in Trentino, Italy who were caught in avalanches. 4 of the dead were rescuers. On the same day a 12 [...]
Obertauern Austria a review
A quick review of the ski resort Obertauern, Austria. Obertauern is especially suited to beginner & intermediate skiers. It also boasts many possibilities to go off piste and to tackle some fresh powder. In all Obertauern has 100km of slopes that will keep you challenged for your week there.
Bichlbach Austria a review
The following is a great post from one of the members of our skiing forum, osulljp. Thanks for such a detailed report !
Went to the small Austrian resort of Bichlbach over the New Year. Flew into Memmingen with Ryanair and it was a very easy 100km drive from there,(75% motorway). Train is also possible (2 [...]
Is skiing a good family holiday ?
When talking to families who are either non-skiers or basic level skiers we hear that when they think of skiing holidays a stressful picture comes to mind. They think that a ski holiday is just too much hassle and it won’t be as relaxing as a ‘normal’ holiday. But it doesn’t need to be this [...]
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