Resort Report : Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Cortina d’Ampezzo, situated in the Northern Italian Dolomite mountains, is an exclusive and popular resort, providing superb views of the surrounding mountain range and a highly reliable snow record. Indeed, its name alone has a certain cachet, bringing to mind images of the halcyon days of the 1960s and ‘70s. The skiing and snowboarding terrain [...]
Skiing in Italy is a real alternative to the slopes of Austia, Switzerland & France. It can be a most cost effective while still offering top class skiing. A lot of the resorts in Italy are not as busy as their other European counterparts, and thus suited to beginner skiers and families.
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How to get to Skiwelt from Munich, Salzburg and Innsbruck by train. Save hassle and money by using the really great Austrian & German train networks. Trains are a great way to travel, hopefully by reading our tips you will have a good idea as how to take this trip.
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La Plagne is one of the less popular of the major French high-altitude resorts, but it offers 225 km of varied runs (425km if you include the connected resort of Les Arcs) reaching up to 3200m, with ample accessible off-piste. From long blacks down from the Glacier De La Chiaupe to the bowl above Plagne [...]
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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.
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The ski area of Soell (spelled with an umlaut, Söll, in German) is part of an amazing connected resort called Skiwelt [www.skiwelt.at], overlooking the majestic Wilder Kaiser mountains. Altogether, Skiwelt has 279km of pistes, with 43% beginner, 47% intermediate, and 10% expert. In the main resort area, the highest peak is Hohe Salve (1,829m). As [...]
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The most photographed sign in all of Austria’s ski areas must be this one, at Mayrhofen [winter.mayrhofner-bergbahnen.com]. It’s the entrance to Harakiri, the steepest groomed ski run in Austria at 78% grade (that’s 38 degrees!). Besides having this super steep slope, Mayrhofen has a lot of great things to offer: excellent nightlife, varied slopes, connected [...]
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At St. Anton am Arlberg [www.skiarlberg.at], you’ll find snowy pistes reaching all the way up to 2,811m. This beautiful mountain is nestled in the Alps not far from Switzerland and Italy. Great slopes and off-piste areas combine with this HUGE connected resort to give you a great ski vacation. The massive 278km of pistes are [...]
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Kitzbuhel is a fantastic mountain in the Austrian Alps, surrounded by several quaint towns including Kirchberg im Tirol and Kitzbuhel itself. The resort is especially good when there’s lots of new snow, as there are many steep & deep powder stashes. Daily tickets this year are €41.50 for adults: a little steep, but often you [...]
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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.
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