Ice driving involves taking a performance road car out of its comfort zone. With snow and ice under the wheels, drivers negotiate corners, drifting and inclines.

Take a high-performance car, put it on an ice rink, and try to navigate a course of obstacles. Under professional supervision, clients learn how to handle these immense machines on the most unforgiving surfaces. Alternatively, try your hand at 4x4 off-roading on snowy trails.

It's uncommon to drive into danger knowingly, but ice driving allows the driver to push themselves and the machine to their limits. Several manufacturers offer winter driving experiences, including BMW and Audi in the Austrian Alps and Renault in the French Alps.

SOME OF THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR ICE DRIVING ON A CORPORATE SKI EVENT

Cable car arriving at a lift station

Val Thorens

Val Thorens offers ice driving at 2300m altitude on a purpose-built track on the resort's edge.

Viewing platform that reaches over a glacier

SÖLDEN

BMW offer an ice driving experience at the base station of the Sölden glaciers, high in the frigid Alpine air.

Trail running past a chalet in deep snow

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM

A few minutes' drive from Saalbach is Saalfelden, where a professional winter driving track takes clients for ice driving sessions.

Ice driving on a corporate ski trip

Ice driving is about experiencing high-performance cars on this most challenging surface and learning techniques to guide the car around obstacles. Courses run with multiple cars to allow teams to take part, but the activity is an individual one, with the driver and professional co-driver.

The Saalbach-Hinterglemm ice driving takes place in Saalfelden, just outside a valley, while both Val Thorens and Sölden offer their driving courses at altitudes over 2000m.

Alternative corporate ski trip activities

Person on a husky ride

Other corporate ski event activities

Ice driving is a popular corporate ski trip activity but it is limited to a few select locations across the Alps. There are many other event activities that are far more widely available.

Skidoos crossing snow in a line

Alternative to ice driving - snowmobiles

Driving over the snow on a Skidoo is an alternative to ice driving.

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