Corporate ski season is upon us
Jan. 3, 2013
For obvious reasons the Christmas and New Year periods are rarely used by corporates for hospitality trips to the Alps - family commitments, crowded...
Read more2km of vertical and then the fun really starts
Oct. 29, 2012
Just back from a fantastic autumn day on the mighty Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers which are located high above the ski holiday resort of Solden...
Read moreThe lifts are rolling
Oct. 26, 2012
As well as the superb snow conditions of the last week the glacier skiing areas are seeing good sized ski terrains opening.
Read moreUnwelcome snow
Oct. 21, 2012
Absurd as it sounds that is certainly the case for the Rettenbach glacier that is due to host the season opening FIS ski races from the 26th October.
Read moreWho's the daddy?
Oct. 19, 2012
Currently both Saas Fee and Zermatt lead the way in the Alps with the snow depth topping all others, with over a metre of snow in both locations.
Read moreThe snowiest village on earth
Sept. 19, 2012
The debate rages over the best skiing, the toughest off-piste or the hardest apres ski in the Alps.
Read moreSnow hauling in from the north west
Sept. 13, 2012
Austria and Switzerland have been the beneficiaries of the latest late summer snow systems to arrive in the Alps. Both Zermatt and Saas Fee have had...
Read moreIschgl - the immune systems' kryptonite
Sept. 9, 2012
The fastest man on earth, the most indebted EU nation or the highest point on earth - facts that are generally beyond debate.
Read more65cm @ 3.2km
Sept. 6, 2012
22km of ski pistes served by 8 lifts, all on a bed of snow 65cm deep - you could be forgiven for thinking this was early winter.
Read moreHighway to hell - a necessary evil
Sept. 4, 2012
Long transfers - a hard sell for any group leader. Quite how a corporate ski trip planner sells the idea that the pleasure of the trip is punctuated...
Read moreApres ski HQ - Austria
Sept. 3, 2012
Austria offers more opportunities to never see the first gondola queue than any other mountain sport location.
Read morePowder ski day - 2nd September
Aug. 28, 2012
The first forecast of the winter 2012/13 season! You could be forgiven for feeling that forecast snow is somewhat premature given the fact that it is...
Read moreExtreme skiing in the Alps
Aug. 15, 2012
At the western and eastern extremities if the European Alps there are two little known ski areas that offer some of the toughest extreme skiing in the...
Read moreA month from powder?
Aug. 12, 2012
It is hard to imagine right now that the upper ski areas across the Alps and certainly the glacier skiing areas in Switzerland, France, Austria and...
Read moreNew lifts for Kitzbühel
Aug. 8, 2012
Pass Thurn, the southern-most section of the mighty Kitzbuhel ski region will be seeing a welcome addition this winter with the upgrade of the...
Read moreFaster up hill, slower down it?
Aug. 4, 2012
It was in Stuben am Arlberg a couple of seasons ago when I was discussing with a local the mooted developments to the lift system in Stuben.
Read more5m of the good stuff in late May
May 23, 2012
Early summer hikers to the Alps won't be doing cart wheels although the views will be interesting - there remains a massive snow pack across the...
Read moreMissing it?
May 9, 2012
Into the final month of glacier skiing in many of the glacier areas of the Alps now and it is time for reflection and trepidation.
Read moreSnowboarding saved skiing
April 7, 2012
Q - What is the difference between a snowboard instructor and their group?A - 4 days.
Read moreWho needs powder?
March 11, 2012
I have to say that in places there was too much of the stuff judging by those skiers and snowboarders trying to dig themselves out of the huge powder...
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Heli skiing - the ultimate experience on snow?
Feb. 21, 2012
It isn't the cheapest day on the slopes, there aren't too many locations offering it and it is very weather dependent / fickle, yet mention the...
Read moreUnrelenting cold followed by snow
Feb. 3, 2012
For those residents of the Alps who yearn for the green pastures and raging rivers, the last 2 months must have brought them to near breaking point....
Read moreIncredible snow shuts Austria
Jan. 21, 2012
The next wave of snow has crossed the Austrian Alps, this time cutting off St Anton am Arlberg, Lech am Arlberg, Ischgl, shortening the Kitzbuhel...
Read moreTux-Center: meet and ski
Oct. 28, 2011
There aren't too many locations in the Alps that offer purpose built seminar and conference facilities where skiing is also on hand 365 days a year.
Read moreSkiing keeps you young and sane - it's official
Oct. 24, 2011
The good folk at the University of Salzburg have eclipsed just about all research that preceded them with their seminal work 'Salzburg Skiing for the...
Read moreBig September powder returns to Austria
Sept. 19, 2011
The heavens opened overnight in the Innsbruck region and remain very much open today with significant snow falls across the region around Innsbruck.
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