“A top resort for novice instruction” enthused a reporter. Per Bye (+47 3209 0650) is recommended (“the instructors speak good English”), and Geilolia Snosportskole, located...

“Food on the slopes was expensive and not great quality, but the hotel seemed to turn a blind eye to those taking food for a packed lunch, and the restaurants tolerated picnickers,”...

Hotels, cabins and apartments in Geilo and other Norwegian resorts tends to be of a high standard – even the budget properties. All accommodation can be booked through a central number +47 3209...

With 17 lifts, 35km of piste, and a vertical drop of only 378m, Geilo is best suited to beginners, low intermediates and families. The two main ski areas – Geilohovda and Geilolia/Kikut –...

  The Stats Altitude: 800m Top Lift: 1176m Ski area: 35km of piste Adult lift pass: 1800Kr for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell Traditional resort at the forefront of the...

The Gasteinertal is dotted with welcoming mountain huts serving typical mountain fare. Aeroplanstadl, on the home run to Bad Hofgastein, has to be visited not just for its Apfelstrudl but also for...

The Aeroplanstadl, on the way down towards town, it is a natural stop for a drink and the terrace is packed on a fine day. On Tuesdays and Thursdays it holds tobogganing evenings – on a natural 3.3km...

Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, and Dorfgastein are the three main ski and board schools. The small and friendly Schlossalm operates from Bad Hofgastein and Dorf Aktiv has a strong following in...

The Gasteinertal has an unusually wide range of hotels, pensions and student hostels, as befits a resort that caters for everybody from middle-aged Europeans to euro-skint British snowboarders. Some...

Revelstoke is a still a local’s town at night. At the moment, many of the skiers who visit are here to heli-ski – which means they’re richer, and older, than average, and tend to...