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...
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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...
The first ski-in, ski-out accommodation in Revelstoke opened in March 2009. More is planned – but the pace of development has slowed significantly thanks to the global recession. In the...
As with nearly all North American resorts, there’s only one major ski school, provided by the resort owners. At this stage, it’s attractively priced in comparison with resorts like...
At the village base you can eat at Rockford, where you will be served Asian-inspired, wok-cooked dishes. La Baguette serves a variety of food including freshly baked bread and pastries, sandwiches...
Admittedly, there has been skiing in Revelstoke before, courtesy of a cat-skiing operation and a couple of locally-run lifts. But the resort today is of a totally different order. Mount Mackenzie is...
The Stats Altitude: 782m Top Lift: 2225m Ski area: 1093 hectares Adult lift pass: CDN$455 for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell Revelstoke is one of the world’s newest ski...
Selva Gardena (aka Wolkenstein in Groden) is in the Sudtirol, a part of Italy with strong cultural, linguistic and emotional links with Austria. So it’s no wonder that the apres-ski scene here has a...
As a general rule, the mountain restaurants in the Dolomites are among the best in Europe. “The mountain restaurants were much cleaner and cheaper, with better food than their French...
