Should we have been surprised that the apres-ski in Are, Sweden is good? Maybe not. After all, in bars all over the Alps you’ll find tight little groups of Scandinavians, all immaculately...
Category - Where To Ski
It was the revelation of my week in the Aosta Valley. I’d already heard good things about the skiing there: but I had no idea Aosta Valley restaurants would be such a treat. I skied five...
When it comes to ski resorts, does bigger always mean better? I’ve never been convinced of the fact, and the Aosta Valley resort of Pila is one of the many reasons why. This friendly ski area...
I’ve ended up with a bit of stiff neck today after skiing in Cervinia. Not from the tumble I took in a brief venture off-piste, which left my mate Ian doubled up with laughter: but from...
Looking for great food and a warm welcome? Then look no further than Maison Carrel in La Thuile. It’s a friendly and unpretentious mountain restaurant on the lower slopes of Gran Testa (2379m)...
Here’s one of the great mysteries of life – well, skiing, anyway. Why do so many skiers go to Chamonix/skiing yet so few go to Courmayeur? After all, they’re only half an hour apart...
Check out the pictures, below, from the Skiwelt ski area: taken on a day which showed this part of Austria at its very best. Of course, any mountain range on a sunny day is going to be beautiful. But...
Off-piste skiing in Breckenridge has a pretty low-key reputation. This is a ski resort known for its easy-peasy, ego-boosting pistes and mighty terrain parks, rather than its challenging powder...
“Take it very easy here,” said my guide, as we gazed down through the trees to the frozen expanse of Lake Åre far below. “It’s steep and narrow and you need to keep in my...
Okay, I can tell you this much: it’s definitely not ‘mush!’. If you’re standing on the runners of a dog sled, trying to convince 10 Swedish-born Alaskan huskies to give it...
