Don’t get us wrong – Austria’s Tirol region is one of the world’s best ski areas, which is hardly surprising considering it’s home to 500 peaks with summits that reach 3,000 metres and over. But this...
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Michael Cranmer was in Ischgl for the ’23/24 opening weekend, and it wasn’t too shabby… Friday 24 November 13.50 Black Friday in the UK. Damp, dank and dreary. Am I downhearted? Not at...
Dan Fox, owner of Ski Weekends has been running holidays to the Portes du Soleil for almost 20 years. So who better to pull back the cover on the ‘other side’ of Les Gets… (get your...
It’s plain, but look up and there’s the mighty southern face of the Matterhorn, towering overhead. The skiing can be impressive too.
Austria...by train...from the UK? It’s surely too far – or so I used to imagine. How wrong I was.
Popular with British families since the '60s, Gurgl is a charming, high-altitude area made up of two resorts with magnificent scenery, a long ski season and cheerful après-ski.
In terms of sustainability, rail travel creates only a fraction of the carbon emissions of flying or driving.
Hotel Sassongher in Corvara sits on a rise, dominating the village just under the mountain of the same name.
There's still time to book some blissful days at the top of the Alps.
Need somewhere steady and confidence-boosting to restart your skiing? These six runs should help.
