Engelberg is a must-ski destination for advanced and expert skiers. There aren’t as many big, lift-serviced descents as you’ll find in the likes of Chamonix or Verbier: but there’s no denying the...
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Here’s further proof – if any were needed – that the weather has gone weird on us. Snow has been falling down to resort level right across the Alps since yesterday, and in both Switzerland and the...
Yes, we know it sounds silly. But if you’re planning on trips to Verbier and St Anton next winter as well as an outing to the United States, it makes to sense to buy your Swiss or Austrian ski pass...
Grandvalira is a large linked ski area with seven different resorts: Soldeu, El Tarter, Encamp, Canillo, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa. The biggest and best-known are Soldeu and Pas de la Casa and...
What the...?? If you check out the Alpine snow forecast at the moment, it looks a lot more like winter than spring. A weekend of heavy snowfall awaits.
Both the Soldeu and El Tarter ski schools are run by Grandvalira, who operate the main ski schools in the valley. In Soldeu and El Tarter they not only have English-speaking instructors but around...
All accommodation can be booked through a central reservations office on +376 890 501. In Grandvalira Soldeu the stars are the three hotels that come under the umbrella of Sport Hotels. They are just...
Both Grandvalira Soldeu and El Tarter have a good selection of restaurants to choose from, with both international dishes and the local Catalan cuisine. Hort de Popaire (+376 851 211) in Soldeu is...
The main street in Grandvalira Soldeu behind Hotel Himalaia is lined with shops, bars and restaurants. Nightlife is frenetic all season but, unlike brasher Pas, revellers here are not confined to the...
In the Alps, winter is officially over. Tignes, Val Thorens and Les Grands Montets in the Chamonix valley all closed on Sunday – leaving only a handful of glacier ski areas still in operation. But...
