The Alpine glaciers are going to see fresh snow this weekend: and for a time it may settle lower down, too. Our snow forecast page tells the story. Heavy rain will move in from the north-west this...
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Restaurants in American ski resorts are rubbish. Well, that’s not entirely true, but on the whole they’re no match for their charismatic European counterparts in the like of Zermatt, Val Thorens, and...
You never know with spring. Sometimes it gets hold of a region and squeezes the life out of a ski season before the end of March. In other years, it has a much looser grip. In Colorado this year...
It’s hard to beat a powder day in April. By rights, you should have long ago packed away your skis: and it feels miraculous to have snatched one last day of winter from the jaws of spring. Not that...
It’s the ski season that doesn’t know when to stop. Mother Nature has just delivered another dump of snow to the Alps, and in places the new cover is nearly a metre deep. For a time, the snow even...
Just when you thought the long winter of 2012-13 was over, along comes another cold front. And look at the result! Above, is Saturday’s snow forecast for the Alps. The storm is due to start in...
Wagrain’s returning skiers head for the outdoor Schirmbar at the end of the day. Later on there’s AlmMonte for live music, pizzas and snacks. The Kuhstall is extremely lively. You can dance on the...
The mountainside is dotted with welcoming huts at lunchtime. In the Flachau area try Schihutte Hoflalm, Hubertusalm and the Griessenkar Hutte. In the Wagrain area, Almstadl is recommended. Above...
In the Salzburger Sportwelt area you will find a good choice of bed and breakfasts, inns and hotels – many of them dedicated to families. St Johann-Alpendorf has the Wellness & Sporthotel...
The Salzburger Sportwelt region has lots of undulating terrain, ideal for first-timers and improvers. Flachau has family runs and nursery slopes. There are also beginner slopes at the mid-station in...
