Not all accommodation in Aspen is high end – though there is shortage of accommodation aimed at mere mortals. You’ll notice that most of our pick of accommodation is in Aspen, as opposed...
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Aspen nightlife shines more brightly than any other ski resort in the USA. Most of it is pretty high-end stuff – but there’s no denying the enthusiasm with which everyone sets to their...
The Stats Altitude: 8,200ft Top Lift: 12,510ft Ski Area: 5,246 acres of terrain Adult Lift Pass: $385- $594 for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell The quaint Victorian streets of...
Most restaurants in Aspen are expensive, but if you are prepared to eat at the bar you are served the same food in smaller portions at a greatly reduced price. But wherever you sit, there’s no...
Last week’s heavy snow in the Alps is a fading memory – blasted away by strong southerly winds. As regular visitors to Welove2ski’s Snow Report will know, last week saw a couple of...
Winter’s last hurrah Crikey, Snowfiends. We don’t know if any of you are out there watching: you may be too busy baling water back in Blighty, as yet another rainstorm washes through. But...
You never can tell with spring in the Alps. In recent years, the season has usually fizzled out in a blaze of sunshine. But just occasionally, the weather can go the other way. Spring 2008 was like...
Avalanche airbag rucksacks are a simple but effective idea. If you get caught in an avalanche, you pull a ripcord, and out bursts an airbag (or two) from your pack – helping you to stay buoyant...
Mayrhofen has two mountains – the Ahorn to the south, and the Penken to the north. Between them, they offer 159km of pistes – about a quarter of what’s on offer in the ever-popular Three Valleys of...
For most visitors to Mayrhofen, the Penken gondola is the key lift, and if you stay near it you’ll save yourself a lot of hassle each day either catching buses or hoofing up and down the Haupstrasse...