Obertauern is a high-altitude resort that is located at the edge of the treeline. The scenic peaks of the Tauern mountain range rise to over 2200m and surround the pass on both sides of the road...
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There are over 20 enticing mountain restaurants in Obertauern. In the Lürzer Alm you can taste Austrian specialties such as Wiener Schnitzel, Germknodel, Topfenstrudel and Apfelstrudel – and...
The Stats Altitude: 1740m Top Lift: 2313m Ski area: 95km of piste Adult lift pass: 174-205€ for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell Unusually for Austria, this is a purpose-built...
Anybody who’s taken their family skiing in the Alps this week should be feeling pretty smug today. The sun’s out. The snow is soft and deep. Temperatures are low, but not frigid. You couldn’t...
A sunny weekend! Well, partly. At the end of another snowy week across much of the Alps and the Pyrenees we can look forward to some blue skies at last. The sun should start to push aside the clouds...
Okay, so just about everything in Are, Sweden is underrated: the on-piste skiing, the restaurants, the apres-ski (at weekends, at least), the quality of the accommodation. We Brits are so fixated on...
And it’s still snowing almost everywhere! On the East Coast of America, superstorm Nemo has dumped nearly half a metre on resorts such as Sunday River in Maine and Killington in Vermont...
How do you get 3-hour private ski lessons for £45? Well – here’s one method: come to the ski resort of Are, Sweden, and sign up for one of its Skistar Experience sessions. They’re a cross...
Family ski holidays are a tricky business. You’ve got the needs and requirements of several people to accommodate, some of whom may not be used to skiing all day (especially if they’re small). You...
I’ve just been reacquainting myself with the two best ski runs in Are, Sweden, They’re called Lindsrappet and Gastrappet: two hell-for-leather pistes which tumble down the lower flanks of Areskutan...