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...
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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...
The Clymb, the US outdoor adventure experts, have put together their own ‘raddest, sickest and most seasonally appropriate’ skiing playlist. We’ve added a few of our own, too. Load...
1. The excellent snow record La Rosiere, together with the linked resort of La Thuile on the Italian side of the Petit St Bernard pass, is a secret snow pocket. Thanks to a micro-climate created by...
Heavenly and Squaw Valley are the big names that dominate Lake Tahoe’s international ski market – and rightly so. But three others that are relatively unknown have some remarkable skiing. Now’s...
Being asked to provide a guide to the ‘best’ off-piste in Meribel is a rather unenviable task since it really comes down to personal preference. But at the risk of being shot down in flames I’ll...
Yes, it can be bitterly cold and it’s set bleakly above the treeline. But the lunar landscape of apartment blocks is changing. For a start there’s the futuristic Altapura hotel, created by...
Putting on skis for the first time is the first step in a lifetime addiction for most us, but it ain’t easy. Until you master the basics That first few days is fraught with falls and fatigue. That’s...
After nearly two weeks of no snow, Courmayeur is finally back in the swing of things with a series of snowfalls that have gone completely against both the run of play and the local forecaster’s...
It’s pretty hard to keep anything a secret in what is possibly the world’s most popular ski area, but I think I stumbled across one today – Chez Pépé Nicolas. Chez Pépé Nicolas is a traditional...