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...
Tag - Ski Resorts
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...
There are four ski schools here, Die Roten Profis, Ski School Mayrhofen Total, Ski School Mayrhofen 3000 and Ski School Skimayrhofen.com. Competition between them is intense, and it’s kept a lid on...
Once upon a time, Mayrhofen had a reputation as a family-friendly ski town – but increasingly it is known for itsjet-propelled apres-ski scene. In part, that’s because of the success of Snowbombing –...
Given its middling size, the Mayrhofen ski area is brimming with mountain restaurants. Prices are pretty reasonable too – although the emphasis is less upon fine dining and more upon hearty, filling...
A gondola provides the main access to the mountain in La Tania, and has the added bonus of allowing skiers to ride the lift back into the village on days when the snow is sketchy on the lowest slopes...
La Tania has no less than 12 accredited ski schools, all of whom understandably promise lessons in English and say that they specialize in teaching children in group or private lessons. New...
Er, shouldn’t you be back in the chalet reading bed-time stories? As you’d expect from a family-friendly resort, La Tania isn’t very rock and roll. If you’d like some...
Don’t tell anyone, but La Tania has some of the best value-for-money eating in the whole of the Trois Vallees. The locals have learned over the past 20 years that the vast majority of visitors here...
