Want to know who really Invented skiing and mountain holidays? Here are the Pioneers and their Stories: Johannes Badrutt, St Moritz Began winter tourism with a simple wager. The gorgeous Engadin valley was already a popular tourist destination in the summer. But in the autumn of 1864, hotelier Johannes Badrutt bet the English guests […]
The fact that there’s a day set aside to celebrate snowboarding shows just how much we love it, but in some mountains, snowboarders aren’t quite so welcome. Three ski resorts have actively banned snowboarding (Alta and Deer Valley in Utah and Mad River Glen in Vermont). We tried to find out why! […]
With most of Britain returning to the daily grind this week, we’re using the New Year as a timely excuse to daydream about the mountains and rustle up some ski-related resolutions – one for each month of the year (and all a whole lot more tempting than a green tea diet, we promise). 1 Ski […]
Super news, SNO lovers: the first big snowfall of the winter has made it to the Alps! Temperatures have dropped enough for snow cannons get to work, and Mother Nature has already joined the party, with fresh snow falling over the past couple of weeks and more forecast. Some resorts are already open, while others […]
March has started with some fabulous conditions ! >> this week began with dumps across the French Alps and ended with fresh falls in Austria, while most of the French resorts have been doused in dazzling sunshine. Here’s how a dozen of our favourite resorts have looked over the past few days: Tignes >> chalets | […]
As high streets heave, noses run and office parties peter out, we know where you’d we rather at Chistmas >> in the mountains! After huge snowfall through November, here are the resorts doing a great job of holding onto the white stuff and grooming it to pisted perfection. Hurry off to one of our 10 […]
The ski season starts in a month, and in preperation Mother Nature’s been lowering temperatures and sprinkling the Alps with a lovely layer of the white stuff. If it continues as it looks set to, this could be one of the greatest season beginnings for years… Here’s what ten of our favourite resorts looked like […]
It’s been cloudy in parts of the Alps leading into this first Easter week, with the highest resorts seeing a flurry of flakes. Other parts are gloriously sunny with knock-your-ski-socks-off views… Things came together perfectly on Easter Sunday, when heavy falls were consolidated with temperature drops later on! Here’s what 10 of our favourite resorts looked like […]
What a week it’s been in the Alps – cracking snow cover from last week’s dumps, low temperatures keeping it cool and glorious blue skies and sunshine over the past couple of days. The sun terraces are buzzing, and the views are nothing short of staggering. It looks like the weekend’s going to be a […]
It’s a cool and snowy start to March in the Alps, and there’s MUCH more to come! The white stuff is due especially thick and fast on Friday evening and Saturday morning in most French resorts, providing oodles of fresh powder for the lucky devils skiing next week. Italy is getting a good dusting, with the Milky Way […]
