We’ve had a very good start to the season here in St Christoph with some great skiing conditions and time on the slopes. The colder weather has started to kick in with some snowfall last week and more predicted in the coming week, meaning the ski area has some excellent snow on it. And then
Ski Holidays
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Feb 2017
Getting to know Lech & Zürs
Our team arrived in Lech and Zürs at the beginning of December and it was the first time in the area for all of us. We had a range of experiences in our team – there was the ‘ancient’ seasonaire on their fifth season, we had the experienced skier but first time representative, and even
Become a modern day smuggler in Ischgl this winter… Ischgl in Austria shares its mountain range with the neighbouring Swiss town of Samnaun – so it isn’t surprising to discover that this very spot used to be a popular smuggler’s region. During times of shortage, routes across the mountains were used by both
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Feb 2017
10 Reasons you will love Mont Tremblant
Our representative in Mont Tremblant, Vendula, takes us through the ten reasons why she thinks you will absolutely love this fantastic resort in Canada. Mont Tremblant is a magnificent resort located in the heart of the Laurentian Mountains in Eastern Canada. There are many reasons visit this beautiful part of the world and here are
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Feb 2017
Davos – Sport, conferences and culture
Davos, the highest town in the Alps with a permanent population of around 10,000, is a complicated mixture of different, and sometimes competing, characteristics. Beginning as a small, agricultural district, it gained a reputation, in the 18th century, as a health resort, because of its high altitude. The town, at over 1500m above sea level,
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Jan 2017
The skiing experience in St Christoph
Our representative in St Christoph, Edward Weller takes us through an average day spent skiing in the Arlberg. What is the skiing experience? You wake up and look outside the window, blue skies overlook the beautiful mountains of the Arlberg. This is a perfect day to be up in the mountains for an incredible day
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Jan 2017
Learning to cross-country ski in Lapland
Our representative in Ylläs, Ryan gives us a fascinating insight into his new-found passion – cross-country skiing – discovered amongst the beautiful wilderness of Lapland. I stopped in the middle of the track and my body became as still as the world around me. The only sound was my thumping heart. Silence and stillness unlike
Last week we saw an incredible dump of snow across the Alps, especially in Austria and Switzerland both of which turned into a beautiful winter wonderland. The outlook for even more snow this week will result in even better conditions for your upcoming skiing holiday. The skiers and snowboarders who are already on the slopes
