Category Archives: Ski Resorts

5 Great European Ski Resorts You Don’t Have to Fly to…

Skiing’s a great sport, enjoyed by millions. With busy schedules it’s easy to jump on a plane and get to a resort in less than half a day. It can be pretty stressful though, with baggage allowances, check-in times and busy airports. It’s also having a massive impact on the environment, with carbon footprints being [...]

Ski Resorts Close to Airports

If you’re looking for ski resorts close to airports this winter, then you are not alone as so are thousands of others! With a range of benefits and advantages, most people opt for ski resorts near Geneva airport as their first choice due to the large number of airlines that operate out of this Swiss [...]

Inghams Add New Resorts, New Chalets and New Routes

Inghams have announced new initiatives and improvements to their programme for winter 2011-12.
The company, one of the UK’s biggest operators, offers holidays to 86 resorts in 10 different countries with flights from over 20 UK airports.  For 2011-12 the company will add 9 new resort choices, 42 new chalet/chalet hotels and more.
The company has put [...]

Ski Resorts of the Great Silk Road

This is a guest post contributed by Oli Corkhill of Alpine Guru.
It’s been a while since I’ve been in Azerbaijan, around eight years to be exact. About two years back I heard of a development in the north east of the country, Shagdah mountain resort with the top elevation at 4243 m.

Now you may be [...]

Heli Skiing at Snow Water, Canada

If you’re planning to go on a heli-ski trip this winter, one resort definitely worth checking out is Snow Water in British Columbia, Canada.
In business since 1993, Snow Water has built a reputation as one of the best heli skiing resorts in North America. Located near Nelson in the Kootenay Rockies, Snow Water operates in [...]

Austria and the beautiful ski resort – Kitzbuhel

Austria is very famous for its excellent skiing resorts.
What makes Austria particularly appealing for skiing trips it that restrictive planning laws mean that any Austrian ski experience is not going to be marred by the sorts of concrete developments that often get in the way of the breathtaking mountainous scenery in other countries.
The Austrian landscape [...]

Chalet Jora – Bansko – Bulgaria, no.1 Speciality Lodging on TripAdvisor

Chalet Jora is centrally located, within very easy walking distance to the bars, restaurants and shops in Bansko. The gondola station is only a 10 minute walk from the chalet, however we provide a flexible private shuttle service to and from the lift each day in our chalet minibus. Chalet Jora is owner run [...]

Stay in Chamonix with Chamserve

If you are thinking about having a holiday in France this summer or winter, Chamonix in The Alps is the perfect place to visit!  ChamServe has been providing visitors to Chamonix with holiday rental accommodation for over 10 years. We offer a wide variety of short and long term rental homes, chalets, apartments and studios [...]

Keystone Ski Resort | Onlyskiing.com

Keystone Ski Resort is a personal favorite of mine! It’s easy to get to from Denver (couple hour drive west on I-70), has a really nice lodging and restaurant area called River Run, three phenomenal mountains, excellent bowls, big mountain restaurants, free parking, and easy access to Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Vail, and Beaver [...]

Guide to Tignes

Why Go?
Situated in the heart of the French alps, Tignes is home to some of Europe’s best ski and snowboard terrain. It is separated into five villages, with 300km of varied pistes, a glacier and access to a huge amount of breathtaking backcountry riding throughout the Vanoise National Park. The selection of off-piste skiing and [...]