This coming weekend sees the closing of the ski season in Tignes (Monday 3rd is the last day), though the season in Val Thorens does not finish until Sunday 9th May. So if anyone wants one last hoorahon the slopes they better book quickly. The last two seasons I have skied in Tignes over the [...]
Didn’t get enough skiing in this Winter? Want to try a different experience. Potillo in Chile could be the answer. To help you get inspired and plan your holiday Ski Portillo has launched a brand new website with a refreshed look and feel which makes it easy to surf the net. www.skiportillo.com is the address to get [...]
Whilst we were in St Anton recently, we took the opportunity to take the drive over to Zurs and ski the Lech and Zurs area. If you’re staying in St Anton then you have several options to get there. You can drive and park in the free car parks next to the Trittkopfbahn cable car [...]
Having spent numerous hours searching for a hotel in St Anton which didn’t require taking out a bank loan the search came into fruition when we found Hotel Tirolerhof. The hotel is located just off the main valley road to Innsbruck on the outskirts of St Jakob. Ok it’s not a walking distance to the [...]
The White Ring (Der Weisse Ring) is definitely a great one day activity. It takes you in a circular route around the main areas of Lech sk area and it is this route that we took around the area. You can start from key points, all marked on the map, we started from Zurs. Here is an overview of The [...]
Whether you see St Anton ski resort as a small town or as a large village, it is a top class resort, with magnificent terrain both on and off piste, matched by a relentless party spirit. Skiing arrived in between the world wars, and is “according to some” the home of alpine skiing. In the [...]
Whilst on our recent ski holiday to St Anton (more about that in future blog posts) we thought that we’d give our weary legs a rest and visit the spa in St Anton which they call Arlberg Well.com. Well.com spa is situated in the centre of St Anton and is open until 10pm every day in [...]
We’re looking for accommodation for the New Year week in the following resorts: Praz de lys, Les Saisies, Notre dame de Bellecombe or Champoussin. Odd mix of resorts I know, but they’re places we’ve never been before and we like to make sure that we blog about the small resorts as well as the large [...]
