The picturesque twin towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen comprise one of the largest, best-organized - and certainly one of the friendliest winter resorts in Europe. This is the place where they have the ski jumping every New Year’s Day, here’s the majestic Zugspitze and over 4000 vertical feet of skiing, with terrain for all abilities. […]
Engelberg, a village of about 3,500 people, close enough to Zürich Airport, hides in a valley right in the middle of Switzerland. While the village is postcard perfect, the mountains look more like a combination of Chinese scroll scenery mixed the majesty of the Grand Canyon with a glacier and a lake or two for […]
Davos “Magic Mountain”, one of the original mega resorts, with slopes on a scale that few resorts could better, attracts snowboarding and skiing enthusiasts from all over the world. Its high-tech ropeways offer access to five extensive skiing areas with 320 km of marked runs, 99 descents of every level of difficulty, 19.3 km of […]
Cortina d’Ampezzo, in the heart of the wonderful Dolomites, is the most fashionable ski resort in Italy, as “jet-setty” as Zermatt, Kitzbühel, Megeve or Aspen, where you can pamper yourself without ever needing to go near a pair of skis. The village, boasting a thousand-year old remarkable historical background, attracts visitors from all over the […]
Coming to Innsbruck means getting the best of both worlds–the urban sophistication of a historic town and an Alpine playground. Innsbruck boasts a rich cultural heritage coupled with a great range of premium sports facilities. The International Olympic Committee apparently agreed as Innsbruck twice hosted the Winter Olympics. The Alpine town is a true paradise […]
The Arlberg skiing region includes more than 80 cable cars and ski lifts, 260 km (160 miles) of groomed ski-runs and 185 km (114 miles) of deep-snow runs. The Arlberg is synonymous with the cradle of Alpine skiing and the very names of St. Anton and Lech bring to mind the early days of this […]
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