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Obergurgl opens tomorrow

Nov. 13, 2013

Obergurgl, traditionally one of the first non-glacier skiing areas in the Alps to open rolls its lifts tomorrow to start the winter season.

Think early season is only about cold, desolate glaciers

Oct. 27, 2013

It's true that the days are getting shorter and full might of the early winter storms will soon be with us but this weekend, under perfect blue skies...

Top 5 ultimate challenging descents in Austria

Oct. 21, 2013

There are endless columns devoted to the steepest, toughest or longest ski routes in the Alps.

Ski races for groups as well as the pros

Oct. 20, 2013

We have all been there - as the night rolls on and the schnapps begins to flow the heroics on the slopes get grander by the 'prost'. We went steeper,...

80cm powder stash - 2nd week in October

Oct. 16, 2013

The conditions on the Stubai Glacier, Austria today were as good as you will get in the peak months in any resort, globally.

Winter officially opens

Sept. 15, 2013

Our ski season is officially open following the first ski of the 2013/14 season on the Hintertux Glacier, Austria yesterday. Fresh snow over the last...

THE TOP 5 Alpine Meeting Venues in Austria

Sept. 3, 2013

There can be no more stimulating and invigorating environment than the pristine Alpine landscape and choosing a unique location which is off the...

Mid-August snow hits the glaciers

Aug. 20, 2013

The warm summer weather that has persisted over the Alps in recent weeks certainly broke last night with cold conditions combining with sub-zero...

Arrivals lounge to ski lift - 4.5 miles

Aug. 16, 2013

There are a number of resorts in the Alps that feature altiports and for those skimming the slopes on final approach there can be few better views...

A very big peak in a flat country

Aug. 8, 2013

It is somewhat ironic that this cloud-busting climbing wall should appear in one of the flatter parts of Europe.

A month and counting

Aug. 5, 2013

It isn't easy to be focussing on the beauty of a cold sunny day from a beach in august but in reality it is about a month from the first expected snow...

Cool off with summer skiing

July 30, 2013

Whilst we were loving the exotic 38 degrees here in Innsbruck over the weekend, it did spark a conversation in the office this morning about what we...

400m in 5 mins - how is that a race winning time?

July 25, 2013

No this isn't the Zimmer frame Olympics rather a seriously gruelling race from the base of a ski jump to the top of the in-ramp - the 'Red Bull 400'.

Focus on: Lech, Austria

June 27, 2013

It's for very good reason that Lech is the playground of European royalty - Lech/Zurs is one of the snowiest regions in the Alps!

A culinary journey at Porsche Castle, Zell am See, Austria

June 26, 2013

Schloss Prielau (locally known as 'Porsche Castle') was officially documented for the first time in 1425, acquired by the Porsche family in 1987 and...

BMW Glacier Driving Experience

June 26, 2013

The Rettenbach Glacier above Soelden is BMW's highest training ground in the Alps and here guests are able to test their mettle - driving on the snow...

Early summer powder skiing today

May 12, 2013

Traditionally a long public holiday weekend, this year saw many long faces in and around Innsbruck as temperatures hovered around 10c and the skies...

Summer skiing

May 1, 2013

This summer the season is set to run on the Stubai Glacier until the 5th July. The glacial area above the Eisgrat restaurant and lift complex will...

Skiing at over 3km in Obergurgl

March 12, 2013

Just back from a weekend deep in the Ötztal valley where clients were forecast miserable conditions with heavy cloud and wind - instead Sunday served...

Deep February - the snow keeps coming

Feb. 10, 2013

The systems continue to roll in and for those on the slopes today the conditions in the Austrian Tirol were as good as they get.

The White Lounge - Mayrhofen

Jan. 23, 2013

There aren't too many locations that can accommodate skiers, snowboarders, non-skiers, the injured…in a location that is memorable.

Snow arriving for the corporates

Jan. 9, 2013

As the traditional corporate ski trip season kicks off any time now, the snow clouds are gathering across the eastern Alps and promise to make sure...

2 weekends in Kitzbühel

Jan. 8, 2013

There are a couple of weekends approaching in Kitzbuhel that shouldn't be missed.

Corporate ski season is upon us

Jan. 3, 2013

For obvious reasons the Christmas and New Year periods are rarely used by corporates for hospitality trips to the Alps - family commitments, crowded...

2km of vertical and then the fun really starts

Oct. 29, 2012

Just back from a fantastic autumn day on the mighty Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers which are located high above the ski holiday resort of Solden...

The lifts are rolling

Oct. 26, 2012

As well as the superb snow conditions of the last week the glacier skiing areas are seeing good sized ski terrains opening.

Unwelcome snow

Oct. 21, 2012

Absurd as it sounds that is certainly the case for the Rettenbach glacier that is due to host the season opening FIS ski races from the 26th October.

Who's the daddy?

Oct. 19, 2012

Currently both Saas Fee and Zermatt lead the way in the Alps with the snow depth topping all others, with over a metre of snow in both locations.

The snowiest village on earth

Sept. 19, 2012

The debate rages over the best skiing, the toughest off-piste or the hardest apres ski in the Alps.

Snow hauling in from the north west

Sept. 13, 2012

Austria and Switzerland have been the beneficiaries of the latest late summer snow systems to arrive in the Alps. Both Zermatt and Saas Fee have had...

Ischgl - the immune systems' kryptonite

Sept. 9, 2012

The fastest man on earth, the most indebted EU nation or the highest point on earth - facts that are generally beyond debate.

65cm @ 3.2km

Sept. 6, 2012

22km of ski pistes served by 8 lifts, all on a bed of snow 65cm deep - you could be forgiven for thinking this was early winter.

Highway to hell - a necessary evil

Sept. 4, 2012

Long transfers - a hard sell for any group leader. Quite how a corporate ski trip planner sells the idea that the pleasure of the trip is punctuated...

Apres ski HQ - Austria

Sept. 3, 2012

Austria offers more opportunities to never see the first gondola queue than any other mountain sport location.

Powder ski day - 2nd September

Aug. 28, 2012

The first forecast of the winter 2012/13 season! You could be forgiven for feeling that forecast snow is somewhat premature given the fact that it is...

Extreme skiing in the Alps

Aug. 15, 2012

At the western and eastern extremities if the European Alps there are two little known ski areas that offer some of the toughest extreme skiing in the...

A month from powder?

Aug. 12, 2012

It is hard to imagine right now that the upper ski areas across the Alps and certainly the glacier skiing areas in Switzerland, France, Austria and...

New lifts for Kitzbühel

Aug. 8, 2012

Pass Thurn, the southern-most section of the mighty Kitzbuhel ski region will be seeing a welcome addition this winter with the upgrade of the...

Faster up hill, slower down it?

Aug. 4, 2012

It was in Stuben am Arlberg a couple of seasons ago when I was discussing with a local the mooted developments to the lift system in Stuben.

5m of the good stuff in late May

May 23, 2012

Early summer hikers to the Alps won't be doing cart wheels although the views will be interesting - there remains a massive snow pack across the...

Missing it?

May 9, 2012

Into the final month of glacier skiing in many of the glacier areas of the Alps now and it is time for reflection and trepidation.

Snowboarding saved skiing

April 7, 2012

Q - What is the difference between a snowboard instructor and their group?A - 4 days.

Who needs powder?

March 11, 2012

I have to say that in places there was too much of the stuff judging by those skiers and snowboarders trying to dig themselves out of the huge powder...

Heli skiing - the ultimate experience on snow?

Feb. 21, 2012

It isn't the cheapest day on the slopes, there aren't too many locations offering it and it is very weather dependent / fickle, yet mention the...

Unrelenting cold followed by snow

Feb. 3, 2012

For those residents of the Alps who yearn for the green pastures and raging rivers, the last 2 months must have brought them to near breaking point....

Incredible snow shuts Austria

Jan. 21, 2012

The next wave of snow has crossed the Austrian Alps, this time cutting off St Anton am Arlberg, Lech am Arlberg, Ischgl, shortening the Kitzbuhel...

Tux-Center: meet and ski

Oct. 28, 2011

There aren't too many locations in the Alps that offer purpose built seminar and conference facilities where skiing is also on hand 365 days a year.

Skiing keeps you young and sane - it's official

Oct. 24, 2011

The good folk at the University of Salzburg have eclipsed just about all research that preceded them with their seminal work 'Salzburg Skiing for the...

Big September powder returns to Austria

Sept. 19, 2011

The heavens opened overnight in the Innsbruck region and remain very much open today with significant snow falls across the region around Innsbruck.