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100km/h on a single-bladed sled

Dec. 5, 2014

The Klumper makes you stop and stare. It is a small wooden seat that perches on another upright of wood - this upright connects to a thin steel runner...

LAAX freestyle academy - seriously cool team building

Sept. 24, 2014

There is something pretty special about LAAX in Switzerland. They have blended minimalistic luxury, slope-side living and a very cool progressive...

We salute the genius behind the Lech wine gondola

Sept. 20, 2014

On its own a gondola ride in the Arlberg is a pretty special thing with stunning scenery and the excited expectation generated by an imminent descent.

Robbie rocks Ischgl

May 7, 2014

May snow and 25K fans greeted Robbie Williams on the mountain of Ischgl where he amazed his German and Austria worshippers with a mix of new and old...

The Italian 'X Factor'

March 12, 2014

Nowhere does 'la Dolce Vita' like the Italians and with a hectic ski season in full swing we thought we could do with a little break and have a taste...

The Hahnenkamm Streif Vertical. Under 2 minutes down, how long up?

March 10, 2014

The most feared FIS ski race in the world, the Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm Streif has gradients of 85% and sections where racers reach over 140 km/h.

Brand new Ice Q - Sölden

Feb. 28, 2014

We are always on the look out for new and fabulous dining experiences on the mountain and this season the culinary scene in Sölden has definitely...

The coolest igloo bar in Austria

Jan. 21, 2014

There have been many additions and upgrades to the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier over recent years including a completely re-developed top station with...

Cineastic Gondolas - films in the clouds above Lech

Dec. 15, 2013

With a little help from Mercedes, the Cineastic Gondolas 2013 in Lech am Arlberg took place over the weekend, with innovative ways of showing short...

Vintage bottles at 3000m altitude

Dec. 4, 2013

In just 12 minutes, guests in the pulsating ski holiday resort of Solden, Austria, can be whisked high over the ski area to the new IceQ restaurant.

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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!

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...

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...

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...