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Axamer Lizum – the 1 lift ski paradise
The best and highest ski area in the Innsbruck ski region has just opened its new gondola, operating from the car park to the Hoadl peak station. High...
Which Ischgl will emerge post-sabbatical?
Denied its overseas revenue stream, the après ski powerhouse of Ischgl in the Austrian Paznaun took the 2020/21 off, closed for the season whilst...
24 days until the Stubai Glacier opens, as the first snow arrives.
It’s hard to believe that the Stubai Glacier will be welcoming skiers and snowboarders to its slopes in just over 3 weeks. Then again, what is...
Summer (powder) skiing returns to Austria
The utterly incomprehensible 2020 rolls on with powder skiing greeting the die-hards who have taken advantage of the re-opening of the Austrian ski...
Winter swings through and leaves a thigh-deep stash
Powder skiing is back vengeance following back-to-back powder weeks in Austria. The latest storm thundered through the alps with wild winds and big...
One of the great opening days Obergurgl has seen
Today saw the start of the 2019/20 ski season in Obergurgl and the cards fell perfectly with knee deep fresh snow and blue skies.
Paying homage as the snow returns to the Alps
Winter is (unofficially) here, with both the Stubai Glacier and the Rettenbach Glacier above Sölden welcoming skiers and boarders to their glacial...
6m of snow on the Stubai Glacier – spring skiing but not as we know it
A winter weather system arrived over Austria on the weekend, delivering huge depths of powder snow for those prepared to tackle the blizzard...
Electric Mountain Festival Sölden 2019
There is probably no better combination than good music and a fabulous day in the mountains. Well, on top of the Electric Mountain Festival 2019,...
Gerlos in epic March conditions
Located mid-way(ish) on the fantastic ski safari from Zell am Ziller to Hochkrimml, Gerlos has south facing slopes and this winter, they have been...