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Skiing on a Budget:
How to afford a skiing holiday without breaking the bank.
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Alpine Skiing at Europe's Best Ski Resorts:
For the best ski holiday in Austria, France, Italy or Switzerland, read the TravelNotes
guide to Skiing in the Alps; complete with snow reports and webcams.
Alpine Canada:
For attitude at altitude check into Alpine Canada.
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Ski
Holidays in Canada:
Book skiing holidays to Canada online with Inghams. Luxury ski breaks and many other
destinations also available.
Sno Holidays:
From Aspen to Zermatt and everywhere in between, Sno ski holidays fly to
more than a dozen countries from thirty UK regional airports.
Summer Skiing:
For real skiing during the European and American summers, think Argentina.
Ski Europe:
Where to go when it starts to snow.
Austria
Achensee, Alpbachtal and Tiroler Seenland, Arlberg, Bad
Kleinkirchheim, Bregenzerwald, Brixental, Dachstein, Defereggental, Fiss - Serfaus -
Kaunertal, Gasteinertal and M�lltal, Hermagor, Hochmontafon, Innsbruck, Seefeld and
Leutasch, Kaprun - Zell am See, Kitzb�hel Alps, Klagenfurt, Kleinwalsertal, Obertauern,
�tztal, Pitztal, Stubai Valley, Tyrol, Villach Ski Mountains, Zillertal.
Hotel Gartnerkofel:
Four-star hotel situated by the ski slopes of the Nassfeld-Hermagor ski region, in
Carinthia. The ski school and ski rental are conveniently located right next to the hotel.
Also ideal for hiking holidays in summer.
France
Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Is�re, Le Grand Massif, Les Arcs and La
Plagne, Les Portes du Soleil, Les Trois Vall�es, Meg�ve, Savoie, Serre Chevalier, Ubaye
Valley, Val d'Is�re.
Germany
Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Italy
Alta Val, Altopiano, Bolzano, Breuil-Cervinia, Cortina d'Ampezzo,
Courmayeur, Dolomites, Marmolada - Arabba, Sella Ronda, Val Gardena.
Slovenia
Kranjska Gora.
Switzerland
Adelboden, Aletsch, Andermatt, Arosa, Crans-Montana, Davos - Klosters,
Engelberg, Gstaad and Ch�teau-d'Oex, Jungfrau, Les Quatre Vall�es, Saas Fee, St. Moritz,
Verbier, Zermatt.
Skiing in Andorra:
The Principality of Andorra has the largest skiable area in the Pyrenees, with five Alpine
ski resorts and one Nordic ski resort.
Kirchberg:
Less than 90 minutes by car from Munich - and about 70 minutes from Salzburg, Kirchberg is
a beautiful part of the Tyrol; in the heart of the Kitzb�hel Alps.
Kitzbuhel:
The famous ski resort that hosts the mighty Hahnenkamm downhill race.
Lech
am Arlberg:
Lech with Oberlech, Stubenbach, Zug and Z�rs create a single large ski region with 84
cable cars and lifts, 260 km of well-tended pistes and 180 km of open slopes -- plenty of
variety for every skier.
Obergurgl:
Obergurgl offers magnificent ski runs and uphill facilities and almost perfect snow
conditions from mid-November through early May. The resort has 23 lifts, 110 km of
well-groomed slopes and 9 km of cross-country skiing tracks.
Saalbach:
The Saalbach Hinterglemm Ski Circus contains 200 km of prepared slopes, 52 lifts, 10 km of
cross-country skiing track, special snowboard pistes, Fun Park and half-pipe. (Webcam)
Ski
Austria:
Steve Rout's analysis of Austria's top ski resorts, with descriptions of the villages, ski
areas, local accommodation and the best way of getting to the resorts.
Ski Gastein:
The Salzburg ski resorts of Bad Hofgastein
and Bad
Gastein offer more than 200km of prepared runs in four ski areas. Modern lift
facilities take skiers up to an altitude of 2700 meters.
S�lden:
From the gentle beginners slopes on the Giggijoch, to the host of red pistes, the tasking
black pistes, and the off-piste routes on the Gaislachkogel, S�lden offers over 140km of
ski runs from 3250m down to 1377m.
S�ll:
Only a few kilometres from the Kufstein and Kiefersfelden border, S�ll is located in a
sunny and sheltered valley between the Wild Emperor and Hohe Salve mountains.
St Anton:
The Arlberg skiing region includes more than 80 cablecars and ski lifts, 260 km (160
miles) of groomed pistes and 185 km (114 miles) of deep-snow runs. And the apres-ski is
legendary.
Schladming's four-mountain ski area
Piste Map of the Schladming ski area
Hauser Kaibling:
Demanding skiers will enjoy the great variety of mogul and deep-powder runs at the Hauser
Kaibling. And the ski route at Hauser Kaibling's East Slope is simply spectacular. Not to
mention the run from the Kaiblingalm mountain pasture area to Schladming's Planai, which
is not called "the most beautiful" for nothing.
Planai:
Both Planai and Hochwurzen are central gateways for the 4-mountain-ski connection;
featuring 115 km of ski slopes and 52 lift facilities.
Ski Amade:
The 5 most attractive skiing resorts of Salzburg and Styria have impressive dimensions and
offer 860 kms of perfectly prepared pistes as well as some 270 lifts to get skiers back up
the mountain.
See Ski Europe Article.
Garmish-Partenkirchen:
Germany's highest ski area (Zugspitz) is located on a glacier at an altitude of 2,000 -
2,830m. The 'Classic Garmisch Partenkirchen' ski pass is valid for all 25 ski
transportation facilities of the Kreuzeck and Alpspitz mountains -- 37km of ski terrain.
The Dolomites:
Embrace the most spectacular mountains in the world. The Dolomiti ski area includes Cortina d'Ampezzo, San Vito, Borca & Vodo di
Cadore and Alta Badia.
Dolomiti
Superski:
One skipass covers 12 regions and 1,220kms of slopes.
Val Gardena:
Selva Val Gardena is a good base to ski the Sella Ronda. Another interesting route is the
Gherd�ina Skiring. Although not as famous, it's just as beautiful and varied, offering
visits to Alpe Seceda, Cuca Saddle, Furnes, Col Raiser, the Saslonch trail, Piz Sella and
Danterc�pies.
Vialetta Ski Region:
The Vialattea is an international skiing area consisting of 5 Piedmontese resorts:
Sestriere, Sauze d'Oulx, Sansicario, Cesana and Claviere (connecting with Montgenevre in
France).
Sierra Nevada:
Sierra Nevada Ski Resort, situated in the municipal area of Monachil, is just 25 minutes
from Granada.
�re Ski Area:
The leading Nordic centre for alpine skiing with a rich variety for all ages.There's a
large selection of easy or very easy pistes for novices while the experienced skiers can
indulge in many challenging slopes.
Hemsedal:
The unique mountain scenery gives Hemsedala decidedly 'Alpine' feel. It has the highest
alpine point in all of Scandinavia, 1500 metres above sea level, and a vertical drop of
810 metres.
S�len:
The four resorts of Lindvallen, H�gfj�llet, Tand�dalen and Hundfj�llet make sure that
even if you're skiing for the very first time, you'll enjoy it just a much as someone who
lives for the steep black slopes.
Vemdalen:
The feeling of homeliness, hospitality and the personal treatment is Vemdalen's special
marks. Here you find three skiareas, Bj�rnrike, Vemdalsskalet and Kl�vsj�/Storhogna
with a total of 53 pistes and decents of up to 415 metres.
See Ski Europe Article.
Follow the major Alpine Skiing competitions on the FIS World Cup
circuit.
Snow
Forecasts:
World maps showing the latest accumulated snowfalls. Rain is shown in blue contours and
snowfall as colour contours.
Alpine Skiing With The Men and Women World Cup Racers
Adelboden World Cup Skiing:
(Switzerland)
Alta Badia World Cup Skiing: (Italy)
Are World Cup Skiing: (Sweden)
Aspen
World Cup Skiing: (Colorado)
Beaver Creek World Cup Skiing:
(Colorado)
Berchtesgaden World Cup
Skiing: (Germany)
Bormio World Cup Skiing:
(Italy)
Chamonix World Cup Skiing:
(France)
Cortina d'Ampezzo
World Cup Skiing: (Italy)
Garmisch Partenkirchen World
Cup Skiing: (Germany)
Hinterstoder World Cup
Skiing: (Austria)
Innsbruck-Patscherkofel
World Cup Skiing: (Austria)
Kitzb�hel World Cup Skiing: (Austria)
Kranjska Gora
World Cup Skiing: (Slovenia)
Lake Louise World
Cup Skiing: (Canada)
Lenzerheide World Cup
Skiing: (Switzerland)
Lienz/Hochstein
World Cup Skiing: (Austria)
Lillehammer World Cup Sking:
(Norway)
Maribor World Cup
Skiing: (Slovenia)
Meg�ve World Cup Skiing:
(France)
Park City World Cup
Skiing: (Utah)
Schladming
World Cup Skiing: (Austria)
Semmering World Cup Skiing:
(Austria)
Sestrieres World Cup
Skiing: (Italy)
Sierra Nevada World Cup
Skiing: (Spain)
Soelden
World Cup Skiing: (Austria)
St Moritz World
Championships: (Switzerland)
Vail Valley Foundation: (Colorado)
Val d'Is�re World Cup Skiing: (France)
Val Gardena World Cup
Skiing: (Italy)
Wengen World Cup Skiing: (Switzerland)
Yongpyong World Cup Skiing: (South Korea)
Olympic Skiing
FIS:
The International Ski Federation.
Skiing in The Winter Olympics:
Alpine Skiing is the highlight of the Winter Olympics for many.
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