Tag: ski resorts

• Lake Louise

  Beautifully situated within the Banff National Park at Lake Louise in Alberta Canada is the stunning Lake Louise Mountain Resort. The largest ski area in Canada, Lake Louise Mountain Resort attracts vast numbers of visitors to its snowy slopes annually. With such an extensive, magical landscape, varying difficulty levels and excellent facilities, the options are […]

• Chile

  Take a ski vacation in Chile in the middle of your summer. The skiing season runs from June to October and the lovely resorts nestling in the Andes make a perfect getaway from the heat. Most hotels offer excellent weekly packages that are very reasonable, and the warm, friendly people will make you feel instantly […]

• Eldora

  In operation since 1962, Eldora Mountain Resort is the closest resort to Denver. It offers excellent skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing and provides a great family orientated atmosphere. With a 1600 ft vertical drop and 53 trails to choose from, you can be sure that Eldora wont disappoint! Families will be glad to know […]

• Dubai

  A vacation in Dubai used to mean desert safaris, sunbathing, beaches and malls. Now one can take a skiing vacation there, even when the temperature is 45 degrees Celsius! As a place that is always on the lookout for new thrills, Dubai has added an alpine resort to its list. Ski Dubai is the first […]

• Portes Du Soleil

  Portes du Soleil means “gates of the sun”, a general name for more than a dozen small to mid-size resorts that traverse the countries of France and Switzerland. This is the largest linked skiing area in the world – truly skiing without frontiers. The fourteen resorts, 209 lifts, 288 marked slopes, 243 km of cross-country […]

• Lookout Pass

  Lookout Pass, located near the the lovely town of Wallace, Idaho, is a popular ski area amongst both locals and outside visitors. Beautifully and conveniently located, Lookout Pass has been attracting skiers to its slopes since 1936. Lookout Pass is well-known as the ski area that allows you to cross between Idaho and Montana several […]

• Nozawa Onsen

  Nozawa Onsen is located at the foot of Kenashi-yama (literally Mt No-hair) in the scenic northern part of Nagano Prefecture. It has the most snowfall in the region and is famous as a hot springs and ski resort. Even though it is a Mecca for keen skiers, it has retained its traditional Japanese charm. Onsen […]

• Montana

  Montana is the ideal state to visit for a cross country skiing vacation. There are a large number of wide open public areas, and some of the country’s best cross country skiing resorts are in Montana, offering you a choice of vacation destinations. You can make your vacation as vigorous or laid-back as you choose! […]

• Turner Mountain

  Montana’s Turner Mountain, near the town of Libby, offers some of the most challenging snow sports in the state. Whilst the terrain is mostly ideal for extreme skiers and snowboarders, Turner Mountain also opens up a winter wonderland to those who are just starting out. For the adventure of a lifetime be sure to visit […]

• Waiorau

  Waiorau Nordic Ski Area is the first all-mountain dedicated terrain park in New Zealand. It offers 34 miles of well-maintained, high quality cross-country ski trails within a 3,500 acre high country ski farm. Waiorau Snow Farm lies across the valley from Cardrona Ski Resort on Otago’s Pisa Range in the Southern Alps, in the south […]

• Storlien

  The Swedish Royal family’s winter chalet is in Storlien village, a charming little ski resort. A welcome change from some of the bigger, more commercial and glitzy ski resorts found across Europe, Storlien offers a genuine traditional ambience and friendly atmosphere. This small Swedish village is located just three km from the border with Norway. […]

• Brian Head

  Located in southern Utah and rated as one of the country’s best children and beginner resorts, Brian Head Resort is a great place to go this winter. It is not far from either Las Vegas or Utah’s national park which means you can combine the fun of skiing with several other of life’s pleasures all […]