Author: Steve

The popular Tyrolean ski resort of Ischgl has announced two new chairlifts for the 2019/20 winter season. The new detachable 6-seater chairlift Velilleck F1 will be the fastest chairlift in the ski resort, taking skiers …

Tyrolean ski resorts are among the most modern in the world and regularly invest in new lifts and upgrade their infrastructure. Here is an overview of the most important innovations for the coming winter season: …

St. Anton am Arlberg has made a name for itself as the “cradle of skiing”. It was here that the first ski school in the region was founded, run by Hannes Schneider, the inventor of …

Hintertux is Austria’s year-round ski resort. It can boast a full 365 days each year on the slopes which rise to a height of well over 3000m. But those looking for a summer ski break …

Traditionally one of the big ‘knocks’ on Austrian skiing was that the resorts were in general a lot lower than their French and Swiss rivals. Most experienced skiers know enough to ignore that argument (you …

How do I find a job in an Austrian ski resort? To be honest, that’s probably the most frequent off-season question we get at this site. And since that’s how many expats ended up in …

Now that it’s getting dark at night and the electric blanket has gone on, it’s time to think of the 2019 ski season in Austria. But, by the time you may be just about to …

The list of the best ski resorts for December skiing in Austria is not quite the same as the resorts that open the earliest for the ski season (although there is some cross-over). For a …

Austria has something of a reputation for having low-altitude resorts which suffer from problems in bad snow seasons. With the advent of extensive snowmaking facilities in most resorts, this is something of a red herring …

Most articles you read will tell you that you need to go high for a break near the end of the season. Although there is an element of truth to that, there are other things …