After a late winter opening for many ski resorts, ski resorts across Austria and Switzerland have been forced to close many runs due to too much snow and high winds. This bad weather has blocked ski runs and increased the risk of dangerous avalanches. Ski resorts across Tirol, Salzburg and Vorarlberg on high avalanche alert. [...]
Bansko tops the list with the overall cheapest spending per day at £108, the nearest to this was Mt Etna in Italy at £117 and then German resort Berchtesgaden at £150 per day. Some of the most expensive resorts reside in Switzerland with Gstaad, Zermatt and St Mortiz the dearest. The most expensive French ski [...]
Despite expected snow over the weekend as reported here, the warmer start to the winter has meant many resorts are still not open. Nine out of the twelve most popular French ski resorts are yet to open, including, Chamonix, Meribel and Megeve with temperatures up 2.5C than normal. Les Arcs has only a dozen open [...]
After a mild start to the winter climate resulting in ski resorts delaying opening across Europe, ski resorts can breathe a sigh of relief with the met office predicting the first snowfall this winter across the Alps. The Alps includes over 300 ski resorts and 1 in 3 skiers travel to France each year looking [...]
Davos offering Free Lift Pass in December to try and increase visitors to the ski resort. One of Switzerland’s premium ski resorts, it’s reported they are trying to compete with the cheaper Eastern European ski resorts of Bulgaria. See lift pass prices here
Pierre & Vacances has been busy in Avoriaz and has finished building the new L’Amara hotel which is a ski in ski out hotel. It opens on Decembe 17th with prices from £209pp with a gym, swimming pool, nursery and spa.