Skiing with your family can provide some of the most precious memories you can have. However, it can be hard to choose a resort that can offer the entire family what they need when it comes to life both on and off the slopes. So, we’ve put together our top picks for the most family-friendly ski areas that you might not have previously considered.  Kitzbühel Home of strudel and gluwhein, Austria has been a popular destination for families for decades, with it’s picture perfect resorts, fantastic skiing opportunities and exceptional off-slope offerings. The resort of Kitzbühel is one of our particular favourites...

Is there anything better than a festive period spent cruising down wide open slopes, relaxing in front of the fire in a cosy chalet and making the most of unique festive events in a charming Alpine town? Didn’t think so. However, Christmas and New Year in some resorts can be far from relaxing, with the holiday period bringing with it busy slopes, loud parties and crowded streets. Yet there are some ski resorts where you can still experience the lovely ‘silent nights’ as well as the joyous celebrations of Christmas. For the ultimate family white Christmas away from the crowds this year,...

When you mention Innsbruck to many mountain-lovers, the response will usually be related to the airport. “Ah yes I’ve flown into there before”, “oh it’s the most amazing airport descent”. Granted, it does have an incredible landing path, passing over the mountains and coming down through the Inn valley. However, Innsbruck is so much more than just a stop on a journey elsewhere. This summer, I had the opportunity to spend a few days in Innsbruck, exploring the city on a new level and spending more time seeing what this mountain destination has to offer. Spoiler – it’s a lot....

A new indoor snow centre has been proposed for the city of Penrith in New South Wales, Australia, about 30 miles west of Sydney. Detailed plans for the $200 Aus ($130m) Wintersports World (WSW) have been put forward for a centre with a 300 metre long indoor snow slope with a 46 metre vertical on a 2.35ha site with the developer projecting 231,000 people visiting the centre by 2025 with the ‘Adventure Capital of NSW’ appealing to both local western Sydney residents and domestic and international tourists. Local developer Peter Magnisalis told regional media that, “Underpinning this concept is an...

Summer in the Alps is big business, but it hasn’t always been like that.  It wasn’t that long ago that ski resorts shut-up shop as soon as the season finished for a well-earned rest.  Not anymore! In fact, it was Les Gets, Morzine and Avoriaz who were the early pioneers of the summer resorts, becoming the Mecca for mountain biking. I am a snowboarder and usually prefer the mountains to have a thick blanket of snow and had snowboarded at Les Gets last season.  But when I got the opportunity to experience summer in Les Gets for a few action...

Many people don’t know that it snows in Australia. When I tell people I’m a snowboard instructor at an Aussie resort most of them look very confused because of course Australia is associated more with beaches and budgy smugglers (that’s terrifyingly small men’s swimwear for you Europeans). Meanwhile, New Zealand is synonymous with beautiful mountains, Lord of the Rings and Southern Hemisphere winters. It is often where the Northern Hemisphere pro skiers and snowboarders spend their time when their home towns are heating up. Both Australia and New Zealand snow resorts are rarely visited by Europeans, who assume our mountains...