Post by Owen on Oct 4, 2023 8:54:31 GMT
31 ~~~ The best ski resorts in Europe
The expert's guide to the best ski resorts in Europe, from classic resorts in the Swiss Alps to where to go ski touring in Scandinavia
It's a certain cruel irony that the first post-Covid ski season last year, while met with plenty of enthusiasm, was marred with poor snowfall, leading to delayed openings and short ski seasons across Europe. For the 2023-2024 season, while snowfall is still to be determined (although climate change predictions point to the season being pushed even later), hopes are high and there's an alpine buzz throughout the region. This season will see a few notable hotel openings – in St Moritz there's the highly anticipated Grace Le Margna, and in the Italian Dolomites, Alta Badia is set to welcome Hotel Le Majun. Easyjet has announced new ski flight routes from Stansted to Geneva and Zurich, while Italian airline, Sky Alps, will start flying from London to Bolzano in South Tyrol. Eurostar will also run a ski train, departing every Saturday throughout winter, connecting London St Pancras International to Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-Les-Bains, Aime-la-Plagne, or Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
If your piste knowledge is a little rusty, here we've rounded up the best ski resorts in Europe to know about, from the classic crowd-pleasers to the more off-grid spots, as well as where to eat and stay – from lifts to skins and snowcats, and from Wes Anderson-worthy grande dames to deep-nature escapes.
www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-ski-resorts-europe#
28 Sept 2023
The expert's guide to the best ski resorts in Europe, from classic resorts in the Swiss Alps to where to go ski touring in Scandinavia
It's a certain cruel irony that the first post-Covid ski season last year, while met with plenty of enthusiasm, was marred with poor snowfall, leading to delayed openings and short ski seasons across Europe. For the 2023-2024 season, while snowfall is still to be determined (although climate change predictions point to the season being pushed even later), hopes are high and there's an alpine buzz throughout the region. This season will see a few notable hotel openings – in St Moritz there's the highly anticipated Grace Le Margna, and in the Italian Dolomites, Alta Badia is set to welcome Hotel Le Majun. Easyjet has announced new ski flight routes from Stansted to Geneva and Zurich, while Italian airline, Sky Alps, will start flying from London to Bolzano in South Tyrol. Eurostar will also run a ski train, departing every Saturday throughout winter, connecting London St Pancras International to Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-Les-Bains, Aime-la-Plagne, or Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
If your piste knowledge is a little rusty, here we've rounded up the best ski resorts in Europe to know about, from the classic crowd-pleasers to the more off-grid spots, as well as where to eat and stay – from lifts to skins and snowcats, and from Wes Anderson-worthy grande dames to deep-nature escapes.
www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-ski-resorts-europe#
28 Sept 2023