Independent guide to mountain and skiresorts

For me, as a beginner on skis, Isola 2000 is ideal with a lot of wide slopes where you can improve your skills. But also the rest of the party who are experienced on skis found it to be very nice. No waiting time at the lifts so plenty of skiing! We stayed at Les Adrets II, which is a very ...

Flachauwinkl/Kleinarl has a good variety of sunny tree-lined pistes. The sun is on the Flachauwinkl side in the morning and the Kleinarl side in the afternoon. Whilst great in peak season, this sunshine can mean that Flachauwinkl/Kleinarl is not the best place to go when snow coverage is poor. ...

Great nightlife / apres ski with sking that is satisfying enough for an intermediate but also allows the confident beginner to explore much of the ski area. Plenty of restaurants on both sides of the slopes which means not having to wait around for food and beers. Great bar at bottom of slopes ...

Campitello is a quite, pretty little village not too far from the busier Canazei. The one access point to the ski area is from Col Rodella which is pretty quick despite what might appear to be large queues. Once onto the mountain at Campitello the variety of slopes is amazing, as are the ...

Loved Canazei. For me most slopes were easily skiable except initially for the more challenging reds and on the Sella Ronda Clockwise - some aspects of the red runs approaching and around Arabba. Take cash with you to the mountain restaurants as not all accept cards. Check and double check the ...