Independent guide to mountain and skiresorts

The village is small, easy to get around and family-friendly (especially for Dutch families, since ski school employees speak a little Dutch). Skiing was good fun. Only 60kms of piste, but a good variety of greens/blues and reds/blacks. Low on the mountain enough easy terrain for family-skiing ...

Ortisei is not the best resort for families with (little)children; it's skiarea is divided into two areas (Seiseralm and Col Raiser). It has (indirect) access via Col Raiser to Selva and Sella Ronda, but it takes a few lifts and an underground train to get there. The Seiseralm just above ...

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 ...