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Things We Like To Do This Winter

We love winter, and there’s just no better place to enjoy it than the Alps. This is our list of highlights in the Best of the Alps destinations you shouldn’t miss this season.

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Peter Steltzner left his native California and came to Chamonix to set up his workshop in an old sawmill and live his dream: Making handcrafted skis that fulfil the highest standards in terms of material, design and quality. Take them down the untouched slopes of Aguille du Midi for a once-in-a-lifetime rush of endorphins. Read more...

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Swapping skis for a bike to race down the snowy slopes of Cortina d' Ampezzo might seem crazy. Well, it is - and so funny! Read more...

DAVOS

A mere 25 minute ride on bus nr 8 to Sertig Valley will take you to a whole other world. The beautiful houses in the quiet valley testify to the old tradition of skilled timberwork in the region. Enjoy the most breathtaking view while ice climbing in the frozen waterfalls. Read more...

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN

“Going through hell really means going through hell here. It is so dark and you’re going extremely fast,” says Canadian downhill racer Benjamin Thomsen on “The Hell”, the most challenging section of the Kandahar race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Mark January 21, 2017 (Downhill Ladies) and January 29, 2017 (Downhill Men) in your calendar if you don’t want to miss it. Read more...

Grindelwald

Every January, the centre of Grindelwald turns into an impressive outdoor studio. Visitors can watch how heaps of snow are turned into the most wonderful sculptures. The event is called “World Snow Festival” and will take place from January 16 – 21, 2017. Read more...

Kitzbühel

The office of skiing guide Markus Dagn in Kitzbühel is something you have to see. Forget office chairs, computers and coffee machine. Think mountains, trees, snow and a good amount of adrenaline. Go see it! Read more...

Lech Zürs am Arlberg

Let’s face it, freeriding is dominated by men. The protagonists in ski movies, the participants in the Freeride World Tour, the main buyers of equipment – mostly men. But freeriding pro Lorraine Huber is here to change this. At her annual Women’s Progression Days she shares her skills and knowledge with other female powder junkies. Join her on January 12 – 15, 2017! Read more...

Megève

Looking at things from a different angle is always an inspiring experience. Take off from Megève altiport to see the snowcapped mountains and the glaciers of the Mont-Blanc-massif from above. Thrilling. Exhilarating. Breathtakingly beautiful. Read more...

Olympiaregion Seefeld

There’s a reason why they call Seefeld the mecca of cross-country skiers. 279 km of cross-country ski tracks wait for those who want to try what pro Martin Tauber calls the new trend sport. Get ready and go! Read more...

St. Anton am Arlberg

Climb up an 850m via ferrata and then ski down for a good one-and-a-half hours. Nothing more to be said. Life couldn’t get any better. Read more...

St. Moritz

“There’s something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man,” Winston Churchill once said. Watching the wild, yet elegant interplay of horse and man on the snowy polo field in St. Moritz, you definitely get what he meant. Read more...

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