Alpine Answers Ski Blog

A New Look for Courchevel Le Praz: The Alpinium. Gone is the old ‘Praz’ gondola, as well as the whole building housing it, including the lift pass office. The Alpinium, opening in

If you’re considering a short weekend ski break, choosing the right destination is key, in order to maximise your time on the slopes. A quick three or four day jaunt to the mountai

Megève in France really is one of the Alps’ prettiest and most glamorous resorts. Since the 1920s, when the Rothschild family put it on the winter social map, Megève has attract

Avoriaz has always been a modern ski resort. Designed to be car-free, it’s based around a series of high-rise buildings that are linked by boulevard-style pistes on the outside,

The mountains are certainly no longer purely about gliding through fresh snow, warming yourself with incredible food and drink at the local bars and restaurants and then retirin

If the prospect of researching and booking ski school is daunting it’s good to know that help is at hand. There is an easy way to find the best ski instructors and ski schools and

As always, the premier ski resorts of the Alps are constantly updating and upgrading themselves. So, what’s new in Val d’Isere for the upcoming winter season of 2018-2019?

With the 2018/19 ski season rapidly approaching we wanted to give you our top 5 points to help you book a successful holiday.1. Which weeks to book next ski season?

Serre Chevalier is not a single resort but 4 distinct and separate villages: Briancon, Chantemerle, Villeneuve and Le Monetier, all of which link into the ski circuit and offer

Ski resort guide editor Chris Gill reflects on his wasted career. I’ve been in the ski resort guide business for over 30 years, first as the Editor of the original consumerist b

Guy Hetherington is the Head Coach at Alltracks Academy ski school in Whistler, and a long-time Whistler local. He leads an unrivalled coaching team who coach on ski instructor

This autumn marks the start of an ambitious and exciting new development in Val d’Isere. This will be the largest undertaken anywhere in the Alps within a generation – not since