Category: Skiing

Summer comes and goes spreading enough sunshine into our hearts. Then, it’s time for winter to creep in and the idea of playing a sport must go on. Surprisingly, though not that popular, India’s considered as one among the best places when it comes to winter sports globally. India offers many places for proper winter sports, and the location of these places is just right creating no problems whatsoever to reach there. There’re classy places, best hilltop facilities and wide array of winter sports in India. Basically, winter sport simply means sledging, skiing and trekking. All these activities are undertaken either by institutions hiring experienced professionals for various expeditions or simply these experienced adventurists taking out their own tour. There’re plenty of foreign tourists  [...]

Welcome to the home of the southeast America’s best terrain park! Sandwiched between the Boone and the Blocking Rock off the highway 321, the Appalachian ski mountain in the North Carolina’s Watauga County is some 93 miles far from Charlotte as well as 50 minutes away from the Hickory Regional Airport. Some of the best skiing memories are offered by its 11 trails accessible by more than 3 lifts, a great ice skating rink, a wonderful terrain park, as well as the state-of-the-art grooming and snow making tools that facilitate day and night skiing on never vanishing snow. On the Appalachian ski mountain, skiers of all levels can easily find their pace as well as way with six intermediate, two beginners, and three advanced trails along with the three terrain parks. And to make you reach  [...]

Profound snow, low-key mountains, speedy lifts, and ideally neat trails - these are true inspirations for a skier to play and enjoy maximum on a skiing terrain. An enticing mix of all can be always experienced via the Poconos skiing in Pennsylvania where winter bites and slides are such that people of all skill levels can enjoy. Since 1946 when the history of skiing began on the Pocono Mountains via its first ski zone, this terrain has spoon-fed the art of the snowmaking as well as skiing rendering itself as the authentic destination of this winter sport. But when you speak about it today, Poconos is now the hub of all right from the beginner’s groomed slopes to the terrain parks and to the double black diamonds. Discover the charming countryside as you start with the snowmobile trails  [...]

Until recently this was generally only the hard core professional who would actually dare to go on exploratory trails. Breaking these trips, in a location like Greenland is just a job for another trained skier. A lot of skiers also limit themselves just heli skiing in Canada.  The piste skiing in the Alps.  There have been some intrepid businessmen who have contributed to the extreme skiing tour which has now hit the mainstream. There is a large market for mountain skiing. Especially in remote locations. These are growing in a big way. These are one of the many owners of the Epic quest. You could reach them at 8889833741.  An adventure tour company mainly focuses on the helix skiing trip and had started it last year. This is the result of a merger of two large touring outfits. The  [...]

Queenstown is an international resort town located on the shores of Lake Wakatipu in the southern part of New Zealand’s South Island. It is home to some of the best Kiwi skiing holidays and mountain ranges in the world. If you are looking for a skiing and snowboarding holiday, then Queensland could be one of your best options. The skiing and snowboarding area in Queensland include places like Coronet Peak, the Remarkables and Treble Cone, all featuring great runs and beautiful scenery. August is the best time to visit here. Regular bus service also links Queensland with these skiing and snowboarding spots. Queenstown is a centre for great adventure tourism, including skiing, jet boating, skateboarding, bungy jumping, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, tramping and fly fishing. Coronet  [...]

About Tignes: Tignes is a commune located in Tarentaise Valley in Savoie department in south-eastern France. Tignes is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère and are linked together as ‘Espace Killy’ region. The resort was mainly developed during the 1960s. Tignes ski resort shares L'Espace Killy with Val d'Isere and has over 300 km of pistes 150 shops, over 110 bars, numerous ski schools, over 1500 staff and extensive off-piste terrains. It is infact one of Europe’s premier ski resorts. The high altitude helps Tignes to have a reliable snow record throughout the year. Tignes/Val d'Isere is one of only two ski areas in France referred to as ‘Snow-sure resorts’. Tignes features an efficient lift system (97 lifts including 2 high speed underground trains). One of the funicular  [...]

Matternhorn-Zermatt is the best all-round ski resort in the Swiss Alps. In fact there are even people who have no hesitation whatsoever in calling Zermatt the best skiing resort in the entire world. The natural beauty, the lack of pollution (Zermatt is a car-free zone) and the traditional look-up makes this ski resort a top favourite destination among visitors time and again. Skiing at Zermatt: The skiable area at Zermatt is truly vast and great. The spectacular scenery that accompanies one while ascending the mountain is simply unforgettable. The surrounding mountains (the highest in Europe) at Zermatt ski resort are bedazzling. There are as many as 29 peaks with elevation of over 13,100 feet. Cable cars are commonly used means of communication among the high elevations. Many just soar up  [...]

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is a marvelous ski resort located at Teton Village, Wyoming in the United States. The resort is located about 19 km northwest of Jackson in Teton County and has been named after the historic Jackson Hole Valley. The region is served by the Jackson Hole Airport. About Jackson Hole: The skiing area at Jackson comprises two mountains and is known for its challenging terrain. The runs at Jackson Hole are meant mostly meant for the advanced and the intermediate level skiers while about 10 per cent is for the beginners. While the Apres Vous Mountain is meant for the intermediate level skiers while Rendezvous Mountain caters to the experts and includes bowls, glades, chutes and over 4,100 vertical feet of skiing, which is by far the biggest continuous inbounds rise in  [...]

The 4 Vallées ski resorts (Verbier, Nandez, Veysonnaz and Thyon) constitute one of the largest lift-served skiing areas in the world. Located entirely in Switzerland, the maximum skiable vertical at Verbier, given conditions are perfect, they involve a trail of 15km descending more than 2,500 metres, making it one of the biggest and best verticals in the world. Verbier features a high percentage of high-tech lifts that can quickly shift large numbers of skiers. The most noted of the lifts is ‘Le Jumbo’ cable car, capable of carrying 150 people at a time up to the Mont Fort glacier. The Funispace lift, on the other hand, features twin giant gondola cabins that can carry 30 passengers. Chaux Express and Les Attelas lifts have been added in recent times. The main attractions at Verbier  [...]

Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort located about 125 km north of Vancouver in British Columbia in Canada. It is the largest ski resort in North America (Vail ski resort is a distant second) and till recently, it had the highest vertical skiable distance by quite some margin. Whistler Blackcomb features Peak 2 Peak gondola, the highest and the longest unsupported cable car circuit in the world, for moving between the mountain tops of Whistler and Blackcomb (earlier, it was possible only through skiing). Whistler Blackcomb is one of the most-visited ski resort in the world, with a footfall of 2 million visitors. Whistler was originally supposed to participate in the bid to host 1968 Winter Olympics though it did not materialize ultimately. However, the preparations had started in 1966  [...]