Switzerland’s Amazing Luxury Ski Accommodations
Switzerland is home to some of the worlds most desired luxury ski holidays. Here is a quick look at some of the amazing luxury ski accommodations Switzerland has to offer.
• The Murren is one of the best luxury ski resorts offering a picturesque view of the surrounding mountains. It can only be reached through a cable car. It offers some wonderful skiing and sledding sights for the tourists to enjoy their time in the snow.
• St. Moritz is probably one of the only luxury ski resorts with a rich history. It offers a wonderful stay coupled with easy slopes for beginners as well as some really difficult ones in Pontresina for the advanced skiers. The cost may be on the higher side but it is totally worth it when the stay at the resort is so wonderful.
• Zermatt is not one of the greatest ski resorts. It is THE Greatest luxury ski resort. It offers year round Skiing activities. The resort offers amazing snow adventures in both winters as well as summers. Zermatt also has amazing ice skating rinks that are completely natural. It also offers activities like paragliding and climbing. The ski resort also offers some really adventurous natural hiking trails. Zermatt truly offers the best luxury ski accommodations in Switzerland.
Snow on the 5th of July and Condo Update
We took our annual camp trip to Wyoming and it snowed over an inch on the night of the 5th of July. It was incredibly cold for July, but the good news was the cold almost completely prevented the annual mosquito festival where the kids and I end up with scabs all over from [...]
Rediscover Winter and Wine at Ski Portillo Wine Weeks
If summer isn't your favorite season, escape it and hit Ski Portillo in Chile. Not only will you be reunited with snowy slopes, but from July 31 to August 7th, you'll also get to experience the ski resort's annual Wine Week. A different Chilean winemaker is on hand each weekday to present their vineyard's offerings [...]
Annual Wyoming Trip
I am preparing now for our annual camp trip to the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. It has been too long since I have gotten out of Phoenix, but this last weekend I went to Crown King in the new Wrangler Rubicon.
Speaking of which, I broke down and replaced my wife's Passat with a [...]
New Boots
Alright, my brief complete break from skiing appears to be over. Yesterday I was at Ski-Pro in Phoenix just to check what they had going on. Five years in my Nordica Beasts has left them packed and left me swimming in them. I didn't notice it at first but slowly I noticed [...]
Hublot Big Bang Watch For Olympic Skier Bode Miller
The new overly enthusiastic sports dad of the watch world (Hublot), has just drafted another member to its team of athletic stars and popular sports. The brand is quickly decorating a metaphorical rec room filled with a variety of trophy athletes and teams that aside from being well-known are relatively popular. Each new connection is [...]
Brian Head Resort for Sale – $34.25M
Article here:
When Brian Head's primary owner, Jim Trees, 69, died suddenly of a heart attack in 2008, it was just a matter of time before the Trees family unloaded Dad's amusement. The family had not invested in the resort much since then and the last major improvement was the connecting bridge in 2007.
The long-awaited interconnect [...]
Thanks Failblog.com
Solid stuff here.
More Info: http://www.ski-blog.com/2010/04/thanks_failblogcom.html
Season Winding Down
I looked up and realized how little skiing I did this season. This is the least I have done since probably 2003. Not that I didn't want to get out more, just that the new job has made it a lot more difficult. No vacation time, etc.
There is roughly a month left [...]
6 in Last Week at Brian Head
Title kind of says it all. Ginger, Jackson, and my dad are at the condo this week, but sadly I am working in PHX.
Today was epic. First full day of bluebird after a sick three foot storm on Sunday. I need to quit my job.
More Info: http://www.ski-blog.com/2010/03/6_in_last_week_at_brian_head.html
Decent Storm Brewing–Wolf Creek Already Has 16″
Not a lot more to say than that. Waiting to see what materializes at Brian Head and the AZ resorts.
More Info: http://www.ski-blog.com/2010/02/decent_storm_brewingwolf_creek.html