When India serves it Frozen – Winter Sports
A sport in any form is a good way to live life. Life is a hectic journey and sports are one way you can unwind those stored energies. But what would you do if you are on a holiday in winter and you feel like charging up your sports batteries within?
Surely there is a solution to every problem you face and this problem of how to play in a winter locale too gets sorted out if you try to experiment playing winter sports. And while you are on a locale like India where the climate is varied then there is nothing like playing it out in winter in these icy Indian destinations.
All these destinations here are popular amongst tourists exactly in the months of December to March. So the snow and fun come along with some sporting activity too. Let’s see how.
Shimla is one destination which no tourist [...]
Tip of the Ice Tour – Winter Sports
Whenever you feel low or rundown, you sometimes head for that basketball ground and start playing the ball, or you head to the nearest sports room and start playing ping pong ball. If you are in a cold place then you might just take out your ski and start some winter sports.
Winter Sports are very common in cold areas yet people want to be physically active. Sports are a form of keeping the body healthy. Being sporty is being fit and fine. Winter sports are also a way of keeping fit in the cold regions. The winter sports activities include snow skiing, sledding, ice hockey, tobogganing, snowboarding and many more. While on a travel to a cold place you would certainly want to participate in these sports. It is good to have fun during travel and it is a healthy way of enjoying a break. Yet, sometimes [...]
Chepelare, Bulgaria
Chepelare is one of Bulgaria’s best skiing areas, occupying the tiny valley at the very center of the Rodoppi Mountain. The town here is pretty scenic, with the Chepelare River cutting right through it. Chepelare is located about two hundred and twenty two kilo meters away from Sofia, and about seventy two kilo meters from Plovdiv.
Chepelare is located just ten kilo meters from Pamporovo Resort, another famous ski resort in Bulgaria. Chepelare is a scenic mountain village with all the charms of nature – from the deep snow slopes, green meadows, mountain springs, venerable fir trees and a great number of other elements. There are a good number of excellent snow slopes here.
Chepelare is home to the longest ski run in Bulgaria. The infrastructure for skiing here is rather basic, however, [...]
Les Houches – Truly French
Most people are of the opinion that if you have seen one ski resort in the French Alps, you have seen them all. This is mainly due to the fact that most of these winter resorts have an international flavor, with standard facilities and architecture. Where then, can one get a uniquely French holiday? The answer lies in the Chamonix Valley in the west – Les Houches.
Les Houches is a ski village that has a traditional French feel and ambience. It is situated between heights of 950 to 1900 m ASL. At the highest point at the resort, you are rewarded with a 360 degree view of Mont Blanc.
The ski area is as big as fifty five kilo meters and consists of twenty two well maintained slopes. Cross country skiing aficionados can take advantage of upto ten kilo meters. A majority of the ski runs meander [...]
Baqueira-Beret, Val D’Aran, Spain
Val D’Aran is one of the loveliest locations in Europe. It is a valley located within the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain. The resort is home to the Baqueira-Beret, the largest ski resort in entire Spain.
The resort has a westerly aspect, which makes for a good record of snow all through the year. The vertical drop here is more than a thousand meters. There is an extensive ski zone here. It is not without reason that the ski resort is the apple of the eye of the Spanish Royal Family.
Baqueira – Beret is home to more than hundred and ten kilo meters of marked piste area and more than seven kilo meters of cross country ski area. The ski area here is as big as almost two hectares.
The ski resort is located at the top most part of the Aran Valley (Naut Aran) and the Valls d’Aneu and the Pallars [...]
Vintage Resort, Colorado
Vintage Resort is situated in Winter Park, one of the most famous ski destinations in Colorado, if not the United States. It is perfectly located for ski enthusiasts, as the piste is close by. There are a host of amenities and services on offer.
The resort offers a good combination of luxury as well as aesthetics. There are a host of opportunities for relaxation after an eventful day at the slopes. You can choose from the range of accommodation options here.
Vintage Resort has a total of a hundred and ten guest rooms. All of these are exceedingly well appointed, and are equipped with a host of amenities for travelers. There are a great number of excellent services on offer.
There are accommodation options ranging from suites, studios, traditional hotel rooms, a majority of them having fireplaces [...]
Cerro Bayo Ski Resort, Argentina
Cerro Bayo Ski Resort has much in common with other resorts in the Lakes District. The resort has a chairlift carrying skiers from the lowest bases to the tree line areas where skiing can be done consistently all through the season. This is a ski resort that caters primarily to beginner skiers, as there are a huge number of slopes suitable for them.
The chairlift is thus a crucial part of the proceedings here. The lift became operational at Cerro Bayo for the 1989 season and replaced the older poma here. The south facing bowl that plunges down, as well as the protected ridge in the vicinity offers some superb skiing, at a height of 4920 feet ( 1, 500 meters).
Cerro Bayo has a host of improvements other that the chairlift. There is the T Bar at the basin. In fact, there are so many new additions [...]
Portillo Chile Ski Resort
Portillo Chile Ski Resort is one of Chile’s popular destinations for winter sports aficionados. The ski resort has a huge number of opportunities to ski and make ventures off the oft traveled path.
Guides are available in plenty, therefore it is possible for skiers looking for a challenge and a test of their skills can hire a qualified one, and explore the various trails in the mountains. There is plenty for novice skiers as well.
The resort has made lodging just as fun as it would be skiing. The resort is perfectly located, and it is possible to ski right up to it when you are done with skiing in the slopes. The resort is situated almost a hundred mi from Santiago.
Portillo Chile Ski Resort has snow that is almost the same as what you would see in the Rocky Mountains. The region gets a considerable [...]
