Geilo is one of the most popular ski resorts located in the mountainous Hallingdal in Buskerud County in the Scandinavian country of Norway. The Hallingskarvet mountain range overlooks Geilo, which is bordered by the largest mountain plateau in Northern Europe, Hardangervidda. The resort elevation is 800 metres above the sea level while its highest point is 1,178 metres above the sea level. Geilo has three lakes, namely, Slåttahølen, Vestlefjorden and Ustedalsfjorden (the third being the largest). Skiing at Geilo: Skiing activities took off in Geilo quite earlier. Today, the ski resort features 20 lifts and 39 slopes of varying lengths and level. Geilo usually witnesses a lot of snow throughout the year. However, in case of poor snowfall, snow cannons are kept ready as alternative arrangement. Geilo  [...] 

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St. Moritz ski resort is located in Engadin Valley in southeastern Switzerland, close to the country’s borders with Italy to the south and Austria in the east. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in Graubünden canton. It is one of the oldest and most happening ski resorts in the world that has played glamorous host to Winter Olympic Games (1928 and 1948), Alpine Skiing World Championships thrice, ‘White Turf’ horse racing on frozen lake, Presidents, movie stars and such other grand occasions. St. Moritz has staged Winter Olympic Games thrice besides the FIBT World Championships and the Cartier Polo World Cup. St. Moritz holds summer training camps for athletes, thanks to its weather (it enjoys sunshine throughout the year) and world class training facilities. The ski resort  [...] 

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Verbier is a world famous ski resort in Switzerland, blessed with world standard terrain and legendary après ski facilities. The chalet-style architecture adds to Verbier’s charm all the more. Verbier is located at the French speaking part of Valais region in Val de Bagnes in southwestern Switzerland. Verbier is one of the largest holiday resorts in the Swiss Alps. Verbier is comparatively a new ski resort in Europe where serious skiing activities started as late as 1970s when the village of Verbier was linked up with other local villages to constitute Les Quatres Vallées ski resort. The resort elevation at Verbier is 1,500 metres while the top elevation is 3,330 metres. Skiing in Verbier: Verbier is known for offering world’s toughest piste skiing and exciting off-piste skiing. The sophisticated  [...] 

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Banff ski resort is located amidst the charming Rockies Mountains Banff in Alberta province in western Canadian, located 120km west of Calgary. It is situated in Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains. Skiing activities took off at Banff in the early 20th century. Skiing at Banff is centred on Ski Norquay and Sunshine Village. The nearby Lake Louise is also a popular skiing spot. The place is also known for its elk. Skiing in Banff: While skiing season starts from mid November with gradually peaking up from December until mid April, Sunshine’s runs remain open from mid November till late May. Night skiing is also popular on Fridays from January to March. Norquay has a few lifts and is less snowsure than Sunshine. There are runs available for all levels. The advanced skiers can try  [...] 

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Heavenly ski resort is one of the largest ski areas located to the south of Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake (also North America’s largest alpine lake) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and to the east of San Francisco in the USA. Heavenly is situated on the border between the states of California and Nevada with skiing bases on both sides. It is Tahoe’s higest resort with the peak elevation of 3,068 metres. Heavenly experiences abundant snowfall (360 inches of annual rainfall) along with a good snowmaking system, which ensures a longer skiing season from November till May. The resort has witnessed huge scale investment over the past decade that has upgraded its lifts and the resort base transforming Heavenly from a ‘big’ into a ‘world class’ resort. Vail Resorts owns the ski centre. Skiing  [...] 

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Morzine and Avoriaz are two neighbouring ski resorts in Portes du Soleil ski area, one of the world’s largest ski regions spread over in France and Switzerland (it has twelve resorts in all). Geographically, these two resorts are located in Haute Savoie region in southeastern France, close to the Swiss border. History: Avoriaz is located in the heart of Portes du Soleil (a region in the Alps). Avoriaz is located at altitude above Morzine, one of the skiing towns that had got its first lifts in the early 1930s. It was around 1965 when former French downhill Olympic champion Jean Vuarnet was given the task of developing the skiing of Morzine and he came up with the plan of setting up a new skiing area on the north of the Hauts Fort mountain and the Fornet-bowl. Lift connections were later  [...] 

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Méribel ski resort is located in Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps near the town of Moutiers. Méribel mainly refers to three adjacent villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village. Méribel  hosted the events of Ice Hockey and Women’s  Downhill in the 1992 Winter Olympics. Méribel has Courchevel to the east and Les Menuires and Val Thorens to the west. Mottaret, on the other hand, is a few hundred metres above from Méribel. The ski resort is part of the Trois Vallées ski area. It is one of the most popular destinations of the British skiers and snowboarders. Strict regulation on concrete building in Méribel  has helped it to retain its traditional Alpine looks and ambience. Skiing at Méribel-Mottaret: The  [...] 

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Tremblant is a premier ski resort located in Laurentian Mountains, which are situated north of Montreal (130 km) in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec. Mainly a ski resort, Mont Tremblant (meaning the ‘Trembling Mountain’) is also a favourite destination of swimmers and golfers. The peak has an elevation of 875 metres. Both Mont Tremblant and the resort are part of the Mont Tremblant National Park. Joe Ryan, an explorer from Philadelphia, had played key role in developing the beautiful Tremblant into a major resort area in the later 1930s. The resort also features traditional Quebec architectural reminiscence. Lowell Thomas, renowned radio broadcaster from the US, also helped popularize the resort. In 1991, Intrawest bought the resort and transformed the pedestrian resort village. Mont  [...] 

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