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Snowbird ski resort
Snowbird ski resort is located in the heart of Wasatch National Forest in Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah in the United States.
Snowbird ski resort shares the canyon with Alta Ski Area in the east. Both the resorts receive over 500 inches of annual snowfall per year, which makes it the greatest area of snowfall in the continental United States outside the Cascades. However, unlike the humid and wet snow of the Cascades, Snowbird experiences an unusually dry and powdery snow. Snowbird, along with Alta were ranked number one in the list of ski resorts in North America in 2008 by Outside Magazine. Snowbird ski resort was opened in 1971. In 1991, by means of purchasing the Canyon Racquet & Fitness Club on Wasatch Boulevard at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, Snowbird expanded into the Salt [...]
Skiing at Geilo in Norway
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 [...]
Skiing at Bled in Slovenia
Bled is a beautiful resort town located on the shores of Lake Bled in the Julian Alps region in Northwestern Slovenia. The resort is only 35 km from Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital. It had a reputation of being a spa resort for centuries before winter sports took centrestage. The top elevation of Bled is 503 metres while the top elevation is 191 metres.
Lake Bled:
Lake Bled is a glacial lake measuring 2,120 metres in length and 1,380 metres in width. Located in a picturesque setting, the lake surrounds Bled Island while a medieval castle stands tall on the northern shore of the lake. Lake Bled has been a popular host to the World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979 and 1989 and it will host it again in 2011.
Bed is by no means a classic Alpine skiing resort but yet it will never allow the snow [...]
Skiing at the Pearl of the Alps
Saas-Fee set against the background of the beautiful Swiss Alps, is one of the most charming ski resorts in the world. Saas-Fee is the largest and highest village in Saa Valley and is a municipality located in Visp district of Valais canton in south central Switzerland. Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund and Saas-Balen are some other villages in the neighbourhood of Saa-Fee. The snow-covered glaciers (like Dom and Allalinhorn) overlooking Saas Fee add more to its charm and attraction. The resort is a totally car-free zone. The resort elevation of Saas Fee is 1,800 metres while the top elevation is 3,600 metres.
Skiing in Saas Fee Switzerland:
Saas Fee is known for its state-of-art mountain infrastructure. The lifts here feature a modern underground funicular railway train while the world’s highest [...]
Squaw Valley Ski Resort – Have Fun
Squaw Valley ski resort is located in Olympic Valley, Placer County, California, United States and is one of the largest ski resorts in the country. The resort, which was opened in 1949 and played host to the 1960 Winter Olympics and events of the World Cup tour in 1969, is the second largest ski area at Lake Tahoe region (Heavenly being the largest). The high degree of popularity of the resort is reflected from the fact that the resort attracts 6,00,000 skiers every year. Tahoe City, Truckee and Reno are the nearest cities to Squaw Valley.
Skiing at Squaw Valley:
The high degree of snowfall (of about 450 inches) and granite-laden terrain make Squaw Valley Ski Resort is a perfect place for skiing. Squaw Valley comprises highly advanced chairlifts (including high speed quads and high speed six [...]
Fabulous skiing at the top of Europe
Zermatt (from ‘Zur Matte’ meaning in the meadow) ski resort, located in the German-speaking region of Valais canton (Visp district) in southern Swiss Alps near the Swiss-Italian border, is one of the nine resorts in the world that offer scope of skiing entirely at altitude higher than 2,200 metres. The top two T-bars at Zermatt remain open for the tourists during summer season. The resort elevation is 1,620 metres while the top elevation is 3,900 metres.
The village of Zermatt is located about 10 km from Theodul Pass (3,300 metres high) bordering Italy. It is surrounded by high mountains of the Penine Alps including Monte Rosa (Switzerland’s highest peak), Dom, Lyskamm, Weisshorn and the Matterhorn.
The high altitude also ensures Zermatt to remain covered by glacial snows throughout [...]
Big White ski resort in Canada
Big White ski resort is one of the biggest and most popular ski resorts in the Monashee mountain range in British Columbia in Canada. The resort has earned great name for its variety in terrain and amazing snow. Big White has made great developments in recent years and even throws serious challenge to Whsitler, another fantastic Canadian ski resort. The resort is mainly pedestrian with the Main Street actually a ski run.
Big White also has the largest night skiing area (38 acres) in Western Canada.
Skiing at Big White:
The total skiable area at Big White is 11.33 square kilometres. Big White has a nice beginner’s terrain near the resort centre. However, the resort’s ski slopes are mostly graded for the intermediate skiers. Experts can enjoy the double black diamond grade terrain that has [...]
Remarkable tree-skiing at Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler ski resort is one of the best known ski resorts in North America, thanks to its largest skiable area, a considerably long vertical drop and a healthy snow record. Whistler is located in the Coast Mountains in British Columbia in western Canada. The resort is 125km north of the city of Vancouver and just outside Garibaldi Provincial (wildreness) Park. Intrawest, a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group owns Whistler ski resort.
It was in 1997 when the two separate ski areas of Whistler and Blackcomb were integrated (following the merger of Intrawest with Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation). In 2003, the ticketing facilities, pass and access control systems for the two ski areas were also integrated.
Whistler and Blackcomb together form the largest ski area in North America at 8,171 [...]
