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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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  [...] 

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Hidden Valley ski resort is located in Laurel Highlands in southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. The ownership of Hidden Valley shifted from the Kettler family to Buncher Company in 2007. The latter, subsequently upgraded the resort, adding state-of-the-art snowguns and new groomers in the process. In 2008, a new quad chairlift along with 50 more state-of-the-art snowguns were set up here. Buncher Company has more plans to develop the resort even more in next few years including new lodging complexes. The resort includes a Sports Club, an 18-hole golf course, 12 tennis courts, 30 mile long hiking and biking trails, a Conference Centre, a 4-acre lake and four swimming pools. The resort receives decent rainfall every year. However, it is also equipped with artificial snow-making capacity  [...] 

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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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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  [...] 

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Nevis Range in Lochaber region of the Western Scottish Highlands is the newest ski area in the United Kingdom. It is situated close to Fort William and Ben Nevis Mountain (1,344 metres) in the Grampian mountain range. Nevis Range has the reputation of a world class mountain-biking area. Nevis range had played host to the Mountain Bike World Cup in 2009. The resort elevation of Nevis range is 640 metres while the top elevation is 1,221 metres. Skiing at Nevis Range The ski resort is located amidst splendid natural beauty and it offers a beautiful view over the Atlantic coast. Nevis Range can witness snowfall between October and June, which allows skiing in mid Autumn or late spring. But again, there could be little or no snow at all even during mid-winter. Hence, one has to make a trip plan  [...] 

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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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The commune of Val-d’Isère is located in Tarentaise Valley (some of world’s best ski resorts like Paradiski including Les Arcs, La Plagne and Les Trois Vallées including Courchevel, Meribel and Val Thorens are located here) in Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France near the Franco-Italian border. Val-d’Isère is situated on the border of the Vanoise National Park, the oldest national park in France that was created in 1963 (Vanoise National Park is contiguous with Gran Paradiso National Park in Italy). The Face de Bellevarde, probably the steepest piste in the valley, was the venue of the men’s downhill race during the 1992 Winter Olympics. It also hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2009. Val-d’Isère, along with Tignes resort,  [...] 

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