Author: Steve

One of the biggest stumbling blocks in organising an independent ski break is finding a way to manage the section of travel between the airport and resort. Austria is perhaps more fortunate than other countries …

There is plenty of information out there for skiers: which are the best ski resorts for beginners, or Austria’s best resorts for experts, for example. But it can be difficult to find information about the …

How do I find a job in an Austrian ski resort? To be honest, that’s probably the most frequent off-season question we get at this site. And since that’s how many expats ended up in …

Most articles you read will tell you that you need to go high for a break near the end of the season. Although there is an element of truth to that, there are other things …

Traditionally one of the big ‘knocks’ on Austrian skiing was that the resorts were in general a lot lower than their French and Swiss rivals. Most experienced skiers know enough to ignore that argument (you …

The sun’s shining, the grass is slowly turning green instead of brown, but somewhere in Austria they are still skiing… If you are looking for the final opportunity to get a few turns in before …

Austria has glacier ski resorts in spades – great for when you want to ski early or late in the season (or even ski during the summer). But, by their nature, glaciers tend to be …

It can be difficult to get an honest up-to-date idea about what is happening in any country when it comes to the snow conditions – unless you have a good friend who has just returned …