Random ski resort reviews

The ski area surrounding Saalbach predominately consists of well-groomed motorway blue and red pistes, a lot of them long and perfect for cruising yet with a high proportion of unrelenting high-end intermediate challenges too. A few of the runs on the lowest flanks of the valley cut through attractively wooded areas, but the majority of the slopes are open and above the tree line and the pistes are nicely inter-spaced with plenty of powder fields in the periods following fresh…

Went to Serfaus for a week in mid-March of 07. We didn't see a cloud in the sky for a week. The skiing was fabulous, but the end of the day runs were like mashed potatoes. Each day we did the same thing; head to Fiss/Ladis to do the Frommes-Abfahrt and then up to Masner for the day in Serfaus. We stayed at Hotel Silvretta in Serfaus and it was amazing. Great food, rooms and service. I just booked another week for March of 08! Can't wait to get back to the best skiing in Austria. The…

I've skied St. Anton ten times now and am considering a different resort. However, nothing that I research seems to compare! The skiing is supberb! The area is vast and the off-piste enough to challenge even the expert skier (not myself!). The pistes tend to be more taxing than other European resorts and it's not really a beginner friendly resort. As for the mountain restaurants, Rendl has nothing to write home about, but on the main ski area you'll find some great ones! If you follow…