Ski: An Overture to Obertauern
Famous for its starring role in the Beatles film Help and acknowledged as one of Austria’s finest ski resorts for beginners and intermediates, Obertauern is the highest ski resort in the...
View ArticleTested: Arc’teryx LEAF Cold WX SV Jacket
Arc’teryx was already one of my favourite brands, says Carlton Boyce. In a world full of brand names whose heritage has been thrown away in the pursuit of a fast buck — yes, Burberry, I’m looking at...
View ArticleTested: Arc’teryx Fission Mitt
I arrived in Whitehorse with only the clothes I was wearing, a state of affairs brought about by the airline’s inability to synchronise passenger and luggage. This would typically have necessitated...
View ArticleThe Ski Getaway, Reinvented
Fed up with squeezing onto an expensive easyJet flight to an airport somewhere near a ski resort before enjoying a week on the slopes? Fortunately, the Swiss resorts of Laax and Davos Klosters have...
View ArticleLaax: Switzerland’s Best Kept Ski Secret?
“Of course, older people can freestyle,” says Laax ski instructor Basil Weber. “You just need the motivation… and to not be afraid.” Not put off, Rosie Fuller investigates the Swiss ski resort of Laax...
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