Travel x Ski
I have a love for skiing but having grown up in a tropical region, I only got to know more about skiing and the culture of skiing not too long ago. Since then, I would try as far as possible to share this passion about skiing to people who have never skied before. And that [...]
St. Moritz, the name alone is known even in Asia with many luxury property developers keen to associate their developments with this luxury enclave for winter sports. As one of the stops along the Bernina Express between Chur and Tirano, the town exudes a certain sense of old world grandeur and that fame has brought [...]
Located in the canton of Graubünden is the world famous ski resort town of St. Moritz. But what most people do not know is that there are several base villages in the area and the ski areas are not formally known as St. Moritz. I stayed in the village of Surlej and it is the [...]
To introduce readers about Lech and Zürs, these are 2 separate village/towns located in the Vorarlberg region. However combined with St. Anton, Stuben and St. Christoph they form Ski Arlberg, one of the largest ski areas in Austria and Europe. Though essentially one huge ski area, Lech and Zürs are different enough and quite a [...]
Sankt Anton is one of the most renowned places to ski in Austria along with Kitzbühel. In its marketing material, the whole Arlberg Ski Area (comprised of Lech and Zürs with several more villages) is dubbed as the 'Cradle of Alpine Skiing'. After all Hannes Schneider, the skier behind the Arlberg technique of skiing which [...]
On my last European ski trip, I caught a glance of the Tyrolean Alps and decided that would be my next skiing destination. The joining of Hotel Zhero Ischgl into SPG membership pushed me to experience my first day skiing in Austria at Silvretta Arena Ischgl, which is one of the larger ski resorts in [...]
