Skiing Spots for Rookies
AFAR Ambassadors are in-the-know bloggers who have a passion for experiential travel.
Best Places to Ski
Hip-hip-hurray for winter time fun! Colorado is the perfect get away with 300+ days of blue blue skies yet plenty of the white stuff for playing in. Breckenridge Ski Resort has world class skiing plus heaps of charm and history in an authentic...
Skiing in the South of Italy
The Apennine mountain range that extends throughout the length of Italy is often forgotten when ski season arrives. I spent a fun weekend in Campitello Matese in the southern region of Molise. Skiing conditions were great, black diamonds were...
Winter in Yosemite means no crowds....
If you weren't able to hop over to a warm, tropical place for December, get up to Yosemite National Park and experience her Winter face, and no crowds to speak of! I've been doing some work up there this month, and I am amazed how little amount of...
High-Altitude Fashion
A feeling of exclusivity prevails at Cheval Blanc. The hotel is situated in the mountain garden at the highest altitude of France’s Courchevel ski resort, anchored to the ground by the Dior and Louis Vuitton boutiques at its base. Fur, velvet, and...
Never too crowded skiing.
Steamboat is a gem of a ski resort because it is just far away enough to keep the crowds away. Great mountain for every level and the friendliest people.
Skiing and Snow Kiting in Victoria, Australia
From your base camp in one of Huski’s airy apartments, ski the slopes at Falls Creek resort at night or take a snow kite lesson (think kiteboarding on snow) with Kite Republic.
From $1,310 for two nights, July through August. 61/(0) 1-300-652-260....
The Best Patagonian Swimming Pool
The Bariloche region of Argentina is great for skiing in the winter, and hiking, biking and boating in the summer. A great place to stay in any season is the Llao Llao Hotel, located 25 min or so out of the main town, on the shore of the lake....
Break for Bubbly on the Slopes
This champagne bar looks like a mirage as you're coming down the last stretch of the narrow Sunnega run back into Zermatt. It's one of my favorite après ski spots, and the place where the local ski instructors gather at day's end. The Cuban-born...
