Via Lattea – Milky Way with 400 km of ski slopes in Italy

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Four hundred kilometres of interconnected slopes stretch across the border between Italy and France, forming one of the largest ski areas in the world. The Via Lattea, or Milky Way, links seven resorts including Sestriere, Sauze dOulx, and Montgenèvre, offering runs for every ability level. Wide, gentle boulevards suit beginners, while steep couloirs test even […]

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Ötztal – ski on exclusive slopes with a great elevation in Austria

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The Ötztal valley cuts deep into the Tyrolean Alps, its floor dotted with traditional farms and its upper reaches dominated by glaciers that hold snow even in summer. The slopes here offer some of the greatest vertical drops in Austria, with runs that descend from over 3,000 metres down to valley stations near 1,000. Advanced […]

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Stuben – Cradle of Alpine Skiing | Austria

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Perched at 1,407 metres in the Arlberg region of western Austria, the village of Stuben is a tiny alpine settlement that holds an outsized place in skiing history. This is the cradle of Alpine skiing, the place where the first ski club in the Alps was founded in 1901 and where the techniques of modern […]

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