Best for families Every ski resort would benefit from its own mascot. The Narnia-like Schmittenhohe peak in Zell has its own dragon, Schmidolin — a red-quiffed creature, who’s often spotted on ...

Ski resorts in Austria will be allowed to reopen on Christmas Eve as lockdown restrictions in the country are eased, but only to locals. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz confirmed the shutters will be ...

If your priority is to stay in a picturesque ski resort with a warmly welcoming atmosphere, Austria will deliver. Many of its ski destinations have grown up around traditional farming villages ...

Resorts with slopes that go above 3,000m, including some on glaciers, also bely Austria’s low-altitude reputation. Here’s where to go to enjoy the very best the Austrian slopes have to offer.

Together, it makes up one of the largest ski areas in Austria with seemingly endless intermediate terrain, plus some excellent off-piste, stretching from 800m to a high point of about 2000m.

The resort is known for its nightlife and its "apres-ski" scene. Over 6,000 people from 45 countries contracted the coronavirus at the resort in March, 2020, and 32 of those infected died.

But very recently France's market has lost its momentum; and Austria, our favourite place to ski until France took over in the 1980s, is making a comeback. OK, the shift is not dramatic.

Austria allowed its more than 400 ski stations to open on Thursday, just two days before the country enters its third nationwide coronavirus lockdown. At the beginning of this month the government ...

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Resorts in France and Austria are competing to host the 2023 ski world championships. The International Ski Federation says French resorts Courchevel and Meribel have ...

Together, it makes up one of the largest ski areas in Austria with seemingly endless intermediate terrain, plus some excellent off-piste, stretching from 800m to a high point of about 2000m.