Skiers and snowboarders across Britain have been looking forward to winter ever since the end of last ski season. One of the best things about the start of winter is the feelings you associate with skiing – the crunch of the snow beneath your boots, the smell of ski wax, the sound of the drunken yodellers at the après-ski bar. It all stokes the anticipation until we’re dying to strap on our skis and glide once more down those freshly groomed pistes! If you can’t wait until ski season, check out this list of our favourite things to get you even more in the mood for winter. Just a few more months!
You know your ski holidays have finally begun when you walk out the door in the morning and you can feel the snow crunching beneath your boots and your breath turns to icicles in the chilly winter air. What’s even better than feeling the snow crunch under your boots? The feeling of your skis carving through a fresh patch of off-piste powder!
Fresh tracks at the Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser Brixental
There’s something oddly satisfying about digging through your basement to find your ski equipment, brushing the cobwebs off as the memories of your last ski holiday when you spent 7 days straight wearing this crusty old ski suit, mittens, helmet and goggles come rushing back. Feeling overcome with emotion? Don’t worry, it’s almost time for your next ski holiday!
It's a lot harder to complain about the cold weather when it becomes just another excuse to indulge in a hot cocoa so you can warm those freezing fingers! Of course, the panoramic views of the surrounding mountain peaks from the sunny terrace don’t hurt either.
Or Germknödel
It takes some discipline to bolt out of bed when your alarm clock goes at the crack of dawn, but a true skier always will, because this means you can be first on the lifts and first to ski down the pristinely groomed slopes! Having the slopes all to yourself as the sun comes up over the hills... there’s absolutely nothing better in this world.
Benefits of having the slopes to yourself
Ah, the love-hate relationship with ski boots... We love them for what they represent, but it’s an even better feeling when you finally get to take them off in the evening, amirite? And you can rest assured that you’ll be feeling those exact same pressure points again tomorrow, and the next day. Snowboarders, you got lucky on this one.
What do you prefer: putting on or taking off your ski boots?
Maybe you’ve been blasting your favourite classics on your headphones all the way from Britain, or maybe you’re getting assailed with tacky German music for the first time as you walk into an umbrella bar. But it wouldn’t be proper ski holidays without a good dose of après-ski and the music that goes with it.
It’s like glue sniffing, except for skiing addicts. The smell of ski wax is probably cancerous, but we can’t get enough of it. It brings to mind the years of good fun you’ve had with your mates at your favourite ski resort!
It makes you feel nauseous but you love it...
Part of the point of skiing all day is so you get to brag about it, right? Between skiline, google maps and all the other various devices out there that allow you to track your runs throughout the day, you should have plenty of material with which to sustain the conversation in the evening.
Now you can track your skiing kilometres with Google Maps
Whether you’ve been ripping up black pistes all day long or just trying out your first turns on the nursery slopes, your thighs are sure to be burning after the first day back on the slopes. That feeling of sinking into a steaming hot tub or piping-hot sauna at the end of the day... pure bliss! And it helps to get you fresh and ready to go skiing again the next day.
Soothe your sore muscles in the sauna
It's never too early to book your ski holidays, especially if you want to get a good deal on your favourite accommodation. After hours of research, combing through the various ski resorts to find the best ski resort for you and your family or friends, there’s nothing better than that rush of exhilaration you get when you click ‘confirm’! Time to start counting down to the 2018/19 ski holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's almost ski season! What are you most looking forward to?
Skiers and snowboarders across Britain have been looking forward to winter ever since the end of last ski season. One of the best things about the start of winter is the feelings you associate with skiing – the crunch of the snow beneath your boots, the smell of ski wax, the sound of the drunken yodellers at the après-ski bar. It all stokes the anticipation until we’re dying to strap on our skis and glide once more down those freshly groomed pistes! If you can’t wait until ski season, check out this list of our favourite things to get you even more in the mood for winter. Just a few more months!
You know your ski holidays have finally begun when you walk out the door in the morning and you can feel the snow crunching beneath your boots and your breath turns to icicles in the chilly winter air. What’s even better than feeling the snow crunch under your boots? The feeling of your skis carving through a fresh patch of off-piste powder!
Fresh tracks at the Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser Brixental
There’s something oddly satisfying about digging through your basement to find your ski equipment, brushing the cobwebs off as the memories of your last ski holiday when you spent 7 days straight wearing this crusty old ski suit, mittens, helmet and goggles come rushing back. Feeling overcome with emotion? Don’t worry, it’s almost time for your next ski holiday!
It's a lot harder to complain about the cold weather when it becomes just another excuse to indulge in a hot cocoa so you can warm those freezing fingers! Of course, the panoramic views of the surrounding mountain peaks from the sunny terrace don’t hurt either.
Or Germknödel
It takes some discipline to bolt out of bed when your alarm clock goes at the crack of dawn, but a true skier always will, because this means you can be first on the lifts and first to ski down the pristinely groomed slopes! Having the slopes all to yourself as the sun comes up over the hills... there’s absolutely nothing better in this world.
Benefits of having the slopes to yourself
Ah, the love-hate relationship with ski boots... We love them for what they represent, but it’s an even better feeling when you finally get to take them off in the evening, amirite? And you can rest assured that you’ll be feeling those exact same pressure points again tomorrow, and the next day. Snowboarders, you got lucky on this one.
What do you prefer: putting on or taking off your ski boots?
Maybe you’ve been blasting your favourite classics on your headphones all the way from Britain, or maybe you’re getting assailed with tacky German music for the first time as you walk into an umbrella bar. But it wouldn’t be proper ski holidays without a good dose of après-ski and the music that goes with it.
It’s like glue sniffing, except for skiing addicts. The smell of ski wax is probably cancerous, but we can’t get enough of it. It brings to mind the years of good fun you’ve had with your mates at your favourite ski resort!
It makes you feel nauseous but you love it...
Part of the point of skiing all day is so you get to brag about it, right? Between skiline, google maps and all the other various devices out there that allow you to track your runs throughout the day, you should have plenty of material with which to sustain the conversation in the evening.
Now you can track your skiing kilometres with Google Maps
Whether you’ve been ripping up black pistes all day long or just trying out your first turns on the nursery slopes, your thighs are sure to be burning after the first day back on the slopes. That feeling of sinking into a steaming hot tub or piping-hot sauna at the end of the day... pure bliss! And it helps to get you fresh and ready to go skiing again the next day.
Soothe your sore muscles in the sauna
It's never too early to book your ski holidays, especially if you want to get a good deal on your favourite accommodation. After hours of research, combing through the various ski resorts to find the best ski resort for you and your family or friends, there’s nothing better than that rush of exhilaration you get when you click ‘confirm’! Time to start counting down to the 2018/19 ski holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's almost ski season! What are you most looking forward to?
Born and raised in the ski paradise of Vancouver, Canada, I learned to ski before I can remember, balancing precariously on my parents’ skis as they sailed down the hill. I started snowboarding in my teens and am now delighted to be exploring everything Europe’s ski scene has to offer!
