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Europe’s best ski resort for beginners

January 22, 202590 Views

The best ski resorts in Europe for beginners have been revealed, with world-famous Val Thorens in France named Europe’s top spot. Travel insurance comparison experts at Quotezone.co.uk have created the Best Ski Resorts for Beginners Index to help those looking to book their first ski holiday. The index ranks the top-rated ski resorts from ten different European countries on a number of factors such as the total length of beginner slopes, average annual snowfall, airport transfer time, length of the ski season and the cost of a one-day ski pass. Cross country skiers start a climb ahead of the season opening and amid surge in electricity costs in winter sports resort Val Thorens, France, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The research looked at som...

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Alpine slopes face snow shortage in unseasonably warm winter

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January 3, 2023826 Views

Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe’s central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the region, causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white. Patches of grass, rock and dirt were visible Monday in some of Europe’s skiing meccas — like Innsbruck in Austria, Villars-sur-Ollon and Crans-Montana in Switzerland, and Germany’s Lenggries and far beyond. The dearth of snow has revived concerns about temperature upheaval linked to climate change. On a swath stretching from France to Poland, but with the Alps at the center, many parts of Europe were enjoying short-sleeve weather. A weather map showed Poland racking up daily highs in the double digits Celsius...