We are going skiing in the Alps - for the first time.

Sounds wonderful! I have never skied in the Alps, but when we are done with the move to Sälen, the sale of the house, etc. we thought we would eventually reward ourselves with a ski trip there..... The question is only where in the Alps.... 🙂

Then you have to be careful!

As fun as it sounds, skiing in the Alps is actually quite different from skiing in Sälen. Make sure to train your leg muscles properly so you can handle the long slopes. 😉

I love the Alps! However, have only been to Verbier, Livigno and St Moritz when I worked in the Alps! So actually crazy hungry for it this winter! Comfortable ski clothes & wool underwear then it's great to just slide around 😉 hugs

What fun to go skiing! Have skied a lot, but only in the Swedish mountains, it will be fun to follow you, where are you going by the way?

Now we are probably really more bare ground people when it comes to the Alps, but we actually have a small thought of driving down during the day this winter for the children to try a little 🙂 .

How marvellous! I have skied a lot but only in our Swedish mountains. So for skiing abroad I have no direct tips other than to use your head and wear a helmet 😉.

Oh so wonderful! A little jealous actually, but you may not be able to get everything...;) It will certainly be fantastically wonderful!!!

We are an alpine family, spending a lot of time and money on the slopes. Good skis and boots are a must and good company is an absolute must. Sun and good surface in the slopes and check the best après-ski and food places. Nice with a motorhome too. Travelled one spring winter in Badgastein on the way down to Italy and ended the trip with a week in Verbier on the way home. Very heavy motorhome then. Nice trip and looking forward to new exciting blog.

How nice for you with the Alps and Austria.
I have visited the Alps many times and in the past it was often Austria, with Ischgel, St Anton, Bad Gastein, Zell am See, Kaprum and others.
However, France and Italy have gradually come into the picture because there are usually no gondolas to get up the slopes and it's ski in, ski out.
And this is where real skiing comes in. It might be good to have a ski school to practise your turns. Extra leg training is also good here at home. Leg strength is needed in the kilometre-long descents.
Because skiing is fun!

Ohhhh.... Austria is my favourite ski destination! I have been to Gerlos, St Anton, Saalbach, Bad Gastein and Schladming! It's actually been a few years since I've been to the Alps now. I think I was there 8 years in a row, but then I gave up snowboarding... I feel like I really want to go back soon! Have fun and enjoy the Alps. Don't worry about the ski lifts, you'll be fine!

We did Austria in the month of January, we drove a car between several different lift systems. However, we flew to Munich. Uffe has been skiing every winter for a few weeks and then the camper van worked as a valabod. After the Asia trip, we go to Switzerland at the end of December for skiing.

It was about time! Love the Alps!

It's great that you are going to try skiing in the Alps. I don't know the particular area you are going to end up in. I have only skied in St Anton and, as I said, in France and Italy.

Anyway, if you multiply the largest area you've been to so far by about 50, you can roughly calculate the size of what the Alps look like. Hope you have a chance to check out Innsbruck. An incredibly charming "alpine village".

PS. Take extra travel insurance with you just in case you collide with someone;-) DS.

I love Austria and the ski slopes. Unfortunately, I can't go alone. I have no one else to go with. We ourselves lived in the small village of Itter, which is a few kilometres from the big resort of Kitzbühel. We were there in the Easter holidays 2007. It was +17 degrees, sunny and 2 metres of deep snow. Absolutely marvellous! Good luck to you!

Austria is cosy but I've spent more weeks in the French Alps and the rocky mountains of Canada. These days it's Dalarna. This season we plan to go to Kläppen twice. The packing is not so different, I think. I'm sure you will have great fun! ☺

Leg training is key! Hope you have a good trip there! Longing for the real ski season here in Jämtland. 🙂

Austria is a beautiful country! I have been there on two occasions in my life, a long time ago, but it is mostly the same with high mountains, small nice deep lakes and nice people. Surely it will be a cable car you will ride. I, being afraid of heights, think it is easier than other types of lifts because in it you can always close your eyes when it goes high up. But as I said, my experience is limited. Was in Zell am See on a summer holiday and the sun rose very quickly in the mountains where the snow was, so it might be something to think about with good sun protection. You don't feel the sun when the snow around you cools down. But that's basic knowledge for you who flatten and travel. ;- )) Have a nice trip, when it happens.

But oh how cute you are 🙂 I have been to the Alps but not actually skiing there strangely enough. It has become rock climbing, mountain biking and hiking instead. But a tip is to have some colour so you can be seen if you fall in the deep snow.

The ski season is over for me, but it was fun while it lasted! You will have a great time!