The milky way is a massive ski resort, spanning 400km of pistes over Italy and France. We skied here in February half term and fell in love. The milky way is very picturesque especially when there is still snow on the trees and really quiet, even in the school holidays. The milky way initially attracted us
Montgenèvre is a beautiful, quiet French resort included on the Italian milkyway lift pass. It is possible to ski all the way from Sauze D’oulx to Montgenèvre (and back), but due to the distance and amount of links involved it takes around 2hours! As there is plenty of great skiing to be done over in
Getting a good price for a ski trip in the school holidays sometimes feels practically impossible… but it can be done! Rob and I recently travelled to the Italian resort of Sauze D’Oulx for a bargain price and picked up some tips that will help to save money on our future ski trips! 1. If possible wait until
The 3 valleys is an incredible ski resort with a huge range of ski runs. After a couple of ski holidays here, we have picked up some tips to help you make the most of varying conditions and the different ski areas. Keep reading for tips on where to stay, ski and eat as well as
Our first time skiing in Mayrhofen was back in December 2013 – Rob’s first skiing holiday! We loved it so much we returned for Easter 2016 with our friends Joba and Charlotte. Our journey to the mountains- making travelling cheaper! Ski trips are SO expensive in the school holidays and therefore we are always looking
Ski Blanc was our first catered chalet experience and it was brilliant! We stayed in Chalet Foehn; situated in Les Allures, only a 2 minute walk from the gondola to up to Meribel. Although staying in a catered chalet was a more expensive option (£429pp), we were very impressed with the quality of the food.
We used Ben’s bus airport transfer to travel from Grenoble airport to Meribel. It was very easy to book online and the price was reasonable. When we arrived at Grenoble airport, we easily found our guide and had a short wait before our departure. The guide directed us to the coach and it was a pretty smooth
In December 2013 we were skiing in Mayrhofen when Rob told me he had organised a birthday surprise for me. I had absolutely no idea what it could be until we skiied up to a “Stocky paragliding” sign. I’d never done it before so was very excited. We took off near the Pilz bar (at
