Winter skiing – Where to go for “cool” parties

The new-year/xmas ski holiday season is almost upon us - and it`s time to start looking into finding the best holiday deals and resorts for your (hopefully) incredible snowboarding holiday getaway.

When choosing a ski resort for a break, holidaymakers can find modern ski-resorts which provide far more than just skiing – not a bad thing considering those ski-lifts often close at 6pm! Most resorts provide resources like snow parks, challenging ski runs, mountain climbing, sports centres, nature paths, ice skating, heli-skiing and squash maybe even sleigh rides for the youngsters.

Austria – Skiing for party-people

Home of top quality resorts like Kaprun, Maria Alm, Niederau, and the famous ski resort of St Anton, Austria is the next most popular destination for European ski tourists. Offering huge ski areas, mountain ranges and exquisite glaciers, Austrian ski resorts have something for everybody. Alpine villages, fantastic après ski and kilometres of pine-lined runs welcome your arrival at the Austrian ski resort of your choice. With some ski-resorts nestled at dizzy heights of 3, 000 metres, Austrian resorts such as Solden, Stubai Glacier and Hochgurgl are several of the most snow sure areas in the EU - regardless of the season.

Party people and music fans should look ahead to Mayrhofen`s 1 week long Snowbombing music festival - which is similar to Woodstock on snow, with massive international acts for example The Prodigy, Mark Ronson, 2 Many DJ`s to just a few artists which performed last year.

Austria is an amazing destination for a snowboarding getaway and is the next most common country in the European Union for UK skiers after France. Austria is legendary for its stunning resorts and excellent degrees of service and quality. A ski holiday in Austria will offer world class snow skiing and a lively après ski, making it an amazing choice for your next ski trip.

Snowboarding Holidays in France

With respect to European ski travellers, France is the most popular ski holiday location year upon year. The most popular ski zones in France are the Three Valleys which contains Courchevel, Meribel and Val Thorens and L`Espace Killy which links Tignes and Val D`Isere (home of the famous La Folie Douce party location – think music, people dancing on tables and a nightclub atmosphere, and you’re still not even close!!)

Various notable ski zones in France are the Portes du Soleil, the newly created Paradiski Area which connects La Plagne and Les Arcs with the Espace San Bernardo.

A quick glance on practically any ski trip websites demonstrates that France has the widest variety in terms of major resorts to choose from globally and luxury ski accommodation. There are many arrival points for different regions in the Alps, among them Grenoble, Lyon, not to mention Geneva which is perfectly stationed for an outstanding choice of high quality & budget resorts in France. Top resorts en France include Alpe d`Huez, Avoriaz, eye-catching Chamonix, La Rosiere, Meribel and the exquisite Morzine.

Have you been skiing in Austria and France before? Which do you prefer and why? We like to party as hard as anyone in a woolen hat – so we’re recommending Austria as our top last minute ski destination.

Are you enthralled by the thought of cheap French wine, chalet cooked cuisine and great French hospitality, or are you drawn in by the idyllic clean and efficient Austrian resorts which could easily adorn any Christmas card?

Whichever country you opt for, you can be absolutely sure that touring either country will result in a top-class ski holiday - as year after year, substantial booking volumes to these countries testify!