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What’s on: St Moritz Gourmet Festival

ENGADIN ST. MORITZ- ENGADIN ST.MORITZ - The finest chefs from around the world, the most talented newcomers, and top names from the local hotel and restaurant scene all come together at St. Moritzøs Gourmet Festival. Copyright by: ENGADIN St. Moritz By-line: swiss-image.ch/Andy Mettler

Starting on 12th January 2018 and extending until the 20th January, is the 25th time that this gourmet event takes place and will entice visitors with culinary delights by ten guest chefs.

The Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains is the setting for the Grand Opening of the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival. All the chefs and festival hosts as well as many well-known personalities from the international gourmet scene gathered here to launch the week. Copyright by St. Moritz Gourmet Festival By-line:swiss-image.ch/Andy Mettler
The Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains is the setting for the Grand Opening of the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival. All the chefs and festival hosts as well as many well-known personalities from the international gourmet scene gathered here to launch the week.
Copyright by St. Moritz Gourmet Festival By-line:swiss-image.ch/Andy Mettler

Chefs include:
Tanja Grandits
Hosted by Chef Fabrizio Piantanida, Grand Hotel Kronenhof*****
• 2 Michelin Stars
• 18 GaultMillau points
• Female Chef Award 2017 (MICHELIN Switzerland)
• Chef of the Year 2014 (GaultMillau)

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Driving to the Mountains

Snowy landscape - Photo by Khurt Williams - Unsplash. Driving to the mountains.

Driving to the mountains, in this case to the Alps from the UK is a very good option if you are carrying your family and you do not want to break your bank account to go skiing.

Driving to the mountains - Daniel Kainz photography - Unspalsh.com
Driving to the mountains – Daniel Kainz photography – Unspalsh.com

There are two ways to cross the channel – via a ferry or using the Eurotunnel- the Eurotunnel is great as it only takes 35 minutes to get to Calais from Folkestone.

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La Rosiere – Espace San Bernardo: The French ski resort with Italian flair!

Village view of La Rosiere

La Rosière is a great resort that holds the key to a French-Italian ski area with 160km of pistes, boasting long and gentle, sunny slopes on the French side and more challenging skiing on the north face of the mountain in the Aosta Valley. La Rosière is perfect for all types of skier: families and beginners can meander around the sunny southern side of the mountain while pleasure-seekers set off on a quest to sample some Italian delicacies across the border. Perched on a mountain balcony overlooking the Tarentaise Valley, La Rosière offers wraparound views and glorious sunshine from dawn to dusk!

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Wingsuit Connected by Tag Heuer: World premiere by Géraldine Fasnacht, at night, over the Alps

Géraldine Faschnat night flight over the Alps

Géraldine Fasnacht has embarked on an exceptional night flight over the Grand Combin in Valais (Switzerland), with only the first light of day, at high altitude, 1500m above 4000m peaks. With her suit Wingsuit, fully illuminated, Geraldine crisscrossed the sky like a shooting star in the night.

Géraldine Fasnacht on her way to her night flight on her wingsuit over the Alps - photo by David Carlier
Géraldine Fasnacht night flight over the Alps with her Suit – getting up at 6.15 AM
Photographer: David Carlier, www.davidcarlierphotography.com

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Sierra Nevada in Andalucia, Spain has kicked off its season 2017-18.

Night Skiing at Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada in Andalucia, Spain, has invested 1.4 millions Euros for the 2017-18 ski-season. They invested in snowcats, new snowmobiles, more snow cannons, a restaurant in Montebajo and developing more activites for non-skiers.

Mirlo Blanco recreation zone in Sierra Nevada
Mirlo Blanco Recreation Zone in Sierra Nevada

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Ski Biz News – Why attending the Trade Exchange @MTS2018 is a savvy investment!

MTS attendees having a great time at a closing party on top of the mountain - Banff, MTS 2017

Take a closer look

Ski Business: At the Trade Exchange at MTS 2018, you can reach your ideal client, build brand awareness, and make connections to last a lifetime. The Trade Exchange brings together hundreds of buyers and sellers from 35+ countries in a “speed-dating-for-business” atmosphere. Watch and see why you should join us in Heavenly – South Lake Tahoe 8-14 April 2018.

 

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Ski TV visit to Gstaad

Check this video made by our partner SkiTV on Gstaad this last season – start thinking about snow!

Copyright: Ski TV Europe – http://www.skitv.eu 

Ski TV will be filming this season all over Europe and will be sindicated

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Welcome to this blog – all things Mountains!

Photo credit: Antonio Furino - Courmayeur, Courmayeur - Ski Italy, Ski Aosta, Mont Blanc, Italy at its Peak. Courmayeur Mont Blanc Funivie is opening two new slopes with amazing panoramic views.

Photo Credit: Antonio Furingo – La Suche – Courtesy Courmayeur Tourism Office

The idea behind this blog is to put all the news we think are interesting about the mountains all year long – now getting ready for this winter! We like to post inspiring pictures and blogs that will help you dream and plan your perfect vacation.

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