We ran our prototype Freeride Festival for 30 guests over the second weekend of January. It was an idea we had had for a while, a long weekend skiing off piste for parents and their adult aged offspring, with plenty of apres ski, fun dinners and hearty lunches on the mountain. We had 5 fabulous …..
Conditions were perfect for the Christmas and New Year festive period. A healthy dump of snow fell just before Christmas and this was followed by cold and sunny days for the rest of the holiday week. Needless to say our guests had a blast!
As families gear up for the winter ski season, the focus on sustainability is more important than ever. With a growing awareness of environmental issues, families are making conscious choices about their impact on the beautiful mountains they cherish. Skiing is not just a thrilling experience for family bonding; it’s also an opportunity to reflect …..
The Gotschna lift which accesses the Parsenn ski area from Klosters will be opening this winter on the 23rd November 2024, but for the weekend only. The following weekend, the 29th November, it will officially open for the whole season. Other lifts will be opening up throughout December, such as Jakobshorn on the 6th December …..
One of the enormous benefits of ski-ing, and not ski-ing, in Klosters is the way it offers incredible walking opportunities. Increasingly our guests have been making the most of these, some who don’t ski, but often those who do but who want to enjoy the mountains on foot as well. For myself, now a …..
Nestled amidst the snow-capped peaks of the Madrisa there exists a figure of whimsy and wonder—a creature as rare as a cloudy day and as spirited as a slalom racer – the PT Ski Panda! Iona, who works in our London office, met with the Panda to hear all about the highlights of the 2023/24 …..
The tour started under sunny skies and unseasonal warm weather. We took the train from Klosters to Guarda and then the little post bus up to the charming little village which is home to Swiss children’s favourite Schellen Ursli. The plan for the day involved no skiing and just a hike and skin up to …..
It is now nearly the end of April and the ski season is over, yet I am getting reports from friends in the Alps telling me that they are currently enjoying the best powder conditions of the winter. Curiously the winter seems to be ending the way it started, when there were fantastic conditions in …..
For the first time in a while a complete new run has been added to the piste map. The 1k Vertical on the Jakobsorn is a fabulous top to bottom black run which as its name suggests involves a vertical drop of 1000m. It starts at top cable car station and descends immediately steeply down …..
We will once again be running 3 off piste weekends in winter 2024/25: 30 Jan – 3 Feb Off Piste Adventure (intermediate) 6 Feb – 10 Feb February Freeride (advanced) 27 Feb – 3 Mar Ladies Off Piste (intermediate) As a departure from before, our off piste weekends will now be Thursday to …..
