Ginger and Nutmeg have had the good fortune to ski in Europe on a few occasions. On these trips, they have been largely blessed with sunny skies but strangely, almost never with exceptional snow, until this year. In fact, Nutmeg had never noticed these signs before this visit. Watch your head!
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Travel to St Anton Austria Der Wiesse RingRecipes & Travel:
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The Swiss town of Davos is home to the World Economic Forum (WEF), which was first established in 1971, under a different name. Now, WEF meetings are held every January, attracting international business and political leaders.
Ginger and Nutmeg jumped at the opportunity, to visit the legendary ski town.
NO, they were not presenters at the WEF they were going to the 43rd running of the Interbourse.
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Travel to Dispatch from Davos SwitzerlandRecipes & Travel:
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Thus far, the 2011 ski-season has not been stellar in most of Europe. The majority of resort areas are suffering from lack of new snowfall and warm temperatures (“une tempête de soleil“). The net result, is crowded slopes and neige-dure (a nice way of saying hard-packed, icy conditions). Ginger and Nutmeg have been doing some skiing in the past few weeks, and they thought you would want their feedback on the resorts. Here are a few highlights and overviews from the European ski tour:
Ischgl, Austria:
The tiny village of Yscla, was once a remote farming village, it has been converted into a mega-resort with; 238 km of ski trails, 41 cable cars and other lifts and 32 grooming machines. The owners have spent 200 million Euros upgrading the facilities on the hill in the last 10 years, and it shows. The lifts are new, the lodges are well appointed, and in some cases very modern in design. The combined…
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