The conclusion of Google Maps ski-friendly tools isn’t the only digital map hurdle skiers have encountered in recent months. In 2023, the fitness-tracking social media app Strava purchased FATMAP.

Whilst St. Moritz, Verbier and Megève may be among the most glamorous of the European ski resorts, Lech, a small village in the Vorarlberg region of Austria, is a true gem that often goes under the ...

Lech is the sort of place where you won’t get much change from €10,000 for a few nights’ ski and sleep. The ultra-luxe pads by Arula Chalets and Pepper Collection are among the Alps ...

SkiWelt is a 2.5-hour drive east from Lech and is Austria’s largest interconnected ski area featuring 280km of ski runs, 90 cable cars and 80 mountain huts (restaurants) Photo by Michael ...

Avoriaz, France Best for terrain parks. This purpose-built resort above Morzine in the massive French/Swiss Portes du Soleil ski area was largely the brainchild of French racer Jean Vuarnet, better ...

Deer Valley Resort entered uncharted territory last year when it leased 3,700 acres of new ski terrain overlooking the Jordanelle Reservoir. On Thursday, it gave skiers a map. In addition to the ...

Second, Lech’s altitude is around 1,450 meters (4,740 feet, with skiing that ascends as high as 2,800 meters; many of Austria’s 400 ski resorts are situated much lower.

It's a far cry from the lackluster two dimensional map that Lookout Pass used to employ, and it better represents the expanse and layout of the ski area's terrain. Most notably, the new map, with a ...

Then there’s a choice – catch the ski bus back to Lech, or venture onwards up the 2,446m Madlochjoch on the new six-person Madlochbahn chairlift, installed for 21/22, which takes five minutes ...

Then there’s a choice – catch the ski bus back to Lech, or venture onwards up the 2,446m Madlochjoch on the new six-person Madlochbahn chairlift, installed for 21/22, which takes five minutes ...

Tara O’Rourke learns to ski in the renowned Austrian resort of Lech Zürs As a first-time skier, the picture-postcard village of Lech in Austria was everything I could have imagined a winter ...