Skiing the Via Latte from the boarder village of Claviere.

The heart of this large n’ snowy region on the boarder of Italy and France is the busy train and bus station at OULX. My regional train from Torino was fast and a connecting bus dropped me at the historic and beautiful Claviere Church, before continuing over the Montgenevre Pass to Briancon. There are seven …

Ski travels in Europe and ‘new wave’ Hipstel accommodation

Planning a European ski tour from ‘down-under’ has always been a gamble, this year I chose 10 of the highest resorts with a history of consistent and reliable snow; to enjoy skiing their best steeps and coldest pow?It started late January in Chamois (no roads, and access by Cable Car only), then historicValtournenche further up …