Articles of category "Ski vacations"

Europe's Alps certainly are big where it counts for skiers, but they're small enough for comfort. What matters most to a skier is vertical drop, the difference in altitude between the highest lift-served point and the bottom of the ski run, in Europe usually the village. Big verticals mean long runs, people widely spread out over the mountain, uncrowded lifts, and overall a better ratio between time on the lift and time on the run.