I’m looking for a good destination for my first ski holiday. I want to learn in a calm, low-pressure environment, with easy beginner slopes, gradual progression and convenient access to the lifts and ski school.

I also want other winter activities, including some more exciting activities besides skiing, such as sledding or tobogganing. Viewpoints, mountain restaurants, spas and other attractions would be a bonus, but they are not essential.

I’m considering Obertauern or Kaprun–Kitzsteinhorn/Maiskogel. Which one would be better for my type?

Edit: I wonder about Serfaus, Wildkagel and Kitzsteinhorn

I would love to hear everyone’s ideas/opinions!

Hello! We are looking at visiting Germany then Austria in December. Our plans were to explore bavaria (Munich --> Garmisch Partenkirchen) and then from there we were thinking to heading to a ski resort. From my online options I have found:

- Tiroler Zugspitz Arena: Erhwald appears to be friendly

- Seefeld: Also beginner friendly

- Kitzhubel: Looks great but might be far unless we base ourselves closer

We were wondering do people spend a few days in the Tiroler Zugspitz area? Or should we stay in Garmisch Partenkirchen and just day trip? Another option is basing ourselves in Innsbruck and travelling to Seefeld.

The aim is just to try skiing and enjoy the town and potentially do other activities if we get bored of skiing. We are really flexible with the itinerary and appreciate the help.

Okay, for context I am 6 ft tall, ~150 pounds (probably heavier since i last measured myself) and I have a size US 12 shoe, I’ve gone skiing twice and I feel like I have progressed pretty fast, enough to the point where I would call myself intermediate skier and I’m looking to get my own skis,bindings,boots,etc for the upcoming season in Michigan. I would love to get into park skiing but I also want to be able to ski the mountain and a little backcountry comfortably. Does anybody have any hard-set rules I absolutely need to follow or any recommendations for me. The current pair of skis I’m looking at are “Rossignol Sender Free 100 Skis” and I’m looking at 178 cm in length I guess I am just looking for advice on whether these skis would be good, if not, why and other recommendations. Also how do I go about boots and bindings once i get my skis? Any advice helps, I appreciate you guys!

I have developed a bony lump on the back of both of my heels which has made it painful to ski.

This happened when I put some foam on the back of the heel of my liner to try to reduce the space I had at the top of my boot. However this put immense pressure on my heel and when I took these pads off two runs later this lump had already developed

I have skiied about a week since but this lump has cause a lot of pain.

Has anyone experienced this? What are the possible solutions?

Traveling next month to Valle Nevado, Chile.

I’d planned on just bringing boots/gear but renting skis. Now I’m thinking my wife and I should bring ours and just rent for the kids.

Anyone have a good travel bag recco for two sets of skis - something easy to carry around?

We’ll mostly be on mountain, don’t need to schlep bags around too much. Checking one or two bags (boots / helmets) anyway, what’s one more?

Flying Delta operated by LATAM. Direct flight from NYC.

I’d love your thoughts and reccos.

I have developed a bony lump on the back of both of my heels which has made it painful to ski.

This happened when I put some foam on the back of the heel of my liner to try to reduce the space I had at the top of my boot. However this put immense pressure on my heel and when I took these pads off two runs later this lump had already developed

I have skiied about a week since but this lump has cause a lot of pain.

This happened in February of this year and the lump has not gone down despite rest since then

Has anyone experienced this? What are the possible solutions?

Im in Santiago for a week and want to get some ski days in over the next couple days. Does anyone have info on how the g21 road closures usually operate.

Do they usually open up the general public after a couple days?
Is the lighter snow over the next couple days likely to close the road again?
Is it worth getting a place in Farallones to get pas the limited opening?

Any other useful tips and tricks?

Hello!

I'm planning to work as a ski instructor in the US this coming season. I live in Europe, but I am a US citizen.

I'm trying to decide whether I should apply for non-certified ski instructor positions or do a Level 1 instructor certification at the end of October first. Since I live in Europe I would plan to do my training in Austria. From what I've read, it seems like it's possible to get hired without being certified, but I'd also like to get certified so I have the option of doing another season if I enjoy it.

Does anyone have experience with this or advice on which option makes more sense? Also, how well is the Austrian certification recognised work in the US? I'd have to apply before I actually complete the course, so I'd only be able to prove I'm registered for it. Would that be enough to get job offers for a certified position ?

Also, while I'm at it, does anyone have recommendations for resorts to apply to? I'm pretty flexible about where in the US I'd work (I'm moving across the pond anyway), but I'd prefer larger resort with decent employee housing.

Thanks!

Hey everyone!
I moved to Sacramento a couple of months ago (28F) and I’m trying to build a new friend group before ski season starts.
I have an Ikon and an Epic Pass this year and love skiing, hiking, traveling, camping, road trips, coffee shops, and pretty much anything outdoors. I’ve been looking into local ski clubs, but most of the ones I’ve found seem to have an older membership. That’s great, but I’m hoping to meet more people in their late 20s and 30s who enjoy getting outside year round.
Does anything like that exist around Sacramento? Or are there other clubs, organizations, Discord servers, group chats, or meetups where people in that age range tend to meet?
Even if it’s not skiing specifically, I’d love recommendations. My goal is really just to meet good people who enjoy adventure and eventually have a group that’s down for Tahoe weekends, camping trips, hiking, and maybe even bigger trips down the road.

Thanks!

Hi! I’ll start by saying I’ve never been skiing before so I know basically nothing.
Looking for recommendations for a young adults group of 6-10 people on where to go skiing this winter. Here’s some info. If this entire trip could be sub $2k pp, that would be great!
- We’re wanting to go in early January for 4-6 days.
- We’re wanting to stay on the western part of the US, so Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico are our biggest contenders.
- We’re in southeast Texas and probably would prefer to drive there but flying is an option.
- Most of us are beginners/novices. There might be a few that have skied some.
- looking for good restaurants near the area and things to do besides skiing
- ski in/ski out lodging would be great but I know it’s expensive so lodging under 30 minutes away would also be great

I’d appreciate any recommendations and advice, thanks!

Anyone have any photos of them skiing/wearing ski gear in the late 90s-late 2000s? I'm working on a larger project about skigear from this period. I've some of my own but looking to get as many references as I can. I don't have that many digitized!! Crazy how much this has changed in the last twenty years.

hi i have problem to choose skis i ski mainly on piste but i want to try something different i want my skis to be god on piste but also have fun on pouder or some freeride but for sure i will not do park

Anyone got a spare bed or two for some powder chasers wanting to come to valle nevado in early /mid august ?

Hi everyone,

We are going with a group of 3 to ski for the first time in or lives. We have all never really ski’d before (only took a lesson once), so it is important for us that the blue’s are doable for us and not to steep. We are taking a couple lessons in our home country on a dry piste to focus on technique, but we will wanna be sure that we have fun on the actual piste.

any recommendations?

Hi All - My husband and I are hoping to take our family skiing this coming winter and are looking for recommendations of places. We would be willing to drive as far as Vermont, although someplace closer would be nice. However, we have a 9 year old son with ADHD and who probably is on the autism spectrum (I would guess level 1 although not yet diagnosed). We signed him up for a group ski lesson a few years ago and he HATED IT. After discussing it with him, I think it was too much sitting around and so we'd like to try again this winter and we will sign him up for some private lessons. I do think he would really enjoy skiing if he can get the hang of it. Anyone have any places they could recommend? Ideally we'd find a resort that has an onsite hotel and that has sledding nearby (since my son loves doing that). Thanks!

Hello,

I recently booked flights on Japan Airlines' website for Jan 2027, under the impression that ski baggage would be okay. The flights are as follows:

London Heathrow LHR <-> Tokyo Haneda HND <-> Asahikawa AKJ.

The long haul section between London and Tokyo is code-shared: Japan Airlines, operated by British Airways.

The short haul section between Tokyo and Asahikawa is operated solely by Japan Airlines.

What is the length of ski bag I can bring? I've tried contacting Japan Airlines and couldn't get past them telling me about the '200cm max dimensions' rule which no ski bag can realistically achieve.

Additionally, they were telling me to follow British Airways' baggage rules for their portion of the flight, despite their website saying code-share flights must follow their rules (Link).

This is my first intercontinental flight and I'm ultimately confused on where I stand regarding baggage rules and I cannot find information anywhere, even from their own agents.

Has anyone travelled on a similar JAL/BA itinerary with skis and knows which baggage rules were enforced and what steps I need to take?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!