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Romania’s Sinaia Mountain Resort Wins at 2019 World Ski Awards

2019-11-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Sinaia Mountain Resort

Romania’s Sinaia mountain resort has been named Romania’s Best Ski Resort 2019 at the World Ski Awards. Bansko also took home top honors.

Tags: Bansko ski resort, Europe skiing, resorts, Romania resorts, Romania tourism, Sinaia Mountain Resort, ski Romania, skiing, Skiing Romania, top ski resorts, Val Thorens, World Ski Awards

The Kolašin 1600 Ski Resort Gets Its First Snows of the Season

2018-12-03 by Argophilia Travel News

1600 Ski Resort

The brand new gem of Montenegro ski resorts, the Kolašin 1600 in the southern part of the Bjelasica Mountain has its first snow of the 2018/2019 season.

Tags: Balkans skiing, Bjelasica Mountain, Europe skiing, Kolašin 1600, Kolašin 1600 Resort, Montenegro, Montenegro tourism, skiing

Romania’s Borsa Revisits Olympic Skiing Development

2018-01-15 by Delia Gavrilescu

The City Hall of Borsa has relaunched a project aimed at building an Olympic ski slope in the Carpathians of Northern Romania. In addition to building the longest ski slope in Romania, the project aims to create a world-class support infrastructure. 

Tags: Borsa, Romania skiing, Romania tourism, Romania travel, Romanian Ministry of Tourism, Ski slopes, skiing, Sorin Timis

Sochi’s Alpine Festival BoogelWoogel Tops Guinness Record [Video]

2016-04-10 by Phil Butler

BoogelWoogel

The BoogelWoogel Festival held at Rosa Khotur ski resort outside Sochi, Russian Federation set a new Guinness Book World Record April 9th. More than 1000 skiers clad in bathing suits descended the slopes there, shattering an old record set in Siberia.

Tags: BoogelWoogel, BoogelWoogel Festival, Guinness Book, Nina Zotina, Rosa Khotur, skiing, Sochi

Caucasus Ski Resort ‘Arkhyz’ Offers New Ski Instructor Courses

2016-02-11 by Liliana Steffens

In ski news from Caucasus ski resort ‘Arkhyz’, instructors in alpine skiing and snowboarding, and JSC ‘Resorts of the North Caucasus’ will hold certification courses for training courses entry-level instructors ( ‘C’ category) and instructors average level of training (category ‘B’ ), for the upcoming 2016/17 season.

Tags: Arkhyz, Arkhyz resort, Caucasus, Northern Caucasus, Russia skiing, ski instruction, skiing, snowboarding, winter attractions

Graubünden skis into digital with dual Facebooks

2014-11-28 by Liliana Steffens

Courtesy Graubünden Travel Experts

Switzerland’s top holiday destination, Graubünden has ramped up further their digital marketing by launching a second Facebook page aimed at agent training.

Tags: Alps, ski destinations, skiing, snowboarding, swiss alps, Swiss travel

Aeroflot flies your ski gear free

2014-10-31 by Liliana Steffens

Aeroflot logo

Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot has announced still more incentive to fly with them. Starting November 1, 2014 till March 31, 2015 the air carrier will have free extra baggage piece for carrying one set of skiing equipment under 23 kg. According to the press, passengers get one set of skiing equipment including one baggage piece with one pair of skis (or snowboard) […]

Tags: aeroflot, Russian airlines, ski vacations, skiing, Winter deals

Macedonia ski season underway

2014-10-27 by Phil Butler

From Ski Kozuf 10 hours ago

Ski season is officially underway in Macedonia. The news services there report the country’s mountains covered totally after a heavy snowfall last night. According to the reports Kozuv revived half a meter overnight.

Tags: 2014 skiing, Europe skiing, Kozuv, Macedonia events, Macedonia skiing, Ski Kozuf, skiing

Gstaad Offers New SuperPass

2014-09-17 by Liliana Steffens

Courtesy Gstaad

Ski season is just around the corner in Europe. And with the coming of the Swiss Alps sparking Winter world famous Gstaad is extending their “SuperPass” to include even more kilometers of slopes this year.

Tags: Gstaad, ski holidays, Ski season, skiing, Swiss skiing, winter

Visit Slovenia – Hot Destination Fresh Off Olympic Pride

2014-03-06 by Liliana Steffens

The recent Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia witnessed Slovenia taking their share of Olympic medals home. So prevalent was the Slovenia presences, Slovenians officially renamed Sochi, Slochi. A so-called “Slovenian fairy tale” there ended in the official #hashtag of #Sloshi was even adopted.

Tags: #Sloshi, Maribor, skiing, slovenia, Slovenia travel, Sochi, Spring

Russia’s Krasnodar Krai Region Gets Family Ski Resorts Too

2013-06-04 by Liliana Steffens

Lagonaki resort

According to a recent report via Otdyh.Na Kubani.ru, the first skiing village of a larger complex of resorts will come to the Lago-Naki area of the Azish in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai region. The ski area, capable of entertaining 5,000 enthusiasts, will eventually offer more than 35 ski tracks and black tracks for downhill experts.

Tags: Caucasus, Krasnodar Krai, Lago-Naki, North Caucasus, Russia skiing, ski resorts, skiing, Sochi

Best Resorts for Snowboarding Next Season

2013-04-24 by Argo Contributor

Snowboarders in Canada

Snowboarding is for all the thrill seekers out there. It gives you a rush that can’t be duplicated but some Ski resorts in the US and Europe have banned snowboarding all together so they can target more families. But there are still some amazing resorts that are specifically for snowboarding and have embraced the sport. For the perfect snowboarding experience you need a fast slope that offers you the best bumps and jumps.

Tags: Aspen, Austria ski, France Skiing, ski destinations, skiing, snowboarding, Winter sports

Eastern Europe’s Best Bargain Ski Resorts

2013-01-24 by Mike Wheatley

Given the rather depressing economic realities that many in Europe are forced to live with at present, they could be forgiven for thinking the luxury of skiing holiday is out of their reach. But a little look beyond the Alpine pistes, towards Eastern Europe, shows us that a skiing holiday doesn’t have to break the bank.

Tags: Bansko, Cerna Hora, Eastern Europe, Europe skiing, Nosal ski resort, ski resorts, skiing, skiing holiday, Zakopane

Romania’s Top Skiing Destinations

2012-11-29 by Miruna Corneanu

Romania-ski

A guide to Romania’s best skiing destinations from the trendy resorts of Prahova Valley to Bucovina and Maramures’ picturesque alpine villages.

Tags: East Europe skiing, Europe skiing, Romania ski resorts, Romania skiiing, Romania travel, Romanian mountain resorts, ski resorts, skiing, Winter resorts

Where to Ski: Jasna in Slovakia or Tignes in France?

2012-02-16 by Guest Author

Alpine chalet in ski resort Jasna

The skiing is better in Tignes but Jasna is cheaper and offers more variety

Tags: france, Jasna, skiing, Slovakia, Tignes

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