Swiss Charm
By Dee Dee McKinney Swiss Charm by Dee Dee McKinney Skiing is a Swiss culture and a way of life for natives and visitors. Switzerland’s mood is evidenced by its charisma and ambiance: ski towns and ski trains, the horse-drawn carriage, food and delicious cheese. A skiers paradise, from small quaint hotels to 5-star elegant […]
Venice, Italy – Story and Photos
By Linda McKinney The world is filled with wonderful walking cities. Of these, Venice which has no cars, is at the top of the list! It is a city built by man on approximately 125 small islands. These are connected by bridges and canals. Often called, The Romantic City, it’s a city made up of […]
A First Trip to Chile
By Ted Heck It had been a half-century dream of mine to ski in Chile, where seasons are reversed. But was summer skiing here worth the wait, I wondered apprehensively, as we corkscrewed 8,000 feet up a precipitous mountain road on our way to Valle Nevado ski resort. Our small group had a wizard at […]
A World Famous Resort with No Americans? Impossible!
By Bob Enzel All skiers have heard of the Pyrénées Mountains yet only a few have ever skied them and most have only a vague idea of what countries they encompass. For the record, the Pyrénées Mountains run along the top of Spain and bottom of France gathering in Andorra along the way. In days […]
Zell Am See
By George Schissler You have hit on to the GolfSkiandTravel site and what better way to be able to golf, ski and travel than an all-in-one parcel. If you are a man for all seasons Zell am See/Kaprun, Austria is truly where you want to be. A place where all seasons are to be enjoyed […]
Gore Mountain Revisited
By Fred McKinney A trip to Gore offers families a full skiing experience in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY is a short drive from the Lake George region and around 1 1/2 hour drive from the New York State Capital of Albany, New York. Gore offers over 2600 […]
Okemo Chairlift
By Fred McKinney Skiers and Riders enjoy Okemo Mountain Resorts new six-person bubble chair with heated seats. Passengers ride 6,430 feet to the summit in under seven minutes. Okemo Mt. is located in southern Vermont and set American ski history with this new chairlift. It is the only 6 passenger chairlift in America with a […]
Whiteface Mountain, 1980 Olympics and Today
35 Years ago this month, the 1980 Winter Olympics X111 Games opened in Lake Placid, NY, It brought over 1100 athletics from 37 countries around the world to complete in winter events. Whiteface Mountain was the setting for all the alpine events. Whiteface Mt today is one of the premier ski mountains in the Northeast […]
High Adventure in Courmayeur, Italy
My January flight with Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Germany was greeted by many familiar faces of Eastern ski writers. We were all connecting with another flight to Geneva, Switzerland and a bus ride to some of Italy’s finest wine and cheese country but most importantly the village of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley of Italy for […]
Rusutsu Resort, Hokkaido, Japan
After enjoying visiting ski country in three continents (N. America, S. America and Europe) a winter holiday visiting my son George, his wife Kelayna and granddaughters Emi and Izabelle a winter holiday in Japan did not include even the slightest thought of spending three days on skis–but when the opportunity to do so presented itself […]
