But where to go? Your boss jets off to the slopes twice a year and swears by Courchevel in the French Alps.
He implores you to stay at the 6-star Le Cheval Blanc hotel: ‘Great
concierge service, you can ski straight onto the slopes, oh and the
Lobster Primavera is divine – you simply must go!’ he gushes.
Image by Pro Arté via Flickr
The 6-star rating, in case you were wondering, was introduced in France about 3 years ago – the hospitality equivalent of turning the amplifier up to 11 – and has so far been awarded to just 9 incredibly lavish and chic hotels.
But what if you don’t have quite the same financial clout as your boss and you just want a ski resort that’s great for beginners without breaking the bank? What if you can’t go ‘Posh Piste’? Are there more affordable, everyday ski resorts for the average Joe such as you and I to enjoy too? In short, can you ski abroad on the cheap?
Image by Pro Arté via Flickr
Thankfully, yes you can, and there are plenty of options out there for the averagely financed and freshly-educated skier or snowboarder to enjoy throughout Europe. But which is the best, you may be wondering? Well, wonder no longer.
Image by Nico Trinkhaus via Flickr
The ski resorts in Eastern Europe traditionally don’t have a good reputation for having modern ski facilities. However, this is 2014, and Poland has seriously got its act together and renovated most of Zakopane’s infrastructure recently. One thing you certainly don’t want to be without whilst skiing in Eastern Europe (or anywhere for that matter) is travel insurance – and great thing about going somewhere cheap such as Poland is that the money you save on the actual holiday more than covers the relatively small travel insurance cost.
Image by Pro Arté via Flickr
The 6-star rating, in case you were wondering, was introduced in France about 3 years ago – the hospitality equivalent of turning the amplifier up to 11 – and has so far been awarded to just 9 incredibly lavish and chic hotels.
But what if you don’t have quite the same financial clout as your boss and you just want a ski resort that’s great for beginners without breaking the bank? What if you can’t go ‘Posh Piste’? Are there more affordable, everyday ski resorts for the average Joe such as you and I to enjoy too? In short, can you ski abroad on the cheap?
Image by Pro Arté via Flickr
Thankfully, yes you can, and there are plenty of options out there for the averagely financed and freshly-educated skier or snowboarder to enjoy throughout Europe. But which is the best, you may be wondering? Well, wonder no longer.
And the winner is…
Poland. Yeah I said it. Poland. You probably weren’t expecting it, but I said it anyway. You won’t hear your boss talking about skiing or snowboarding in Poland because it’s not fashionable, and it’s not one of the big five (That’s Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, or Germany, list fans). You won’t bump into Wills and Kate there, or Tarquin, Harriette and Rupert for that matter. But surely that is a good thing? What those guys don’t know, (and why they haven’t moved in and ruined it yet) is that Poland has somewhat of an iced-gem in its crown; the beautiful, picture-postcard town of Zakopane, nestled in the incredible Tatras mountain range just 2 hours south of Krakow.Image by Nico Trinkhaus via Flickr
The ski resorts in Eastern Europe traditionally don’t have a good reputation for having modern ski facilities. However, this is 2014, and Poland has seriously got its act together and renovated most of Zakopane’s infrastructure recently. One thing you certainly don’t want to be without whilst skiing in Eastern Europe (or anywhere for that matter) is travel insurance – and great thing about going somewhere cheap such as Poland is that the money you save on the actual holiday more than covers the relatively small travel insurance cost.
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