The St Anton tourist Office have just posted this video on You Tube, showing the snow conditions on the 7th of April. It looks as if the Austrian resorts may have suffered less than some others in the Alps
St Anton shot Brit flick rom com 'Chalet Girl' is on general release from February the 18th. The heroine is an ex-burger bar worker and non-skier 19 year old Kim Mathews. She manages to land a job working in Bill Nighy's Austrian chalet, and chat up a Gossip Girl, as well as ride in a pro-snowboard comp. Yo!
The pressure on air fares is increasing yet again. In common with certain other European nations, a ‘Green Tax’ is now to be levied by Austria, from January the first 2011.
Another extra charge looks like being levied on the hard-pressed air passenger. On top of the UK’s Air Passenger Duty, and certain airport‘s ‘development charge’, there are now reports that an Austrian airport tax is to be introduced.
With Les 2 Alpes ready to open it’s ski season on the 7th, snow in Les Gets’ main street (at 1000m!). and a general whiteness descending over much of the Alpes – it looks as if the Winter Ski Season is but a hairs-breadth away. Alpine temperatures look like they will stay around freezing on...
Justifiably famous, St. Anton consistently appears in ‘Top Ten Ski Resort’ lists throughout the world. The Austrian resort ranks alongside the likes of Chamonix, Whistler and Zematt. The Arlberg region likes to think of itself as being at the forefront of Alpine Skiing’s development from the early days to the modern era. However, despite the...
Do you fancy being in a big budget movie? A major big screen film is looking for extras who will be in the Austrian resort of St Anton during mid March. The Arlberg area will feature heavily in the movie. The movie’s stars are: Bill Nighy (Harry Potter, The Boat That Rocked, Love Actually, Doctor Who…),...
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