WINTER GOES WILD IN ARLBERG

Austria's winter started with a lockdown, but soon opened with three metres of fresh powder. Our intrepid Andreas Hofer braved flight cancellations, lockdowns and border controls to open the ski season in Austria’s Arlberg region – at least for himself

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LAND OF THE RISING POW

Make this the year you finally bite the bullet and book that once-in-a-lifetime dream Japow trip. Bottomless powder, cold sake, hot spring spas and cheeky powder monkeys… you won’t regret it. Follow our Dummies' Guide to Skiing Japan and get planning

WORDS AND PHOTOS RYAN CRISP

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SIMPLON THE BEST

The Simplon Pass, slicing between Switzerland and Italy, reaches 2000m and is frequently clobbered by
savage snowstorms. It’s a tough old bit of Tarmac – and the road to day tour heaven…

WORDS ERIC KENDALL | PHOTOS PENNY KENDALL

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IT’S ALL IN THE TIMING…

The British have waited patiently to ski in Switzerland of late, but in the Jungfrau ski area they are familiar with playing the long game – this is where the Ski Club of Great Britain and Sir Arnold Lunn invented downhill ski racing (and arguably ski lifts) a century ago…

WORDS COLIN NICHOLSON

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JACKSON HOLE ISN’T FOR EVERYONE BUT…

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is different. The resort prides itself on uniting the untouched natural winter world with big mountain adventures for those who are ready to play in the Tetons. Among the reasons to plan time in Jackson Hole are the lack of crowds. Those with Jackson Hole ambitions need plan ahead because Jackson Hole limits the number of people on the mountain each day!

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