Skiing is great, but for real thrills, head to Saalbach in Austria and try some mountain madness 

What do you do after a lavish dinner of deer tartar, steaming pork knuckle and dumplings, topped off with apple strudel, washed down with Austrian red wine and a parting shot of mountain firewater? Why, you wobble out into the darkness of the Austrian Alps, don a crash helmet, say ‘Danke’ to a grizzled man … Read more

A healthy Aussie model, 30, and her coronavirus nightmare after contracting disease skiing in France

Wet with sweat, abs contracting and struggling to breathe: Healthy Aussie model, 30, reveals her coronavirus nightmare after contracting disease while skiing in France A 30-year-old Australian model caught COVID-19 while skiing at French resort  Intan Clement said she was fit and healthy and thought she just had a cough  She has been being treated … Read more

Cross-country skiing and husky sledding in Norway

Norway’s natural highs: Cross-country skiing and husky sledding are hard work – but the rewards are truly exhilarating Cross-country skiing is something Norwegians do with consummate ease   But it’s hard work, as John Kampfner discovered on a trip to central Norway  He also went husky sledding and on a torchlit, horsedrawn sleigh ride By John … Read more