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The “Mountain View” area of Hochzillertal, was our final stop during our visit to the ski area (it was also our first really as this is where you drop off your luggage before skiing to the Wedelhutte). It is not… Continue Reading →

VIEW – Albergo is run by the same Secret Moments partnership that is behind Wedelhutte. Of all of the several Hochzillertal mountain lodges, Albergo features the most dramatic vistas accentuated by its panorama restaurant, roof deck and spa all with… Continue Reading →

VIEW – The rooms have some of the most expansive views with wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows AND the bed situated very close to the window. Also, the rooms are duplex so there is very good privacy for a 4 person suite… Continue Reading →

Our Wedelhutte stay was the product of my weeks of research into Mountaintop Ski Lodges, which then got put into this website. So, to a degree, the website is a product of Wedelhutte. And I must say that, aside from… Continue Reading →

While I have set a minimum bar for what constitutes a lodge worthy of being designated “Mountaintop”, even within that elite group there are a number of sub-divisions:

Why focus on “Mountain Top Ski Lodges”? My earlier post, “Experience the Mountain” described what this site it intended to be about and how it came about, but here I want to share why these places are so special. Mountaintop… Continue Reading →

Taeyame Murodo Sanso is one of the rare mountaintop ski lodges outside of Europe. It ticks all the boxes – high elevation, expansive vista, on the slopes, not connected to a road. The website is pretty basic, and frankly, the… Continue Reading →

Probably the most important question to ask when planning a trip to a mountaintop ski lodge is how to get there. Now, mostly that concerns getting from the bottom of the mountain to mountaintop, but also we often consider where… Continue Reading →

Our first ever ski trip 20 years ago was to Avoriaz, France in the Porte de Soleil where you took a gondola up to the snow-bound, car-less town where pistes crisscrossed the “downtown” and local transport was a horse-drawn sleigh…. Continue Reading →