Winter Activities
For those of you seeking new dimensions and excitement from your winter holiday there are far more activities available on a Kuoni Snow holiday than just skiing and snow boarding. Winter activities are some of the most exciting and exhilarating sports that you can do, so why not take a day off from the slopes and try something different?
Husky Dog Sledding
Hook up with a team of excited husky dogs, step on the sled and be led through the tree lined winter wonderland of the mountains. The exhilaration of the crisp cold wind on your face and the barking of the dogs will fully immerse you in this truly natural and unique experience.
Available in the following resorts:
USA & Canada : Beaver Creek, Whistler, Tremblant and Banff
France : Val d'Isere, Meribel, Mottaret and Chamonix ,
Italy : Sestriere, Champoluc, Courmayeur, Madonna di Campiglio and Cortina d'ampezzo
Finland : Kuusamo and Saariselka
Switzerland : Kandersteg and Klosters
Heli Skiing
Find the most perfect and pristine powder snow in the world on a heli skiing or boarding trip. USA and Canada , who are known for the best powder snow in the world are experts in the art of heli skiing, if you are of a high, intermediate or expert level, treat yourself to an amazing experience.
Available in the following resorts:
USA & Canada : Whistler and Banff
France : Megeve
Italy : Champoluc and Selva Val Gardena
Switzerland : Zermatt
Snow Tubing
A giant sized inner tube that as you can imagine slides very well on the slopes. Always fun for both adults and children and particularly exciting at night down the floodlit nursery slopes.
Available in the following resorts:
USA & Canada : Vail and Tremblant
Switzerland : Leukerbad, Saas Fee, Interlaken and Adelboden,
Cross-Country Skiing
Cross-country skiing is a wonderful way to experience winter in the mountains as you enjoy the magical silence of the snow covered countryside and get close to nature. Prepared trails makes this an easy sport to enjoy and gives you access to view the natural wildlife of the area.
Available in the following resorts:
USA & Canada : Aspen and Banff
Italy : Pragelato, Champoluc, Madonna di Campiglio, Selva Val Gardena and Cortina d'ampezzo
Switzerland : Zermatt , Grindelwald, Arosa, Davos, Engelberg and Villars
Snowshoeing
Snow shoes were invented before the ski as one of the best ways to cross the powder snow. For years this has been a very popular sport for local mountain inhabitants, however like cross-country skiing, it has been discovered and is one of the best ways to see the local wildlife and access the more remote mountains areas.
Available in the following resorts:
USA & Canada : Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen , Tremblant and Banff
France : Val d'isere, Tignes, Val Thorens, Chamonix and Megeve
Austria : Bad Hofgastein
Italy : Cortina d'ampezzo
Finland : Kuusamo and Saariselka
Switzerland : Saas Fee, Murren, Grindelwald, Kandersteg, Arosa, Davos and Engelberg
Snowmobiling
Enjoy the outdoors and take a snow mobile ride and travel to areas that you cannot experience on foot or skis. A little like a motorbike with runners, snowmobiling can be an exhilarating experience. Finland is the ideal destination for snowmobiling with vast area's of flat snow plains and densely forested areas to explore.
Available in the following resorts:
USA & Canada : Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen , Whistler and Tremblant
France : Val d'isere, Tignes, Courcheval 1850, Val Thorens, Meribel, Mottaret,
Italy : Champoluc,
Finland : Kuusamo and Saariselka
Tobogganing
An old favourite for most people on their mountain holiday, this is where you can be a little bit wild and reckless as you hurtle down the slopes on a traditional wooden sledge (or in France a plastic luge) to be greeted at the bottom with a warm cup of mulled wine!
Available in the following resorts:
USA & Canada : Vail
France : Val Thorens
Austria : St Anton, St Christoph, Solden, Kitzbuhel, Zell am See, Bad Hofgastein and Ischgl
Italy : Sestriere
Switzerland : Leukerbad, Wengen, Murren, Grindelwald, Kandersteg, St Moritz and Engelberg
