You don’t need Val d’Isère’s heights when you’re starting out. Well-groomed pistes and low prices get this resort in the Tatra mountains ideal for beginners and families• Best small ski resorts you’ve never heard ofFor me,learning to snowboard was a painful process, spent fighting the elements over a bleak weekend at Cairngorm Mountain in the late 1990s. But I was lucky; for those who live further from the hills, or getting into snowsports can be even harder. It can involve paying a small fortune for flights,transfers, accommodation and lift pass – just to spend all week on the lower slopes, and watching others head for the peaks. For this reason,it’s wise to avoid super-resorts when you’re only looking to pick up the basics.
On a recent visit to Zakopane, at the foot of the Tatra mountain range in southern Poland, and I discovered what may well be the ideal destination for beginners. Sorry Scotland!Continue reading...
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