If you fancy having a go at skiing or other winter pursuits in the mountains, here’s everything you need to know

What could be more romantic than a day in a sleigh drawn by horses, or a team of huskies? It’s a cinch to sort in Switzerland’s dramatic south-western ski resort, Verbier. Some chalet hosts will even

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Hikers head for the high trails of this Alpine adventure playground, but keep your eyes peeled for Austria’s diverse birds, mammals and other creatures in its meadows, woods and rivers, advises Rudolf Abraham

Alex Roddie takes his snowshoes from Scotland to the Austrian Tyrol – and finds out just how far he can push them