{"id":5448,"date":"2016-10-27T09:11:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T08:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skiinluxury.com\/blog\/?p=5448"},"modified":"2016-10-27T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T14:35:15","slug":"5-reasons-to-attend-world-cup-ski-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skiinluxury.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-attend-world-cup-ski-event\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons To Attend a World Cup Skiing Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week I headed out to Austria and during my stay I was lucky enough to squeeze in a day in Solden to see the women\u2019s first World Cup event of the season. The environment was incredible, the weather was fantastic and best of all the snow coverage was amazing. It was easy to forget that this was a weekend in October and only when turning to look down the valley was I reminded that we weren\u2019t in the middle of the winter.<\/p>\n

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After such a great couple of days I would seriously recommend attending a Skiing World Cup race to anybody. I could wax lyrical all day\u00a0about how amazing these events are, but below I have broken it down my personal 5 key reasons to attend a World Cup Skiing Event…..<\/p>\n

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Reason #1 \u2013 Any Excuse To Be In The Snow<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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There is something about being in the mountains surrounded by snow that is the reason that most of you reading this love going to the Alps, but what is it? How can you describe the feeling to others who have never been?<\/p>\n

On this sunny but chilly Saturday morning in October we set off from the resort of Seefeld where we had stayed overnight and crossed the valley floor to the Oztal valley on the opposite side. As we travelled, the clouds were low and as I sat there looking out of the window, a large gap appeared in the clouds. I was expecting to see blue sky but I was met by a steep mountain face, completely unexpected but simply stunning. Out the other window I was met by large Tirolean farmhouses with a small layer of frost on the roofs.<\/p>\n

The higher we climbed the mountain the more the frost turned to snow. We passed through the resort of Solden and then started climbing the road up to the Glacier. The further we climbed the whiter the landscape got, even the snow machines were on. As we reached the base of the glacier we parked up, got out and were met by thick snow and a crisp morning mountain air. The air was thin but inviting. It seemed a far cry from city life back in the UK. As I looked around and studied the surrounding scenery it reminded me why I love skiing and why I love working in the ski industry. As far as I could see, attending the first World Cup race of the season was as good an excuse as any to get that first hit of the season, get that first experience of the snow and mountain air. I had been waiting 6 long months for this and there I was, taking it all in. Snap back to reality and it was time to find my place in the grandstand.<\/p>\n

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Reason #2 – Fantastic Skiing<\/strong><\/h4>\n