As if I wasn't already scared enough to run a ski race, nobody told me the start line was uphill.
Ski trips have a reputation for being luxurious getaways with booze, snow, and spas in the Alps – but most ski trips as a six year old ended with cold nights, damp clothes, and sore feet.
But I’m always open to having my mind changed – so I headed to Arlberg, one of the world’s oldest ski regions, for a weekend of food and snow… and a ski race. Once we were through security, it was just over an hour’s drive until we were on the slopes. If you’d rather take public transport, you can take a train to Langen am Arlberg train station, which is a short bus ride away from the resort.We stayed at the Post, an intimate 5 star hotel in central Lech. Owned by the Moosbrugger family since 1937, the lodge is the height of Alpine chic.
In the evenings we enjoyed dinner at the Postblick, the main food hall at the Post, or at the Jägerstube, a private, cozy, gourmet restaurant showcasing the hotel’s best dishes.I stayed in a Hunters Lodge room, which came fully fitted with a stereo system, a very comfortable double bed – a welcome upgrade from the cheap springy mattress in my London flat – and a snowed-down balcony with full view of the slopes.
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