Ski Snowboard Europe - A Book Almost As Important As Your Passport

Your Passport is what you need to get to Europe to ski and Ski Snowboard Europe by Charlie Leocha is what you need to get to the right ski resort. This winter, I'll again be taking a week to ski in Europe. I am just now making my plans a little more concrete as to where I'll be heading and exactly where I want to stay. Believe me, this is in no way too early to set a schedule and make bookings for any resort in Europe, especially since the cheap flight schedules out of England were recently announced and the Brits are planning their European invasion.

Before you get the very wrong impression that I must be rich to even think of heading to Europe to ski, let me explain that I save my money all year to ski in the Alps, and I wouldn't leave home without the latest edition of Charlie Leocha's Ski Snowboard Europe. When the bottom line is where to go in Europe so that you get as much bang for your buck as possible, you have to trust someone who's been there, and goes back there, and checks out the skiing, hotels, apartments, chalets, and restaurants. Charlie Leocha has been dong that in Europe for over 30 years.

It's true the American dollar is taking a hammering against the Euro and prices in Europe aren't cheap to begin with. However, as Leocha points out, with a little research you can find a ski package or a tour operator that can put together a European vacation for not much more than what you would pay for a destination vacation in the states.

But why would you? Well, once you seen these mountains up close and skied non-stop for 6 or 7 hours without ever crossing your tracks it's very, very addicting. Everything you see in brochures from the Alps is true and 10 times more breathtaking in person. However, there are so many resorts and so little time you need experienced advice to set up a vacation you'll enjoy on and off the slopes. Ski Snowboard Europe takes the guess work out of finding a resort or village that fits your fancy, your skiing and your budget.

This season I'll be telling you about a certain few books related to skiing that don't go on my bookshelf - they stay on my coffee table at home, in my backpack when I'm on the road and on my nightstand when I'm traveling. Ski Snowboard Europe is one of these books. Don't ski Europe without it - I don't!

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