Alpine mountaineering museum, Innsbruck Austria, and dinner at the Ottoburg during backcountry skiing vacation.

Traveling from Otztal Alps back to Innsbruck area, around the southern loop, over Brenner Pass.

Keeping track of your passport while you have jet lag can be a challenge, especially in the Swiss Alps.

A full night’s sleep in a comfy feather bed, a leisurely breakfast of kaffee, muesli, bread, butter, jam, ham and cheese…what could be better? Perhaps looking out the window to clearing skies and sparkling snow. That is how our first…

Ski touring Mattjisch Horn from Fiderise Huberg, easy when you can see, otherwise GPS comes in handy.

Ski touring in Switzerland, Pizol above Wangs, easy backcountry skiing very scenic.