If you're ever in the remote region of Bregenz become a Bregenzwalder and head into the forest and…read moreup the mountain. Snow sports, para gliding, hiking, climbing. It's all about being in nature. The hike can be pretty tough if you're doing the whole thing but there is a half way point in case. You could also take the gondola to the top and just descend. But the full work out is to climb the mountain and head back the way you came...spectacular views of Western Austria and into Switzerland and Germany

Voralberg is one of the most memorable places I have ever visited. Towering above the beautiful…read moretown of Bregenz is the Pfänder, a mountain where you can go skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. It is a fast seilbahn (cable car) ride to the top. Once there, you can enjoy watching the mountain goats grazing and begin hiking the Käse-Wanderweg which is a trail system that connects the many dairy farms in the hills of Voralberg. It is truly spectacular and should not be missed.

We had so much fun up here! The ride is so smooth and not scary at all. We loved the little deer…read moreand goats up at the top and the views of course are amazing. Definitely an awesome experience for someone wanting to take in the Alps!

When my eyes spy a little sign that says "Sommerrodelbahn" I make sure to tell my non-German…read morespeaking husband to bust a u-turn. We have got to go, and we have got to go now! My poor unsuspecting stepdaughter had no idea what she was in for, but the fun began taking the one-person sesselbahn up the mountain. Dangling under a cable with nothing more than a thin metal railing to keep her from plummeting down the mountain was a bit of a culture shock, I'm afraid. If only she understood German she would have known that Sommer rodelbahn, rodelbahn and alpine coaster all mean the same thing. A fun-as-hell, fast ride down a mountain! The rodelbahn, or (dry) toboggan run, is essentially a little cart on wheels, seated in a low metal half pipe with a stick to operate it. Push the stick forward and you go faster, pull it towards you and it slows you down. My Mr and I are big kids at heart (and assholes..) so we whipped down the run with as little braking as possible. Be careful though, you'll quickly reach high speeds and it is possible to fly out.. especially around tight corners. Stepdaughter took the cautious approach, but she ended up loving it! This über popular summer past time is fun for kids of all ages, and at around €7 a pop why would you not? Tickets include a lift ticket up to the mittelstation and a rodel down. If you feel like hiking up instead of taking the lift, rodeling is even cheaper.

When you go skiing in St Moritz glamour and luxury are not the only things to discover. Though the…read morerich and the beautiful like to come here in winter time, the ski resort is also famous for its numerous winter activities, for its warm ski huts, its snow and sun. St Moritz is one of the most important winter sports areas in Switzerland. Here you can find many miles of slopes at all difficulty levels. Not far away from the cozy chalets of St Moritz and Celerina a variety of broad slopes wait for the skiers and snowboarders, e.g. at the Munt da San Murrezan, at the Piz Nair or the Piz Schlattain where you can ski down to Celerina. Beside the alpine slopes there are other winter attractions to be enjoyed in the ski resort St Moritz - Corviglia. One of them is the big snow park situated between Corviglia and Marguns. It comes with almost all obstacles you wish for as well as a half pipe and a quarter pipe