Ski Vorlage - February 1, 2015

Ski Vorlage is a mountain I grew up on, that truly built my passion and love for skiing. With 17 trails, spread across an expansive mountain, there is plenty to love.

Ski Vorlage is widely known as a family ski resort. Everything is built for families, from the gentle beginner trails, to the spacious lodge that overlooks all the trails, to the snow school. This mountain gets the formula right for families and children and takes pride in it.

I have never visited where I didn't see kids happy and enjoying their time on snow. All the staff are enthusiastic as are the snow school instructors.

For those visiting without children, the mountain is mainly free of the louder teenage groups, so your experience will be calm, enjoyable and memorable for all the right reasons.

La Pente Douce is the easiest trail, served by a double chairlift. While the mountain doesn't have a magic carpet area, La Pente Douce is a trail with a slope exactly the same as what you would find served by a magic carpet. Except in this case, it doesn't last a too short 10 seconds. It's longer length gives beginners and novices time to work on their skill, and feel instant accomplishment. Nothing is more motivating or powerful than being able to conquer the beginner slope from top to bottom. From there you can progress on to Sun Dance, further reinforcing your skills and technique.

The mountain is filled plenty of great intermediate trails, so once you reach that level, there is plenty to enjoy and discover. Classics such as Lookout and Birch Valley, giving you impressive views of the village of Wakefield, while Snow Dance, North Slope and Cote des Neiges offer the more classic windy turn filled slopes that the mountain is loved for.

Of course, for advanced and expert skiers, the mountain definitely does not disappoint, with trails such as La Chute, Chien Chaud, Carnaval, and Headwall, all offering nice drops and pitches.