Skiing
Intermediate–Adv.
Verbier Classic Ski Week
Access the 4 Vallées from a ski-in/ski-out chalet hotel with a guide who's skied here for twelve winters.
Every itinerary is built, not picked from a brochure. Small groups, named guides, character hotels.
Skiing
Intermediate–Adv.
Access the 4 Vallées from a ski-in/ski-out chalet hotel with a guide who's skied here for twelve winters.
Skiing
All Levels
Ski under the Matterhorn with a UIAGM-certified guide. Summer glacier access extends the season to May.
Skiing
Advanced
Espace Killy's 300km of piste and world-class off-piste terrain, led by a French National Ski School guide.
Road Cycling
Intermediate
The Sella Ronda. The Passo Gardena. The Falzarego. Support van follows. Your luggage meets you at the next hotel.
Gravel Cycling
Moderate
High alpine passes, minimal traffic, and 2,000-year-old Roman roads. Part road, part gravel, all extraordinary.
Road Cycling
Advanced
Alpe d'Huez. Col du Galibier. Col de la Croix de Fer. Three legendary climbs in eight days, plus a live Tour stage.
— The EuroThrills Journal
Field guides, destination deep-dives, and the knowledge you need before you fly.
SKIING
The Journal · Field Notes A ski lunch in the Alps isn’t a detour from the ski day. It’s half the reason you came.…
SKIING
Sometime around your third $30 lunch, the math stops making sense You paid a lot for a day on the mountain. Lunch was thirty…
Two sports, one region
We guide exactly two activities in the European Alps — and we've spent years going deeper into both.
5 ski destinations
December–April
Verbier, Zermatt, Val d'Isère, St. Anton, Cortina — small-group ski weeks led by on-ground guides who live in the Alps.
5 cycling regions
May–September
Road and gravel tours across the Dolomites, Engadin, French Alps, Slovenia, and the Austrian Tyrol.
5 departures
Most popular
3 departures
Ski two resorts
4 departures
Lower intensity
Year-round
Your group only
We’re not a tour operator that scales through volume. We’re a boutique advisor who goes deeper — into one region, for one kind of traveler.
Every itinerary is built, not picked from a brochure. We have favorites — a chalet hotel in Verbier, a pasta place in Cortina — that no ranking algorithm knows about.
We live in the European Alps year-round. Our recommendations come from relationships, not Booking.com rankings.
A premium experience should feel personal — like a well-traveled friend with extraordinary access — not like a transaction with a tour operator.
Simple, from inquiry to summit
From your first email to the last day in the Alps — here's what the process looks like.
Submit a short form — season, destination, dates, group size. A human responds within 24 hours. Not a bot. Not a template.
A discovery call with the advisor who runs your trip. An itinerary draft. A refinement. Your bags, your fitness, your preferences — all of it accounted for.
Your guide meets you at the airport or hotel. Every transfer, every booking, every kit rental — handled before you land.
Seven days in the Alps. Your guide sets the pace, reads the conditions, and knows the mountain. You just ski or ride.
Backroads is great. So is Butterfield & Robinson. Here's how we're different — honestly.
| Feature | EuroThrills | Backroads / Trek Travel | DIY Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alps-only specialist (ski + cycling) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| On-ground guide accompanies every trip | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Small groups (12–20 max) | ✓ | ⚠ | ✓ |
| American-market expertise & cultural translation | ✓ | ⚠ | ✕ |
| Character hotels — never a chain property | ✓ | ⚠ | ✕ |
| Itinerary flexes for weather & conditions | ✓ | ✕ | ⚠ |
| Pre-trip planning call with your guide | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Dual-season relationship (ski + cycling) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
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