Austrian skiing getaways: Head for the heights to carve up some Tirolean snow

A hot favourite among Irish and British skiers, Austria’s SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser is increasingly popular as a ski ‘mini-break’ destination, writes Catherine Shanahan

Misty peaks of the Inn Valley and the Kitzbuhel Alps

Remember Malory Towers? The high jinks of boarding school subculture that we gorged on as kids? 

Less well known, but a personal favourite, was the Chalet School series, set above the snowline in Austria’s Tirol.