Engelberg, Switzerland

About an hour (by a slow train) south of Lucern is Engelberg. Engelberg is a typical Swiss town, as downtown clusters at the heart of a valley. As you leave the train station you can't help but notice you are surrounded by mountains, Brunni to your left and Titlis to your right. Brunni wasn't much of a ski mountain, but the views were extraordinary. There were as many people hiking here as there were skiing.

The real treat was on the other side of Engelberg - Titlis. A gondola takes you to a cable car, where you transfer to the first rotating cable car in the world. While it sounds like a marketing gimmick, it actually gives you great views of the Swiss Alps. At the top, you reach 10,000ft with great skiing and views that make you stop. The skiing may not be as strong as the Rockies or Wasatch, but the views just blow them away... For a link to some more of these views, click here...