European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ski Europe 94 the hot spots ski clubs name the resorts that should t be missed by the stars and stripes ask any group of skiers what the Best resorts in Europe Are and you re bound to get a mixed bag of responses. Their Are lots of things to consider Levels of difficulty Quality of facilities proximity and Price of accommodations and the Type of crowd. But some places still stand out above others and to find out which ones those Are we asked those in the know the local ski clubs. The clubs were asked to suggest out of the Way resorts that most skiers Don t know about but would probably want to they were also asked to list their five top resorts and what they considered the most difficult runs. Most clubs stuck with popular resorts but still came up with a variety of places to ski. The Frankfurt International ski club recommended the relatively Little known area of Elaine France a ski Village built in the Shadow of Mont Blanc. It is interconnected with the ski areas of Les Carroz Morillon and samoans and has challenging runs for the Gung to   Are at or near the lift stations and there is a great variety of acres ski facilities. It also suggested trying the relatively undiscovered area of Lenzer Heide Switzerland which features intermediate downhill runs and plenty of Cross country trails. The Franconia International ski club which is beginning its third year of operation in Wiir Burg Germany said its first Choice is Les trois valleys another French resort. The club says the resort has slopes for All Levels of skiers and plenty of on slope apartment buildings for accommodations. The Meribel Mot Taret area in the Middle of the three valleys has a Beautiful setting and easy Access to ski lifts. Hinte Tux Austria is the place to go for the Darmstadt International ski club. The resort which offers Glacier skiing is so Marco clockwise from above children line up for lessons during a Sci Marco trip to Rocc Araso members of the Frankfurt ski club pause atop the slopes the Heidelberg ski club Heads off on a trip. Frankfurt ski club considered an excellent place for skiers to work on their ski legs and taste for go Uhlein for the coming season in safety. Although people staying elsewhere can ski at Hinte Tux by driving to its huge car Park it is recommended that skiers stay at the resort itself. This the club said is advisable for two reasons it will guarantee that they Are first on the lifts in the morning and will allow them to take advantage of the acres ski activities late into the night. The Tannenbaum ski club which is in its 35th year in the Kaiserslautern area also listed Hinte Tux As one of its favorite resorts. It also recommended Stubavi Austria for some of the finest Glacier skiing in Europe and the exciting acres ski parties at the Utterberg aim umbrella bar and Zermatt Switzerland for year round skiing for All Levels As Well As hiking biking Mountain climbing shopping or just relaxing near the matterhorn. The Kaiserslautern ski club s favorite destination is crans Montana Switzerland which it called big and diverse with Good skiing for All Levels including Cross country. Off the slopes the hotels Are comfortable the food is Good and the scenery mind blowing. One of the favorite trips of the Heidelberg International ski club which Marks its 39th anniversary this year is its annual pilgrimage to Austria s Arlberg Region and the town of stuben. The top spot for the Augsburg ski club is Kro Platz in Italy s dolomites. The club said the slopes Are wide open and Long the weather sunny and pleasant and the food is wonderful and abundant. And Best of All most runs have either chair or Cabin lifts so it is easy to avoid those tiresome to bars. In Italy the 10-year-old Naples Sci Marco ski club is High on Rocc Araso. This town in the Abruzzi mountains about 21/2 hours from Naples has a variety of slopes for All Levels of skiers. Modern condominiums and hotels have been built to accommodate the growing crowd and the tiny Refuge atop Monte pizza i to is a great place to Admire the. Scenery and ski fashions. For the 11 the straight year the Aviano ski club will be going to one of its favorite resorts Madonna i Campiglio. The resort about 31/2 hours Northwest of Aviano is connected with the resorts of Marillena and fog Arida. The result some 90 Miles of prepared pistes that include runs for All skill Levels. When the clubs lists of favourites were compiled the top Choice was none of the above. The Winner was Verbier Switzerland which the Tannenbaum club said provided Good times for everyone All the Way from the Valley to the top of the Glacier on Mont  the Frankfurt club was More emphatic for the True ski bum there Are very few areas in Europe that beat Verbier for challenging skiing. Rated by several of the monthly skiing magazines As a solid 10, Verbier offers Over 300 Kilometres of runs crisscrossing four valleys and connected by 93 lifts. And for 26 october 26, 1994