Off the Cretan track: a skiing adventure on the Greek island

Away from Crete’s sandy shores, tall peaks dominate the landscape, offering great skiing without the crowds – or ski liftsAt the summit of Mount Ida on Crete, I discovered a stone chapel with a frozen free-standing bell leaning against it – it was as if time had stood still. Outside winter, Eastern Orthodox priests and worshippers hike to the highest point on the Greek island, and services are held in the chapel. But it was February, when Ida is often buried under several metre