where to go skiing in Austria at the end of the season?
The sun's shining, the grass is slowly turning green instead of brown, but somewhere in Austria they are still skiing...
If you are looking for the final opportunity to get a few turns in before packing the skis away for another season, here is a quick look at some of the main Austrian ski resorts which stay open longer in the season:
Obergurgl
They open early and they close late - of course, an altitude of just under
2000 metres helps with that! Obergurgl is a non-glacier resort but it is
a member of the group that are the last to close. This season they are planning to go through to May 1 (accordng to the seasons on the lift tickets) but haven't published any plans for specific end-of-season festivities. Hochgurgl, the higher part of the resort, is having its 50th anniversary celebrations from April 06-19.
More about Obergurgl skiing
Sölden
Sölden is one of the main glacier resorts in the Tyrol and also offers
summer skiing later on in the year. It is
planning to finish off the winter season with a Glacier Festival from April 29
to May 1 and featuring concerts by U2 and Queen tribute bands.
More about Sölden
skiing
Lech
Another late-closing non-glacier resort
where the snow depths are looking pretty good. Lech makes it
through until May, with a spring festival
at Oberlech from April 29 - May 1 and the Lech Mountain Trophy from Lech to Zürs on April 30.
More about Lech skiing
Ischgl
Ischgl, as always, has got a big "name" to round off the season - this time
it's The Killers who will be playing at the Top Of The Mountain Concert on
April 30, with the season carrying on to May 2 to take advantage of the holidays for a certain wedding.
More about Ischgl
skiing
Stubai valley
The Stubai glacier ski area doesn't "do" spring closing - they'll be carrying
on through into the summer, snow conditions permitting on some of the highest
slopes in the country.
More about
skiing on the Stubai glacier
Obertauern
Over to
the province of Salzburg and their own high-level non-glacier resort of Obertauern.
Located at an altitude of 1750m they too are planning to stay open through
to May 1.
More about Obertauern
skiing
Kaprun
The glaciers
above Kaprun are another Salzburg ski area that are staying open for the
first May weekend, with discos on the mountain and free ski tests of the
2012 models.
More about Kaprun
skiing
Enjoy the selection of some of the Austrian ski resorts that we cover that are staying open later this year and take the opportunity to say goodbye to the winter properly!
Ski article updated: 03.04.11