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Skiing in Grossarl Austria

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Grossarl is the main settlement in the Grossarl valley - a relatively undeveloped area on the other side of the mountain range from the more renowned Gastein valley.

The valley is known as the "valley of the alms" (alms are mountain pastures, or the huts on those pastures) and the name gives an idea of the unspoilt country atmosphere awaiting visitors to the area.

Elevation: 920 metres

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The remote Grossarl valley was originally settled by farmers looking for land to graze their animals in the middle of the mountain scenery. The main village of Grossarl grew rapidly with the expansion of the mining in the Middle Ages, but also suffered badly from outbreaks of the plague and from poverty.

Since the main road into the valley was built, winter and summer tourism has expanded and the Grossarl/Dorfgastein ski area is one of the most pleasant unspoilt areas to sample in this part of the Alps.

Most of the hotels in the valley are at the base of the lifts in Grossarl, or in one of the nearby villages such as Eben, Au or Hüttschlag.
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The Grossarl ski area ascends the Unterberg to the Kreuzkogel and Fulseck, at an altitude of just over 2000m. The ski area connects into the area above Dorfgastein on the other side of the mountain range.
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The Grossarltal (the Grossarl valley) has good road connections through to Salzburg and the main north-south motorway down to Carinthia. The most convenient airport is Salzburg airport.
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