Learning to ski can be some of the best fun you have in your life. Or, if you are unlucky, it can be a nightmare. Much depends on the choice of resort – here are …
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Expert Skiing in Austria
Austria’s reputation as a provider of family-friendly traditional village ski areas has perhaps hidden the attractions of the winter resorts for expert skiers over the years. But, especially with more recent link-ups between ski areas, …
Continue readingFive Cross-Country Ski Areas in the Tyrol
Professional athletes come to the Tyrol to train for Nordic sports – after all the Nordic Ski World Championships were held in this part of Austria only last winter. But casual cross-country skiers can also …
Continue readingInnsbruck Ski Safari By Train
Find a cheap flight to Innsbruck and let the rail network take you around the Tyrol to some of the best ski resorts in Austria. Staying in Innsbruck Innsbruck is a city with a large …
Continue readingFive Early Season Ski Resorts
The list of the best ski resorts for December skiing in Austria is not quite the same as the resorts that open the earliest for the ski season (although there is some cross-over). For a …
Continue readingLegendary Austrian Ski Resorts
St. Anton am Arlberg has made a name for itself as the “cradle of skiing”. It was here that the first ski school in the region was founded, run by Hannes Schneider, the inventor of …
Continue readingSkiing by Rail
One of the biggest stumbling blocks in organising an independent ski break is finding a way to manage the section of travel between the airport and resort. Austria is perhaps more fortunate than other countries …
Continue readingA New Gondola Lift in Itter-Hopfgarten
The SkiWelt Hopfgarten-Itter have announced a new lift project in Itter to replace the current Salvista gondola. It is scheduled to go ahead for winter 20/21 so this season will be the last with the …
Continue readingNon-Skiers in Austria
There is plenty of information out there for skiers: which are the best ski resorts for beginners, or Austria’s best resorts for experts, for example. But it can be difficult to find information about the …
Continue readingSki Jobs in Austria
How do I find a job in an Austrian ski resort? To be honest, that’s probably the most frequent off-season question we get at this site. And since that’s how many expats ended up in …
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