Ski Austria Blog

Spring Skiing in Austria

On 8th January 2019 By Steve

The sun’s shining, the grass is slowly turning green instead of brown, but somewhere in …

Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian Tyrol.

Ski Resorts with a ‘Snow Guarantee’

On 1st January 2019 By Steve

The Geigenbühel and Gschwandtkopf ski areas in Seefeld.

Beginner Skiing in Austria

On 13th December 2018 By Steve In Featured

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 …

The railway line crossing a ski run near Bad Hofgastein

Skiing by Rail

On 13th December 2018 By Steve In Featured

One of the biggest stumbling blocks in organising an independent ski break is finding a way to manage the section between airport and resort. Austria is perhaps more fortunate than other countries as railway lines …

Five Early Season Ski Resorts

On 14th December 2018 By Steve In Featured

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 …

Ski Resort Opening Dates

On 28th November 2018 By Steve In Featured

Now that it’s getting dark at night and the electric blanket has gone on, it’s time to think of the 2018 ski season in Austria. But, by the time you may be just about to …

Snow Conditions in Austria

On 8th January 2019 By Steve In Featured

It can be difficult to get an honest up-to-date idea about what is happening in any country when it comes to the snow conditions – unless you have a good friend who has just returned …