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Skiing Near Austria’s Highest Mountain
The Heiligenblut-Großglockner ski area is one of the ten highest ski areas in Austria. Skiers at Heiligenblut can set out with a view of the 3798-metre-high Großglockner, Austria’s highest mountain. Twelve lifts take skiers up …
Continue readingTake a Subway to the Slopes
The world’s smallest and highest underground hovertrain railway has been running in Serfaus since 1985. The underground railway has been extensively extended and modernised over the last couple of years – and on 05 December …
Continue readingSkiing the Sonnenkopf
Freeriders and families love the Sonnenkopf ski area in the west of Austria. The 2,000 meter high Sonnenkopf area in the Klostertal region of the Vorarlberg lives up to its name for much of the …
Continue readingSkiing at Hochkar
The largest ski area in Lower Austria extends along the Hochkar near Göstling an der Ybbs in the Mostviertel region. The 1800 metre high Hochkar is just over two hours in a car from Vienna. …
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 readingSki Free in Kühtai
The Tyrolean ski resort of Kühtai near Innsbruck is offering free ski passes for early season stays. The offer runs from 29 November to 20 December 2019 when from three overnight stays onwards both adults …
Continue readingWinter in the Tannheim Valley
The Tannheimer Tal in the north of Tyrol has a lot to offer. One author called it the “most beautiful high valley in Europe” and the 16 kilometres long valley is a small but lovely …
Continue readingChristmas in St Anton am Arlberg
St Anton opens its ski season at the beginning of December – and there is plenty going on away from the ski runs during that month. The first advent celebration is on 01 December with …
Continue readingThe Most Expensive Ski Passes in Austria
It’s fine when your favourite ski resort announces the upgrade of that cold long uncomfortable lift in the shade of the mountain. Or when the news breaks of a new link to another ski area, …
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