Taking an overnight train to a ski resort is far kinder to the environment than driving or flying. ‘Nightjet to the Snow’ is a programme of overnight rail packages which was launched last year by …

The ski season has finally started in Austria this winter – but only for those living in the country. Many resorts across the country opened today – although there were some major exceptions. Others, for …

The Austrian government today announced that ski areas would reopen in December as part of an easing of corona virus lockdown restrictions. In a press conference this afternoon, the government said that ski areas would …

Skiers in other places find themselves stuck in traffic jams, then in car parks and finally in queues at the lift. In the tranquil (but still ultra-modern) ski resorts of the East Tyrol you have …

The “SKI plus CITY Pass” combines city sightseeing in Innsbruck and ski trips to 13 ski areas in Tyrol. Ski in the morning, and then visit the Imperial Palace or the Alpine Zoo in Innsbruck …

Despite the difficult end to last winter and an uncertain beginning to the next ski season, plenty of investment in ski infrastructure has taken place over the summer months. Here is a short list of …

Austria has announced that it is closing ski lifts across the country from this Tuesday, 03 November as part of the newly-announced lockdown measures against the coronavirus. The use of cable cars, gondolas and any …

The sizeable Snow Space Salzburg ski area in the Pongau is getting even larger this winter with a new lift linking into the nearby Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl ski runs. Skiers at the top of the Flachau area …

After a break of 26 years, Lech Zürs am Arlberg will once again host World Cup ski races. The villages of Lech and Zürs am Arlberg are part of a region that was in at …

All systems go Those who are happy to get up early will be pleased to know that the first express up to the Pitztal glacier starts at at 07.00. The Pitztal glacier is considered one …