Family-friendly ski resorts aren’t just about finding a good children’s ski school. How far is …
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Skiing in Austria – November 2024
The skiing in Austria is already up and running with the glacier ski area above Sölden hosting its regular opening of the World Cup ski season. The snow at the beginning of November 2024 has …
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Five Glacier Ski Areas in the Tyrol (Updated)
The five Tyrolean glacier ski areas offer 300 kilometres of pistes, 75 cable cars and lifts and around 100 kilometres of off-piste runs. The “White5” ski pass is valid from 01 October, can be used …
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Glacier Skiing in Austria – October 2024
The province of the Tyrol has had another extremely warm summer, but a cold snap in September has put a decent amount of snow on the glaciers. The beginning of October has seen colder weather …
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Austrian Ski Resort Opening Dates – 2024
It may be an Indian summer in many European countries but the skiers in Austria start thinking about the snow when it gets into September. Austria’s high ski resorts are making the final preparations for …
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Ski Resorts with a ‘Snow Guarantee’
Austria has glacier ski resorts in spades – great for when you want to ski early or late in the season (or even ski during the summer). But, by their nature, glaciers tend to be …
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Beginner Skiing in Austria
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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Gargellen | A Small Family Ski Resort in Vorarlberg
The village of Gargellen in the Montafon region of the Vorarlberg is well-known for its guaranteed snow and beautiful wide pistes. Gargellen is located in a side valley of the Montafon, at an altitude of …
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Skiing 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 …
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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, …
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Spring Skiing in Austria
The sun’s shining, the grass is slowly turning green instead of brown, but somewhere in Austria they are still skiing… If you are looking for the final opportunity to get a few turns in before …
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