Author: Steve

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …