Ski holidays in Austria
After the heavy snow of the last few days the Mayrhofen ski area opened today with the Ahorn cable car ferrying skiers and snowboarders up to the fresh powder that has fallen over the last few days. The Penken side of the Mayrhofen ski areas is set to open in the coming days. With almost [...]
Headlining on the last night of Snowbombing 2011, the Prodigy played to a packed crowd in superb surroundings in a forest in Mayrhofen, Austria. After a day of freestyle competition, dancing and snow-balling on the Penken side of the valley, the Prodigy gave a superb show to close the Snowbombing 2011 festival. You can see [...]
The annual Snowbombing festival in Mayrhofen saw the attendance of none other than Mr Motivator of GMTV fame. Along with big acts like Fat Boy Slim and The Prodigy, the Lycra-clad Mr Motivator entertained the masses at the Snowbombing festival in attire that dated back to the 80’s. Great stuff! See Mr Motivator and his [...]
The Zillertal seemed to do pretty well out of the latest snowfall in Austria over night. With just 10cm or so falling in the Innsbruck region there was genuine powder skiing today in the Zillertal Valley. The ski areas in the Zillertal 3000 including Finkenberg and Lanersbach had some great powder today as did Mayrhofen. [...]
The Tirol Snow Card - 1 Ski pass, 77 Ski areas, 923 Lifts, 3105 kms of piste, valid between 01/10/09 and 15/05/10 - €590
So 4 days in a snow dome or unlimited access to these areas for 7 months:
Alpbacher Bergbahnen, Axamer Lizum, Bergbahn Kitzbühel, Bergbahn Pillersee, Bergbahnen Fendels, Bergbahnen Fieberbrunn, Bergbahnen Fiss/Ladis, Bergbahnen Kappl, Bergbahnen [...]