Ski holidays in Austria
Today was one right out of the blue - the forecasts were not good and high winds were expected but as the morning wore on it was clear there were some great conditions in the mountains. None more so than in the Stubai Valley - famed for the Stubai Glacier but also offering some other [...]
On Monday evening the first head to head rail battle in Neustift took place. Neustift looked really great - all the snow, rails and of course bars in the middle of Neustifts centre. It was very atmospheric. 20 snowboarders and 20 skiers had to proove their ability in three runs and 6 of each group [...]
One of the themes that we feature on the new Skiing Austria website is the ‘best skiing in Austria’. We think that the best ski holiday resorts in Austria are Lech, St Anton, Stuben, Neustift, Solden, Konigsleiten, Gerlos and Zauchensee. There are some very big names in Austrian skiing clearly missing from this list and [...]
On Friday the Moreboards – Stubai Zoo Opening started with a Warm-Up Party at the Dorfpub in Neustift. Against Matt’s concern I went to the Stubai Glacier on Saturday morning – we arrived at the parking at 9:30 and had to park already at Platform D. Same at the station, a big crowd of all [...]
We have seen more calls this year for early season and glacier skiing in Austria. One question always arises – ‘what is it like’? Having skied the glaciers in Austria for 9 years now my experience is a very positive one overall. Personally I like the cold and November into December can be bitingly cold. [...]
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 [...]
Negotiations are underway in the resort of Neustift to develop a new ski region in the Stubaital ski holiday resort of Neustift. Investors are being sought to develop a totally new ski area in the Milders area of Neustift that will add to the existing ski regions around Neustift that include Elfer, Schlick 2000 and [...]