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Top Ski Resorts in Austria

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Discover the tradition of the oldests Alpine ski resorts

This alpine country features 22 000 km of downhill runs, served over 3000 ski lifts and over 800 municipalities offering winter accommodations for the tourists.
The runs are perfectly maintained, with an artificial snow support systems and new lifts with huge capacity mean no waiting in long queues.
Plenty of freeride ski areas and quite big number of glaciers for skiing, thanks to them summer skiing is possible in 8 ski resorts in Austria.
The high quality of accommodation, cuisine and cultural tradition, vast apres-ski possibilities.
Please came and check by yourself !

Kitzbühel

One of the world most famous alpine ski resorts, with more of hundred years of skiing tradition offers 150 km of perfectly mantained runs served by 64 lifts, near locations of
Kitzbuehel, Kirchberg Jochberg and Aurach. The place of regular FIS Alpine World Cup competitions with slopes prepoared for skiing, snowboarding and night life with tennis corts, swimming pools and a casino.

Sankt Anton am Arlberg

St.Anton, St.Christopf and Pettneu/Schnann area

The picturesque traditional old style village St.Anton am Arlberg "Cradle of Alpine skiing"
is a snowy paradise of the highest calibre. More than 280 km of perfectly prepared downhill runs and about 180 km of powder stasches make the resort perfect for freeriders.
The lift facilities are the newest in the Alps , and apres ski, also on the highest level makes St.Anton ski area the perfect choice for winter holidays.

Ötztal

Sölden, Obergurgl and Hohgurgl

The Ötz valley offers perfect conditions for wide range of winter activities, both on slopes and apres ski.
The main town in the valley Sölden features world famous downhill runs on the slopes of Gaislachkogel and Giggijoch.
The ski season lasts here the whole year thanks to two glaciers at around 3 000 m a.s.l. Rettenbach and Tiefenbach.
Directly below glaciers are vast areas for freeride, similar areas with fresh snow are in nearby villages Hohgurgl and Obergurgl.

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Stubaital

The area around Schaufelspitze ( 3 333 m ) bursts the glacier with the possibilities to ski the whole year round.
The most exciting are downhill trail through the glacier area 'Wilde Grube', and fast downhill runs in Elfer region.

Lech and Zürs

Austrian Chic

Far more elite than St.Moritz in Switzerland, Zurs does not showing off, the guests came here for skiing not pretending,
and there are over 150 ski instructors to help them with. The younger brother Lech is maybe not that posh, but has its own fans, including Prince Charles and Lady Diana, who used to stay there.

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