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Some interesting facts about ski-ing in Austria...

Skiing is one of the most popular sports in Austria and an Austrian with no skiing ambitions is very rare indeed! Austrian professional skiers rank as some of the best in the world.

Many of the ski resorts in the alps are well known and attract tourists from all around the world . Because the Austrian alps already had people living on them, there was no reason to build new skiing resorts. Existing villages simply added skiing to their other forms of tourism, building some of the best ski lifts to service this new found money spinner!

The skiing areas are very organized, offering all sorts of transportation and many valleys connect to each other. There is the opportunity to start skiing in one valley in the morning an end up in a total different one at the end of the day! For example the "Salzburg Sportwelt" at the heart of "amadé", Austria's largest interlinked skiing area, has 5 prime ski resorts featuring a total of 276 ski lifts and an incredible 865 km of superb runs in Salzburger Land and Styria!

Some areas offer so many lifts and pistes, that even after a week you have not seen them all. Another very important fact is that Austria is a snowboarding friendly environment, allowing boarders the use of all lifts and pistes.

Many areas of Austria are host to big international skiing and snowboarding competitions. The nightlife of many resorts is some of the best in Europe!

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Dachstein is a vast ski area and this site has English version
Stay at St Gilgen for a choice of ski slopes that few package tourists ever find. Such as Hintersee, Postalm, the Zwelforhorn mountain or ski the Dachstein West region, an undisputed favourite for families and pleasure ski-ers.

The family-friendly skiing area before the gates of the city Salzburg
This area is just south of Salzburg and perfect for families and beginners. This site doesn't have an English version but don't forget about our translator
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The Gastein region is a true winter sports paradise

'The famous Zwolferhorn Cable car at St Gilgen, featured in many films is now celebrating 50 years of taking guests up to the ski areas in winter and walking areas in Summer. Check out the superb webcams'

'This region is just west of Innsbruck. The site contains all the information that you need about the ski areas. It has an English version'.

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Last update 28/11/08

Info from Wolfgangsee ski region

Ready, steady, snow…!

If you love winter sports then the Wolfgangsee is the right place for you! Whether it’s on skis or a snowboard our region has lots of attractive ski areas each being one more beautiful than the other:

The Postalm ski area is almost on Strobl’s doorstep - a great family ski area 1200-1900m above sea level that offers something for everyone, whether you are a beginner or expert skier. After great investment last year , a modern 4-seater chair-lift was built to enhance the existing 8 lifts. All runs lead to the valley plateau, so you can be sure the youngsters will not get lost!

The 'Zwölferhorn mountain' near St. Gilgen offers great skiing also! The peak can be comfortably reached by cable car and also offers a fantastic panoramic view of the snowy horizons around the Wolfgangsee for those who choose not to ski.

The 'Dachstein West' ski area can be reached by car or ski bus and has 140 km of sheer skiing pleasure for the whole family!

So all in all, our region is one of the most family in Austria and link that with the sports on the lake...you have almost everything you could wish for on a ski holiday.


17/11/08

Advent starts 21st November!!

Advent commences 21st November in most villages and this heralds the ski season! Already local radio is advertising which slopes are opening and when. Many slopes will be opening at the end of the month and most at the beginning of December. Although Ryanair and Easyjet do not commence flights until 13th December, you can still get to Austria with British Airways from Gatwick. We have many rental apartments at cheap pre-christmas prices, so check out our rentals page.

Special Xmas offer for our readers

Our colleagues at the Bergrose Hotel have put together a special Xmas Package.

CHRISTMAS AT HOTEL BERGROSE****

* Traditional „Incense Burning“on 24th of Dec. trough the hotel – get
a glass of “Schnaps”

* Traditional Christmas Celebration on 24th of Dec. with the Family

* Singing under the Christmas tree and a Surprise for everyone

* 4-Course-Gourmet “Galadiner” on Christmas Eve

* Very festive elegant atmosphere

* Exhibition and sale of “special cribs” in Hotel

* In Strobl: Holy mess at 4 pm/ 11 pm with “Silent Night Singing”

* “Shooting” at 3pm at Strobl

* Festive messes on 25th and 26th of Dec. 2008

* Christmas markets in Strobl, St. Wolfgang, St. Gilgen

INCLUSIVE:

5 or 7 nights stay

+breakfast buffet with home made products

+half board - 4-course Gourmet dinner, partly on the buffet

+indoor pool with waterfall

+sauna *steam bath * Jacuzzi *massage shower

+bath bag with bath towel during your stay

+bath robe per person

+1 Welcome drink per person

+1 chip for the sun bed per person

+1 hot wine and biscuits per person

PACKAGE Price per person/5 nights in double room “GARDENVIEW” to Euro 410,-

PACKAGE Price per person/7 nights in double room “GARDENVIEW” to Euro 566,-

PACKAGE Price per person/5 nights in “JUNIORSUITE”
to Euro 475,-

PACKAGE Price per person/7 nights in “JUNIORSUITE”
to Euro 657,-

Ski property for sale in Austria

A ski apartment for only 40,000 Euros! at Muhlbach Hochkonig. This is a great ski area not far from Salzburg. The Mountain range is one of the highest in Austria, so you are guaranteed some snow!!

We also have one at Lake Wolfgang for only 59,000 Euros. The ski areas of the Postalm and Hintersee are a short drive or a little longer on the free ski bus!! Check out our property pages for some bargains. WE also have mortgages available. Many of our clients are amazed that you can buy an apartment for such a good price in Austria. The perception has been that Austria is too expensive for ski property. But this is not the case. WE even have some small studio apartments near Bad Gastein and the Dachstein ski region....for under 28,000 Euros!...now that is good, very very good!!

Been tempted to invest in a ski property after a few heady days or a week on the slopes? Yes, we know it can be very tempting to rush in and buy that cheap property or new development, but please check out our 'what you should know about buying property in Austria' first. And if you have any queries just email us. info@amazingaustria.com

For those of you who have not tried Austria ski-ing, the Austrian alps offer some of the best in Europe, with excellent facilities and runs catering for beginners & expert skiers. If you are a beginner or intermediate wanting to brush up on your skills, you will find that Austrian instructors are possibly the most patient and friendliest in Europe. Night life is superb, with music bars and clubs at most resorts.

Salzburg is now the main airport for getting to the ski slopes and is served by BA. Austria Airlines, Ryanair, Flybe.com, Thomsonfly.com and many others.

We have added some links for ski regions near to Salzburg airport, so that you can check out the areas. Most have live feed web cams.

Skiers are snapping up cheap apartments near to the lesser known ski slopes of the package holidays. Ok, they are not at the better know resorts sold by the big package operators. But there are Studio apartments available for sale from under 40,000 Euros! If you are interested in a ski property then take a look at our Ski Property pages for full listings.http://www.amazingaustria.com/ski.php

Austria is not just a ski desitnation

Yes, we know it is famous for its Alps! But, leaving aside ski-ing for a moment, have you ever stopped to consider what is underneath all that white stuff that people skim over at great speed?

Well when the snow melts, out come the meadow flowers and the mountain slopes are turned into a glorious canvas of yellow and green stretching for as far as the eye can see. The Spring days are warm and the streams gush crystal clear water as the mountain snows rapidly melt.

Then there is summer in the mountains. No, not cold as you would think; temperatures regularly reach the high 80s so, swimming in the lakes and sunbathing are just as normal as on the Spanish costas! The cable cars are filled with walkers and groups wanting to experience the heady atmosphere of high altitude and the views that are afforded across the alpine mountain ranges.

Following behind these hot summers come the golden autumns, when the leaves on the trees turn to shades of gold and burnished copper creating picture postcard scenes. And of course, we have Winter, when the snow starts to fall and the land goes to sleep.

So then what is there to look forward to? A white christmas of course! The fantastic Christ Kindel Markets in all large towns and cities. No plastic decorations here! There is very little commercialism to be found and Christmas is spent enjoying the event and not the gaudily wrapped presents!

OK, now comes the superb ski-season with some of the best mountain pistes in the world with excellent skil areas to suit all standards. From the beautiful Voralberg in the west to the vast Sports world Amade in the central alps.

Added to all this you have the Culture and music festivals all year. Composers such as Mozart and Strauss are the best known but there are many more. So, what are you waiting for? Look inside and find out what is on offer in Austria.


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