Austria
What happened to that new year’s resolution to live a healthier life? It’s not too late. The New Year’s Eve Programme at Park Igls Medical Spa Resort beautifully located on the slopes above Innsbruck in the Austrian Tyrol, will put you on the right track before the clock strikes twelve and the fireworks go off.
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A unique destination offering stunning scenery, a relaxed atmosphere and the chance to spend quality time with family and friends, creating memories to last a lifetime… that is what you will find on a winter holiday the Austrian way.
As well as offering favourites such as Avoriaz, Tignes, Val Thorens and St. Anton, flexiski have added some fabulous new resorts such as Andermatt and Crans Montana in Switzerland and Alpe d’Huez in France with three-night breaks available from £320pp.
Croatia’s leading hospitality company, Valamar, is set to bring its high-energy [PLACES] offerings to the slopes of Austria this winter with the opening of Obertauern [PLACESHOTEL] by Valamar.
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This marks the first expansion of the [PLACESHOTEL] series outside of Croatia and follows the success of two Valamar properties in Obertauern opening last winter – Kesselspitze Valamar Collection Hotel and Valamar Obertauern Hotel.
Nick Dalton has a laugh at this season’s Altitude comedy festival in Mayrhofen
“I snowboard so slow it’s impossible to injure myself – I got passed by a glacier,” chortles Andrew Maxwell, Irish, big bearded and wearing lederhosen.
A new 10-seat cable car in the Austrian resort of Axamer Lizum is now transporting skiers and snowboarders to the top of the mountain in just six minutes. Also new for this season are the kickers and rails installed at the newly designed Golden Roof Park near the Karleitenlift for experienced boarders and freestylers.
There’s a chance to combine some end of season skiing and snowboarding with great entertainment during the Altitude Comedy Festival when it returns to the Austrian resort of Mayrhofen from 3 to 7 April 2023.
PHOTO: Zillertal Arena
Austria’s Zillertal Arena ski region has announced that anyone who hits the slopes in traditional Tyrolean dress in the final week of the season can get a four-day lift pass for the price of the three-day option.
George Ezra is making his debut at Ischgl’s Spring Concert. PHOTO: Creative Commons – creativecommons.org
The second Top of the Mountain Spring Concert kicks off in Ischgl, Austria on 30 March 2023, with British singer-songwriter George Ezra making his debut on the legendary ‘Ischgl Stage’.
The 29-year-old’s repertoire includes well-known hits such as ‘Budapest’, ‘Shot Gun’, ‘Barcelona’ and ‘Blame It On Me’ as well as songs from his new album ‘Gold Rush Kid’.
With more holiday companies and hotels now making it easier to take canine friends to ski resorts, Arnie Wilson remembers his wedding day in snow covered mountains when he had a ‘best dog’
It’s a dogsend! At last! I don’t have to put my yellow labrador into kennels every time I go skiing!
The RAC (Royal Automobile Club) in London provided another great location for a recent lunch for ski and travel journalists, this time hosted by the Austrian ski area of Gurgl and the Tyrolean region of Ötztal.
International superstar Eros Ramazzotti (pictured) will be taking to the stage for Ischgl’s annual ‘Top of the Mountain Closing Concert’ on 30 April 2023 as the Austrian resort’s ski season comes to an end.
A reinstated morning flight from London City Airport makes a short break in Austria even more accessible. Mark Nicholls went for the skiing, and returned with plenty of memories to treasure
Austria’s Skicircus offers 408km of pistes. PHOTO: Skicircus/Lukas Pilz
It was cold as the horses trotted away from the small Advent Fair in the trees above Leogang. As they paused, steam swirled around these magnificent beasts, not unlike the smoky aura of an ancient locomotive slowing into a remote halt.
Two new challenges for skiers and snowboarders are among the many reasons to visit Ski amadé and the Salzburger Sportwelt says Hilary Everitt
Have you ever shivered on a freezing chair lift swinging around in a blizzard, maybe wishing you had stayed in the bar with a warming glühwein? More often than not, the seats are also cold and uncomfortable.
Culinary Craft Tours in Innsbruck
New Culinary Craft Tours invite participants to embark on a journey of discovery through Innsbruck. Offered in German and English, the tours highlight small and medium-sized producers from the city and the surrounding region, with a focus on regional beers, alcoholic drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages.
The 2022/23 ski and snowboard season in Ischgl starts with the ever popular ‘Top of the Mountain Opening Concert’ on 26 November 2022. The live concert will kick off at 6 pm in front of an atmospheric nocturnal mountain backdrop.
by Skier & Snowboarder editor Frank ‘Scoop’ Baldwin
Back in November 2009, I was invited to interview Austrian ski legend Franz Klammer in front of a large audience during a weekend organised by Inghams in Warwickshire to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary.
The famous Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel has named a gondola cabin on the Hahnenkamm-Bahn lift after British skier Dave Ryding – an honour bestowed on all winners of the famous race down through the years.
There will be more ways for British skiers and snowboarder to reach the resorts in southern Austria this coming season following an announcement by Ryanair that the airline is to reintroduce flights to Klagenfurt airport in Carinthia.
Alpine areas are now committed to reducing the carbon footprint left by tourists, and visitors to the Austrian province of SalzburgerLand this summer can learn more about playing their part.
SalzburgerLand’s unspoilt landscapes make an inspiring backdrop to the fascinating old city of Salzburg, with all the elements of classic Alpine scenery – snow-capped peaks, ancient forests and spring-fed lakes and streams with water clear enough to drink.