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Alpine skiing is a major driver of tourism in Austria, and therefore an important economic factor. In particular, the provinces of Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg offer one or more ski resorts in almost every Alpine valley, equipped with numerous lifts (cable cars, chair lifts, T-bar lifts). The large ski areas in the Austrian Alps have 50 or ...
Skiing on Mt Kitzsteinhorn already began in the early 20th century, when the German and Austrian Alpine Club erected a mountain hut (Krefelder Hütte) in 1907-09. The first cable car was put into operation in December 1965, and opened up the Schmiedingerkees and Maurerkees glaciers, making it the first glacier ski slope in the Austrian Alps .
Ski Arlberg is the biggest connected ski resort in Austria, consisting of the villages of Lech, Oberlech, Zürs and Zug, which were linked to Warth and Schröcken in 2013–14. [4] The ski area comprises 15 aerial tramways , 45 chairlifts and 28 drag lifts .
SKI HOLIDAYS: Obertauern has been found to be the snowiest resort in Austria – and possibly Europe – with a ski season that runs from November to May. But who precisely is counting, asks Colin ...
Sankt Anton am Arlberg, commonly referred to as St Anton, is a village and ski resort in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the Tyrolean Alps , with aerial tramways and chairlifts up to 2,811 m (9,222 ft), yielding a vertical drop of 1,507 m (4,944 ft).
It’s also worth going beyond the usual suspects in the French, Swiss or Austrian Alps. Deals for February half-term ski holidays are rapidly disappearing, so get moving if you want to take the ...
The ski region stretches from the south-east of Salzburg to the upper Styrian Ennstal, including the impressive mountain ranges of Steinernes Meer, Hochkönig, Dachstein and Tauernkamm. Being in the Eastern Alps, thus being colder than the Western Alps the region has a good record of snowfall during the winter months.
The Austrian ski destination of Ischlg is connected to Samnaun in Switzerland by ski lifts and runs. ... It became the highest border crossing in the Alps and made it possible for non-skiers to go ...