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Mayrhofen is situated near the Hintertux glacier, which, at 3,250 metres (10,660 feet) above sea level, is above the snowline. [3] Skiing is available all year round here. Mayrhofen sits between the Penken and the Ahorn mountains which provide ski runs in the winter and mountain biking, hiking and paragliding in the summer. The Ahorn offers ...
Mayrhofen Harakiri-Piste. The Harakiri is a slope in the ski resort of Mayrhofen Ski Zillertal 3000. It is named after the Japanese vulgar term for seppuku, ritual suicide by samurai. With incline of up to 78% (38 degrees), vertical drop of 375 metres and a length of about 1500 metres, it is the steepest groomed slope in Austria. Thus the slope ...
Ski resorts are often combined with other winter sports facilities, such as cross-country trails, toboggan runs or thermal spas. There are also some glacier ski resorts in Austria, which essentially offer year-round winter sports regardless of snow conditions. Some of Austria's ski resorts repeatedly host World Cup races.
The Hintertux Glacier was operated as an all-year skiing area from the outset. Just as important for the region is the merger of the Tux ski regions with those in the direction of Finkenberg and Mayrhofen (Penken). After Mayrhofen, Tux has the second-highest number of overnight guests in the Zillertal.
There are many snow ski areas and resorts around the world. At least 68 nations host snow-covered outdoor ski areas. [ 1 ] Indoor skiing on snow is available in more than 30 nations, including Egypt and UAE .
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Uderns in the Ziller Valley. The Ziller Valley [1] [2] [3] (German: Zillertal) is a valley in Tyrol, Austria that is drained by the Ziller River. It is the widest valley south of the Inn Valley (German: Inntal) and lends its name to the Zillertal Alps, the strongly glaciated section of the Alps in which it lies. [4]
The Penken lift starts at 9.00 am and the last trip down is at 4.30pm (2011). It is worth checking before starting as if there are no more lifts it is another 2 to 3 hours walking down to Mayrhofen. (The 1:35000 Mayr map 33 Zillertaller Alpen has all the route numbers for the area clearly marked.)