Category: Skiing & Winter

The Weissensee in the Gailtal Alps is the highest of Carinthia's large bathing lakes and known for its natural, strictly protected surroundings. In summer the water has drinking-water quality, in winter it freezes over widely and forms the largest groomed natural ice surface in Europe for skating. Highlights Unspoilt lake…

The Montafon in the south of Vorarlberg lies nestled between the Silvretta, Rätikon and Verwall and combines several ski areas with a dense network of trails. The main town Schruns was a favourite haunt of Ernest Hemingway. Over the valley the Silvretta High Alpine Road leads to the Bielerhöhe. Highlights…

The Kleinwalsertal is a geographical curiosity: the Austrian high valley is reachable by road only from Oberstdorf in Germany. Founded by Walser settlers, it forms a shared ski and hiking area with Allgäu's Oberstdorf, before the backdrop of the Widderstein and Ifen. Highlights High valley reachable only via Germany Shared…

Saalbach-Hinterglemm in the Glemm valley is part of one of Austria's largest connected ski areas, the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn. In summer the region turns into one of the best-known mountain-bike areas in the Alps, with numerous trails and lifts. Highlights Part of one of Austria's largest ski areas…

Bad Gastein is a Belle Époque spa town whose grand hotels cling to the slope in terraces, while the Gastein Waterfall roars right through the middle. Famous are the radon-bearing thermal springs and the Gastein healing gallery. All around stretches the ski and hiking area of the Hohe Tauern. Highlights…

Mayrhofen is the best-known holiday resort in the rear Zillertal, with the mountains Penken and Ahorn. The Harakiri piste, with a gradient of up to 78 percent, is regarded as the steepest groomed run in Austria. In summer the village is a base for tours into the Zillertal Alps Nature…