Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Regions
Ski Amadé
Salzburgerland's
Ski Amadé
(
www.skiamade.com
; Salzburgerland; full-region 6-day pass €218)
is Austria's
biggest ski area, covering a whopping 860km of pistes in 25 resorts divided into five
snow-sure regions. Among them are low-key Radstadt (
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)
and family-friendly
Filzmoos (
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)
. Such a vast area means that truly every level is catered for: from
gentle cruising on tree-lined runs to off-piste touring.
Ski Arlberg
With 340km of slopes,
Ski Arlberg
(
www.skiarlberg.at
;
Tyrol/Vorarlberg; 6-day pass €235)
is one of
Austria's most famous skiing regions and deservedly so. After all, this is the home of St
Anton am Arlberg (
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), a mecca to expert skiers and boarders, with its great
snow record, challenging terrain and terrific off-piste; not to mention the most happening
après-ski in Austria, if not Europe. Its over-the-valley neighbours are the resorts of Lech
and Zürs (
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)
in Vorarlberg.
Kitzbühel (Tyrol)
The legendary Hahnenkamm, 170km of groomed slopes, a car-free medieval town centre
and upbeat nightlife all make Kitzbühel (
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)
one of Austria's most popular re-
sorts. Critics may grumble about unreliable snow - with a base elevation of 762m,
Kitzbühel is fairly low by alpine standards - but that doesn't stop skiers who come for
the varied downhill, snowboarding and off-piste. A six-day KitzAlps AllStarCard for
Kitzbühel and nine other resorts in the region (a total 1087km of slopes) costs €241.
Zillertal Arena
Mayrhofen (
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)
is the showpiece of the
Zillertal Arena
(
www.zillertalarena.at
; Tyrol; 6-day
Zillertal Superskipass €224)
, which covers 166km of slopes and 49 lifts (some pretty hi-tech) in
the highly scenic Zillertal. As well as being intermediate heaven, Mayrhofen has Aus-
tria's steepest black run, the kamikaze-like Harakiri with a 78% gradient, and appeals to
