Tirol Snow News and Ski Short Breaks
With the arrival of snow this week there is no better time to book your skiing holiday, approximately 20cm fell overnight and the forecast is for snow until tomorrow morning.
Here’s a brief overview from some of the resorts and images attached (all taken this morning):
St. Anton: 20 cm of fresh snow last night, total snow height: 60 cm
Kühtai: 30 cm of fresh snow in the last three days
Ischgl: 20 cm of fresh snow last night, total snow height: 50 cm
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis: 25 cm of fresh snow last night, total snow height: 40 cm
Obergurgl: 10 cm of fresh snow last night, total snow height: 70 cm
Kaunertal glaicer: 25 cm of fresh snow last night, total snow height: 123 cm
Pitztal glacer: 13 cm of fresh snow last night, total snow height: 146 cm
If your budget won’t quite stretch to a full week’s skiing this season then why not consider a shorter stay and benefit from some great incentives, offered by the local tourist boards in the Austrian Tirol. Short stay packages offering one free night or including lift passes add great value and make for an affordable short break. With daily flying from Gatwick to Innsbruck with easyJet.com, accessing the resorts across the Tirol region has never been so easy.
Where? Olympia SkiWorld Innsbruck
The Tirolean capital of Innsbruck is surrounded by a total of 9 ski areas and up to 300km of piste, making up the Olympia SkiWorld Innsbruck. From the Olympic slopes of the Axamer Lizum to glacier skiing on the Stubai to the city slopes of the Nordkette, all the ski areas are easily accessible using the free bus service and covered under one lift pass. Of course, it’s not all about the skiing, spend some time exploring Innsbruck’s glorious past, brave the bobsleigh in Igls, visit the sparkling Swarowski Kristallwelten in nearby Wattens or take a trip to the Igloo Village in Kühtai.
Sample package:
Stay 4 nights, with prices starting from €330 (£283) per person on B&B at the Basic Hotel *** in Innsbruck, including a 3-day OlympiaWorld Ski pass for 9 ski resorts and ski bus. Flights with easyJet.com or ba.com start from £59 return to Innsbruck. Valid for stays between 8th January – 15th April 2012 – other properties and resorts available within this offer.
Contact: To book call Innsbruck Reservations on +43 512 56 2000, email hotel@innsbruck.info or visit www.innsbruck-pauschalen.com
Where? Alpbach
Highly regarded as one of Austria’s most picturesque villages, the charming village of Alpbach is a true winter wonderland, with a short resort transfer from Innsbruck and confidence-building slopes. Add to this a wide range of non-ski activities, from snowshoeing to sleigh rides and tobogganing and it is easy to see why this charming village is a top choice for a short break.
Sample package:
Stay 4 nights, including one night free, with prices starting from €169 (£144) per person on B&B at the Pension Dorferstuck, including a 4-day Alpbach Valley ski pass and Albachtal Seenland Card, which entitles guests to free and discounted activities. Flights with easyJet.com or ba.com start from £59 return to Innsbruck. Valid for stays between 8th – 15th January 2012 – other properties available within this offer.
Contact: To book call +43 5336 600 or email info@alpbachtal.at or visit www.alpbachtal.at
Where? Tux-Finkenberg
Looking for guaranteed snow this winter then head to the glacier region of Tux-Finkenberg. A total of 245 km prepared slopes and 74 modern lift and cable car facilities ensure a perfect holiday with snowsure slopes, rustic restaurants to recharge your energy and a wide-range programme of events and activities off the slopes. The most attractive high-lying valley in the Tirolean Zillertal region, the Tux Valley, reaches up to 3,250m above sea level.
Sample package:
Stay 3 nights on half board with prices starting from €299 (£256) per person at the 3* Hotel Sonne, including a 3-day ski pass and free Sport bus and Finkenberg-Hintertux-Shuttle. Flights with easyJet.com or ba.com start from £59 return to Innsbruck. Valid for stays between 7th – 28th January 2012 – other properties available within this offer.
Contact: To book call +43 5287 8506 or email info@tux.at or visit www.tux.at
Where? Ski Welt Wilder-Kaiser - Brixental
Looking to clock up the miles then head to Austria’s largest skiing area, the SkiWelt, giving you access to 279km of pistes. The Ski Welt can be reached by a system of 91 cable cars and lifts from the villages of Going, Ellmau, Scheffau, Söll, Itter, Hopfgarten, Westendorf and Brixen im Thale. Providing perfect intermediate territory, you can ski all day without taking the same lift or the same run twice and even measure your own personal Skiline, detailing the lifts you used, total metres you climbed and how many kilometres you covered on the descent.
Sample package:
Departing on Friday 16th March, stay 4 nights on B&B with prices starting from €190 (£163) per person at the Gästehaus – Pension Hölzl in Itter, including a 3-day ski pass SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental. Flights with easyJet.com or ba.com start from £59 return to Innsbruck and Salzburg. Super Skiing Weeks are valid for stays between 17th March – 9th April 2012 – other properties available within this offer. For further information: www.superskiwochen.at/en.
Contact: To book call SkiWelt Wilder-Kaiser – Brixental on +43 5333 400 or email office@skiwelt.at, www.skiwelt.at
Tirol’s NEW offers website
Click www.visittirol.co.uk/offers for this season’s top ski holidays to Tirol, from tour operator packages to accommodation-only options, bookable through local tourist offices.
For more information on the region www.visittirol.co.uk.
-ENDS-
For further information and images contact:
Becky Horton, Horton PR
becky.horton@hortonpr.co.uk; 020 8330 2143; 07766 738020
Holger Gassler, Marketing UK, Tirol Tourist Board
holger.gassler@tirolwerbung.at, Tel. +43.(0)512.5320.641
www.visittirol.co.uk; www.facebook.com/visittirol
Tags:
