Rebecca Musgrave Lower Austria is preparing to implement a new Winter Card which will make skiing in the area all the more appealing. The transferable lift pass can be used in seven ski areas in Lower Austria for three or five days and carries the motto “Skiing – when I want, wherever I want”. The […]
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No snow for the Slalom World Cup
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The Slalom World Cup, scheduled for next week in Finland, has been cancelled. Lack of snow and unusually warm weather has left the International Ski Federation (IFS) with no choice but to cancel the races due to take place at the ski resort of Levi. Director of the Austrian Men’s ski team, Mathias Berthold, said; […]
Head to St Johann for a ‘gorgeous’ holiday
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In 1875 Prince Johannes II of Liechtenstein decided to visit Austria where he had a hunting estate. The event might have gone unnoticed had it not been for a meeting he had with members of a local Alpine Association. They had become fascinated by a spectacular gorge (the deepest in Europe as it later turned […]
A fifth of Austrians plan to move within three years, a new poll reveals.Public opinion research firm Market found that 20 per cent of people are so unhappy about their current accommodation they seek a change of scenery in the coming three years. The agency said today (Weds) especially people aged 30 and older want […]
An Austrian plunged to his death while taking a picture at a mountainous region in Canada, it has been announced.Leo Steiner jr. a Salzburg-born ski instructor who shared his time between Leogang in his home province and Atlin in Britsh Columbia, Canada plunged down a crevasse after its snow cover collapsed while he […]
A worker maintaining a snow-making machine had to be hospitalised after a water hose burst.Officials in the Salzburg ski resort of Obertauern said today (Thurs) the 50-year-old mans right leg was seriously injured by pieces of metal hurled into the air due to the water pressure in the incident which happened yesterday afternoon.Obertauern is one […]
Austrian football bosses have won Franz Beckenbauer to front a new initiative aiming to boost talented players.Federal Football Federation (ÖFB) chief Leo Windtner proudly presented the German football icon as ambassador of the new “Projekt12” campaign yesterday (Thurs). ÖFB officials hope that the project will give young talent a kick start in Austrian football before […]
Two people had to be hospitalised after a fight in an après ski bar in Salzburg yesterday evening (Tues).Police in the ski resort of Wagrain said today a 26-year-old tourist from Denmark smashed a glass beer mug over a Frenchmans head after the boozed-up Frenchman, 30, made advances to the Dane’s girlfriend.The French holidaymakers pals […]
Ladies Day skiing at Stuhleck
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Stuhleck One of Austrias favourite day trip skiing destinations is celebrating International Woman’s Day on 8th of March by offering special price ski tickets, drinks promotions and, hopefully, plenty of spring sunshine skiing for the ladies.Less than an hours drive from Vienna Stuhleck offers first class facilities, stunning scenery and perfectly groomed pistes.Located in […]
Fewer couples purchasing properties
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A decreasing number of couples decide to buy real estate nowadays, according to a study.Researcher Andrea Baidinger said today (Fri) that just 61 per cent of unmarried and married couples aged 30 and younger were opting for the purchase of a house or a flat. She pointed out that around 75 per cent did so […]