The annual “Swatch Snow Mobile” skidoo race has once again been saved by a snow depot in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. The mountain which is built of 15,000 cubic metres of tightly packed snow and currently sits in a car park in Hinterglemm, was revealed yesterday (Mon) in anticipation of the race which begins on 8 December. […]
Lift passes cost more than twice as much in Austria’s most popular skiing resorts than in small winter sport destinations, according to an investigation. The Austrian Association for Costumer Information, VKI, said today (Thurs) comparably small regions in Lower Austria and Styria were charging less than 300 Euros for weekly passes for a whole family […]
Countless Christmas markets may spring up in cities across Northern and Central Europe during the coming months, but it is Vienna’s Christkindlmarkt that deserves a special mention. The tradition of winter street markets in Austria dates back to the Middle Ages and markets selling festive items and seasonal food have since then become a staple […]
The annual international BP-Gas Balloon Trophy race will take place just south of Salzburg, Austria in the village of Filzmoos from 14 to 21 January 2012. The event attracts around 40 balloon teams every year from all over the world. The night of the balloons will take place on 15 January 2012. As the colourful […]
Peter Schröcksnadel has vowed to continue programmes aimed at getting more kids on the pistes. The Austrian Skiing Federation (ÖSV) president said today (Thurs): “Our offer must be better and more desirable than a holiday in Egypt. (…) Holidays in the south are our major competitor.” The influential businessman explained in an interview with the […]
An early appearance of winter has hit vast parts of the country with full force. Snowfall brought railway traffic to a halt in Salzburg yesterday (Mon). More than 200 passengers were trapped in trains for hours after trees collapsed under the weight of the snow and landed on the tracks. No one was injured in […]
Growing interest in short-term stays and fewer German tourists left the Austrian winter tourism industry with a decline in overnight stays.Statistik Austria said today (Thurs) that hotels and guesthouses recorded 62.04 million overnight stays between November 2010 and April 2011, down by 1.1 per cent compared to the previous winter and around as many as […]
Significantly fewer people lost their lives on slopes in the Austrian mountains in the past winter holiday period.The Austrian Committee for Alpine Safety (KfAS) said today (Fri) 33 skiers and snowboarders were killed. With 48 people, most of last winters victims died on prepared pistes. The organisation added that 96 people lost their lives on […]
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 […]
Tickets for flights from Leeds to Salzburg are now on sale, Jet2.com has announced.The British budget carrier said seats for its service between Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) in West Yorkshire, Great Britain, to Salzburg Airport (SZG) in the heart of the Salzburg Alps can be booked on its homepage as of now. The airline, […]