AUSTRIA SKI INDEX 

While the Austrians may not have invented skiing, you can make a good case that they've gleaned more than their fair share of ski medals. Is there a resort anywhere without an Austrian ski pro?  Is there an Austrian resort without great beer and good wine, loud après ski and good fun, filling food and lethally wonderful deserts and a general let it all hang out approach?  Think not and, best of all, shop and the price is very, very right.  

The Great Austrian Ski Adventure: Part One by Dick Domey, Former US Olympic Team Biathlon Coach.

The Great Austrian Ski Adventure: Part Two: Finding a room at the Inn by Dick Domey, Former US Olympic Team Biathlon Coach.

The Great Austrian Ski Adventure: Part Three: Start planning Now by Dick Domey, Former US Olympic Team Biathlon Coach.

The Great Austrian Ski Adventure: Part Four: The ski trails examined by Dick Domey, Former US Olympic Team Biathlon Coach.

The Great Austrian Ski Adventure: Part Five A place for the alpine skier by Dick Domey, Former US Olympic Team Biathlon Coach.

 

Bad Gastein  The Gastein valley isn't widely known in Britain. It deserves better  

Innsbruck Contrary to some expectations, Innsbruck is not an alpine ski village; it's a bustling city of over one hundred thousand inhabitants

Ischgl/Galtür Pretty, wild party town with snowsure slopes.

Kitzbühel/Kirchberg Wonderful town and extensive slopes, but unreliable snow.

Lech Lech and its higher neighbor Zürs are the most glamorous and expensive resorts in Austria.

Mayrhofen For keen skiers, the last resort.

Obertauem Small but varied area, with great snow record.

Saalbach-Hinterglemm* Like many Austrian resorts Saalbach-Hinterglemm has a pretty, traditional-style village and very lively nightlife, but unlike many it combines this with a very extensive circuit of slopes on both sides of a valley, and runs are linked by an efficient modern lift system.

St. Anton Non-stop on- and off- slope action and pretty village base.

Schladming  Taken together with Schladming's reliable snow record, impressive snowmaking system and pretty, traffic-free village centre, the resort deserves serious consideration.

Söll Small, lively village with large, easy ski and snowboard area.

Zell am See Charming lakeside town, varied slopes and glacier options.

Zürs  Ten minutes' drive towards St. Anton from Lech, Zürs is almost on the Flexen Pass, with good snow virtually guaranteed.