Finkenberg austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Finkenberg Austria.
Finkenberg Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1969 the Austrian ski resort Finkenberg lies at 3250 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Finkenberg ski area is snow sure. Over 200 snow cannons ensure artificial Finkenberg snow making covers 105km of ski trails, which equates to around 45 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Finkenberg (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 60km or approximately 50 minutes driving time. Finkenberg ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A pretty village, with traditional large chalet style hotels, surrounded by the stunning scenery of the Ziller Valley. It shares access to the Penken mountain skiing with Mayrhofen, but is more keen to promote its partnership with Tux, as well as Mayrhofen, in the Ski and Glacierworld 3000 ski area which is mostly lift-linked togrether, except for a Bus to the base of the Tux glacier lifts. It is also on the giant Zillertaler SuperSkipass
alpine downhill runs to ski in Finkenberg Austria
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Finkenberg Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €193 - €193 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Finkenberg Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 227km |
| total length of Finkenberg trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 12km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NE |
| direction Finkenberg ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3250m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 850m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 840m |
| centre of Finkenberg ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 2410m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 2410m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Finkenberg
Skiing Finkenberg you'll enjoy ? pistes and trails and that means approximately 227km of ski runs. Finkenberg lifts number 62 with the capacity to uplift 107820 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Finkenberg is over 12km long. Ski Finkenberg summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Finkenberg.
Finkenberg Ski Area
Finkenberg ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Finkenberg piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Finkenberg after dark.
Finkenberg for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Finkenberg
If you snowboard Finkenberg you'll want to know that, of the 62 ski lifts in total, 27 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Finkenberg snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Finkenberg snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 50 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Finkenberg for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Finkenberg Apres Ski
The apres ski Finkenberg scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 4 saunas 0 hot tubs 4 solariums 2 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 2 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 30 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bowling, Chess.
SNO-man says
Indoors there's squash, swimming, bowling and table tennis.
Back on the snow there's a toboggan run, winter horseback riding, hunting, snowshoeing and winter hiking.
On the ice you can try traditional Alpine curling and in the air check out hang-gliding or paragliding.
Interesting attractions include the two ancient wood bridges "Teufelsbrücke" and "Hochstegbrücke" spanning 70m (220 feet) deep Tuxer gorge. Also well worth a visit is the Museum of Minerals and Crystals or a walk along "Glocke" nature trail.
Finkenberg for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Finkenberg Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Finkenberg resort - ski Finkenberg by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Finkenberg ski resort is also known as Finkenberg Penken, Horberg-Gerent and has the following common misspellings:
Finkenberg ski area has ski slopes which face N NE
The direction which the various Finkenberg ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Finkenberg ski resort has ski slopes facing N NE.
Finkenberg for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall