Wald im Oberpinzgau austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Wald im Oberpinzgau Austria.
Wald im Oberpinzgau Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1964 the Austrian ski resort Wald im Oberpinzgau lies at 2300 metres altitude in the Salzburgerland region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Wald im Oberpinzgau ski area is not snow sure. Over 100 snow cannons ensure artificial Wald im Oberpinzgau snow making covers 35km of ski trails, which equates to around 30 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Wald im Oberpinzgau (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 90km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Wald im Oberpinzgau ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Lift-linked to Gerlos at the top of the Ziller Valley, Wald im Oberpinzgau's skiing on nearby mount Königsleiten is the only Salzburgerland ski centre on the Super Zillertal Pass, which includes 400 km of piste in resorts such as Mayrhofen. Off slope attractions include Europe's highest planetarium.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Wald im Oberpinzgau Austria
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Wald im Oberpinzgau Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
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 Wald im Oberpinzgau Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 160km |
| total length of Wald im Oberpinzgau trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Wald im Oberpinzgau ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2300m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1600m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1600m |
| centre of Wald im Oberpinzgau ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 700m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 700m |
| 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 Wald im Oberpinzgau
Skiing Wald im Oberpinzgau you'll enjoy 160 pistes and trails and that means approximately 160km of ski runs. Wald im Oberpinzgau lifts number 50 with the capacity to uplift 75135 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Wald im Oberpinzgau is over 8km long.
Wald im Oberpinzgau Ski Area
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Wald im Oberpinzgau for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Wald im Oberpinzgau
If you snowboard Wald im Oberpinzgau you'll want to know that, of the 50 ski lifts in total, 19 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Wald im Oberpinzgau snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Wald im Oberpinzgau snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 170 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Wald im Oberpinzgau for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Wald im Oberpinzgau Apres Ski
The apres ski Wald im Oberpinzgau scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
4 apres ski bars 9 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 1 hot tubs 3 solariums 2 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 2 horse riding 50 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Planetarium
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Wald im Oberpinzgau for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Wald im Oberpinzgau Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Wald im Oberpinzgau resort - ski Wald im Oberpinzgau by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Wald im Oberpinzgau ski resort is also known as Königsleiten and has the following common misspellings:
Wald im Oberpinzgau ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Wald im Oberpinzgau 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. Wald im Oberpinzgau ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Wald im Oberpinzgau for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall