2 Great winter skiing places in Austria!

Austria in winter is the first choice for European tourism and one of the most popular winter sports regions in the world. Winter holidays have a pivotal position in Austria, with a market share of 57%. Here you can enjoy a variety of winter vacations: skiing, horse-drawn sleigh rides, winter hiking, healing or tasting the Christmas market.

Tyrol – the preferred destination for winter sports in the Alps

Innsbruck is the Olympic capital of the Alps, host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 1964, 1976 and 2012. There are also many major sporting events, such as ski jumping, snow and snowboarding, and the World Cup sled, which have become synonymous with Innsbruck's hometown. There are ski areas for families, seniors and children. Children who are too small can be hosted by loving and professional staff at the ski school, and parents can enjoy skiing.

The Tyrol region of Austria is the cradle of winter skiing. St. Anton am Arlberg is famous for its 300 km slope slides and deep snow slides at the same distance. Sölden's snow season is from nine per year. From the end of the month to the beginning of June of the following year, the International Ski World Cup will be held in the glacier skiing area every October. In addition to skiing, you can enjoy a unique hot spring tour in the AquaDome, back to the Alps and begin to relax.

Known as Monaco in the Alps, Kitzbühel is a winter resort for Austrian luxury resorts, home to 5-star hotels and gourmet restaurants, the most famous alpine skiing downhill race.

For those who like to be active at night, there are lighted night ski trails and romantic moonlight trails in the Austrian ski resort so you can enjoy the ice and snow all day long.

Salzburg - White pearls on the glacier

The three major ski resorts in Salzburg are Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Zell am See – Kaprun and Flachau. Just an hour’s drive from Salzburg, Saalbach-Hinterglemm is one of the largest ski resorts in the world. At Zell am See, you can enjoy the Tauern Spa. Flachau hosts numerous skiing World Cups and world championships here.

The Glacier Ski Area in Schladming-Dachstein is about an hour away from Salzburg. It is the host of the 2013 World Alpine Ski Championship and the largest cross-country ski area in Austria.

Can't wait the winter!