Austria
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02/Mar/13 , Birmingham
Frau Moser has been welcoming guests to her attractive and informal little house for many years. Centrally located, it enjoys a pleasant position close to the heart
| Resort | Date | From | Basis | Price | |
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| Alpbach | 02/Mar/13 | Birmingham | B&B | £ 464 |
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| Ellmau/ Scheffau | 23/Mar/13 | Edinburgh | HB | £ 623 |
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| Filzmoos | 03/Mar | Birmingham | HB | £ 449 |
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| Galtur | 17/Mar | Bristol | HB | £ 695 |
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| Igls | 03/Mar | Edinburgh | HB | £ 467 |
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| Ischgl | 15/Apr | Gatwick | Cater | £ 608 |
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| Kaprun | 24/Mar | Edinburgh | B&B | £ 424 |
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| Kitzbuhel | 17/Mar | Stansted | B&B | £ 379 |
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| Kuhtai | 24/Mar | Manchester | Cater | £ 419 |
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| Lech | 06/Jan/13 | Gatwick | Cater | £ 588 |
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| Mayrhofen | 24/Mar | Belfast International | B&B | £ 404 |
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| Niedrau | 17/Mar | Gatwick | HB | £ 429 |
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| Obergurgl | 06/Jan/13 | Gatwick | Cater | £ 563 |
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| Obertauern | 05/Jan/13 | Stansted | HB | £ 750 |
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| Saalbach - Hinterglem | 17/Mar | Edinburgh | HB | £ 564 |
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| Seefeld | 26/Jan/13 | Stansted | HB | £ 733 |
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| Solden | 15/Apr | Gatwick | Cater | £ 488 |
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| Söll | 25/Feb | Edinburgh | B&B | £ 294 |
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| St Anton | 16/Dec | Gatwick | Cater | £ 533 |
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| St Christoph | 15/Dec | Manchester | Cater | £ 606 |
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| St Johann In Tirol | 24/Mar | Stansted | HB | £ 464 |
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| Westendorf | 18/Feb | Birmingham | B&B | £ 376 |
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| Zell am See | 05/Jan/13 | Birmingham | HB | £ 708 |
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| Zurs | 12/Jan/13 | Stansted | HB | £1,293 |
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Austria Introduction
Austria is known as the snowboard capital of Europe with great resorts and a cool attitude. Austrian resorts aren't stretched out like the mega-sized places found in the French Alps and apart from being far more affordable than France, the slopes here are far better laid out with excellent mountain facilities, modern lift systems, easy access to the slopes, coupled with great traditional local services.
Of all the areas in Austria the most famed and the largest winter destination is the Tirol, which apart from being at ‘the heart of the Alps’ is also an area of outstanding beauty and home to some fantastic snowboard resorts that offer something for everyone. The Tirol also plays host to some of the most important snowboard events held in Europe, i.e. Air and Style, Lord of the Boards and the Brit Games.
The Austrian’s don’t go in for the purpose-built style resorts so common in other parts of Europe. What you do find are old traditional villages adapted to accommodate modern tourists. Standards are extremely high, with hotels, Guest House’s and B&B’s being main form of lodging. Apartment blocks are very rare.
Austrian is basic consisting of dishes like Tafelspitz (boiled beef), or various cured hams and German-style sausages. If you're a veggie (vegetarier), you’re in for a hard time - the Austrian’s don’t go in for rabbit-food. Goulash soup in this part of the world is also wicked. But one thing Austria does lack is fast food joints.
An important and useful thing to note about Austria, is that credit cards are not that widely accepted: cash, travellers cheques or Euro-cheques are the norm.
Flying to the resorts is easy via the international airports in Austria, Switzerland or Germany, then taking onward travel via the excellent rail or road services. Only a small percentage of resorts have train stations, however, connections from cities and gateway airports is made very easy by the fact that Austria has a first class bus service, which is on time, clean and inexpensive.
Driving in Austria is convenient and easy, with the roads and resorts being well sign-posted. In some parts, snow-chains are required. Austria has an autobahn tax called the Vignette which can be purchased at petrol stations or border crossings. If you are caught without the tax, you'll be liable to a costly on-the-spot fine.
If you are planning to do a working season in Austria, then EU nationals don't need either a visa or work permit and can stay for as long as they want. But if you want to teach snowboarding, you may need to have the relevant Austrian snowboard instructors teaching qualifications.
6-day weather forecast
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| Ischgl |  clear |
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Peetu Piiroinen wins the 2012 Innsbruck Air&Style
Sun 05 February 12P2 was throwing his Backside 1260 mute grabs all night and earned himself first place in the 6Star Billabong Air&Style. Belgium boy Seppe Smits took 2nd place and the overall 2012 TTR Big Air Tour Trophy
Photo: Air & Style
Lewis Courtier Jones Picked For Youth Olympics
Fri 13 January 1216 year old Lewis Courtier Jones has been selected to represent Team GB in Austria next week.
ISCHGL, AUSTRIA IS CUT OFF BY MASSIVE SNOWFALLS
Wed 11 January 12The top Austrian ski resort of Ischgl has been cut off this week after huge snowfalls caused the closure of access roads.
Mayrhofen Altitude Comedy Festival Line Up 2012
Thu 08 December 11Whoop Whoop its the sound of Police Academy's Michael Winslow joining the Altitude Comedy Festival line-up along with Phill Jupitus, Brendon Burns & many more
Brit Aimee Fuller Wins Austrian Pleasure Jam 2011
Wed 16 November 11UK born Aimee Fuller wins her first TTR World Tour event at the Pleasure Jam in Dachstein glacier in Austria.
Killers in Ischgl
Mon 02 May 11US band The Killers played Ischgls famous end of season concert this weekend to a reputed crowd of 15,000 people
World Snow Update 15th April 2011
Fri 15 April 11The Alps have had very warm weather in recent days, although it is getting cooler again now and up to 50cm of snow has fallen on the Austrian, Swiss and German Alps in the past 2 days. in North America there have been still more big snowfalls with whistler receiving 30cm (a foot) in 24 hours and resorts in Utah reporting up to 1.4m (nearly five feet) of snow in the past week
Results from 2011 World Rookie Finals from Ischgl
Fri 15 April 11Ischgl, Austria and its impressive park setup played host to the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals on Saturday April 9th, 2011. As the final stop of the World Rookie Tour, the event had attracted the crème de la crème of rookies and groms
Seppe Smits wins the Spring Battle in Flachauwinkl
Sun 10 April 11The 8th edition of the 4Star Quiksilver Spring Battle in Flachauwinkl, Austria saw the Belgian rider, Seppe Smits, take home the slopestyle victory on Friday, April 1st, 2011
Brit Stentiford takes 3rd on FWT11 at Fieberbrunn
Sat 12 March 11The Freeride World Tour headed to Fieberbrunn in Austria in the last event before Verbier and it was Austrians Mitch Toelderer and Max Zipser who took the first two podium spots, and british rider James Stentiford took 3rd
Useful information
Population:8.2million
Capital City: Vienna
Language: German
Currency: Euros
Highest Peak: Grossglockner 3797m
Drugs Information: Cannabis is illegal and frowned upon
Alcohol Drinking 18
Electricity Supply: 240 Volts AC 2 Pin plugs
Driving: Drive on the right hand side
Speed Limits
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Motorways-130kph (81mph
Highways-100kph (62mph
Towns-50kph (31mph)
International Phone Code: ++43
Further Information:
AUSTRIAN SNOWBOARD ASSOCIATION
POSTFACH 57
6025 INNSBRUCK
fax. 0043 512 34 38 48 / 31
Email: info@powdern.com
Web:w ww.powdern.com
The Austrian National Tourist Office Vienna
Margaretenstr. 1
A-1040 Wien
Phone: +43 (0)1 / 588 66-0
Fax: +43 (0)1 / 588 66-20
www.austria-tourism.at
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