In 1947, the first chairlift opened in Wildschönau, and since then, Austria has developed more than 400 ski resorts. Today, ...

For travelling further afield, heavyweight, modern connecting lifts make it easy for Lech visitors to access the whole Arlberg ski area, which is Austria’s largest interconnected ski area ...

Getty Images People are now visiting Austria for shorter skiing breaks, but looking for variation Dr Robert Kaspar from Schloss Seeburg University in Austria, says people are now coming for ...

Crowned as Austria’s snowiest ski resort, the village of Obertauern, in the SalzburgerLand region, sits at 1,740m above sea level. The ski area has 100km of terrain, with slopes that will suit ...

Combined: An event with one downhill run, followed by one slalom run. Downhill: A speed event with the longest course and the fastest speeds. Fall line: The most direct route down a ski slope.

This part of Austria is famous for its “ski up from one village, ski down into another” approach, and it's also one of the largest contiguous skiable areas in the world. If you have any ...

Athletes compete in a series of head-to-head slalom races. Missing a gate in alpine skiing If a skier misses a gate, he or she is disqualified from the competition, unless he or she hikes uphill and ...

In March 1965, Austria is in a state of emergency: The Beatles are in the country for filming! In Obertauern, the mushroom heads are mistaken for "shy women", the first joint is served before noon ...

For many, the prospect of snowfall brings one of winter's greatest joys: planning the first of many ski trips. Heading to the slopes is a surefire way to kick aside cabin fever and get into the ...

Night - Cloudy with a 45% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to SW. The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C) and a 52% chance of precipitation ...

with glacier ski centres reporting “excellent conditions”. It’s currently possible to get early turns in on more than a dozen Alpine glaciers, with Austria leading the way with a choice of ...

French resorts aren’t the only ones struggling: high temperatures last February also left ski towns in Austria, Bosnia, Italy, Spain and Switzerland on their knees. Those at low and medium ...