Skiing in Carinthia

Austria is well-known for its landscape, huge mountains and amazing skiing regions. Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Tyrol, Styria, Salzburg and Vorarlberg are the perfect regions to enjoy a long summer or winter holiday. One of the best skiing regions in Austria is Carinthia where the winter sport enthusiast can explore amazing ski resorts.

If you are thinking about a Ski vacation in Carinthia, you should have a look at certain ski areas in advance. With its broad and well groomed slopes, the ski resort Mölltaler Gletscher is one of the top destinations for snowboarders and intermediate skiers. The ski resort, situated on a glacier, offers many possibilities to have powder experiences if the snow coverage is good enough. Besides the impressive scenery of the mountains in Carinthia, the fact that the ski resort’s terrain is facing south almost guarantees a nice and sunny skiing day. In conclusion, the Mölltaler Gletscher ski resort caters to skiers really well, no matter if they are beginners or experts.

The biggest ski resort in Carinthia is the skiing area Nassfeld Hermagor with 110km’s of slopes. With about one hundred hotels in Hermagor, everybody will find the hotel of his or her choice. The ski resort caters perfectly to intermediate skiers and experts. Besides the big number of difficult and intermediate runs, the ski resort Nassfeld Hermagor is well-known for its party life after skiing. Problems might only occur for skiers with low skiing skills. The ski resort is for sure one of the best possibilities to enjoy a long winter vacation and is at least as good as the more well-known ski resorts in Tyrol or Salzburg

Besides this big ski resort, the small ski resorts in Carinthia are certainly worth a visit. One example is the ski area Katschberg – Aineck which is located between Tschankeck and Aineck. No matter if you are beginner, intermediate, or an expert skier, you will be truly satisfied with your choice to spend your winter holidays there. This resort especially caters to families and small children because of their lovely kid’s area. Another option is the ski resort Turracher Höhe, which is not solely impressive because of its incomparable idyllic view of a lake, but also because of the good snow coverage during the ski season. Families and intermediate skiers can enjoy amazing skiing days until spring at this skiing area.