Hotel Falknerhof in Niederthai in Ötztal in Tyrol, Austria

Skiing

Ski resorts

Ski resort Niederthai

Skiing for families and beginners: 1.550m - 3.100m (within walking distance):

The slopes on offer are well suited for families with young children and for beginners!

Slopes: 2 km descent
Cross-country skiing tracks: 20 km (7 km of skating tracks)
Ski lifts: 2 t-bar lifts, 2 children's and beginners' lifts
Facilites:
- 1 ski schools in Niederthai (directly in front of the door) with:
- Ski kindergarten with full-day child supervision
- Cross-country skiing courses and snowboard courses
- Guided ski tours and snow shoe hikes
- Guest ski race with medal ceremony
- Ski and sports gear rental in th village (price indication):
  5 days ski set complete: € 37,00
  1 day cross-country skiing equipment: € 6,00
  1 toboggan per day: € 3,00
  5 days ski school: € 88,0

Ski resort Oetz

820 m - 2.200 m (approx. 10 minutes by car)

You can reach the skiing area by cable car directly from Oetz within just 8 minutes (direct connection). The cable car village station is situated at the end of the village Oetz. From there, you can get up to 2.020 m above sea level, to Hoch-Oetz - a true paradise for all winter sports.

Slopes: 8km easy, 9km medium, 3km difficult
Cross-country ski tracks: 10km of tracks
Lift: 5 t-bar lifts, 3 chair lifts, 2 cable cars
Facilities: half pipe, ski rental, ski school, toboggan run, snowboard rental, ski kindergarten, ice skating rink, alpine curling, cosy ski huts
Furthermore: 30km of winter walking paths

Ötztal Arena Sölden

1.377m - 3.255m (approx. 20 minutes by car)

Sölden is the concentrated power of the winter, location of the Alpine skiing world cup and one of the most famous ski and snowboard centres of Europe. 34 ski lifts carry you to more than 100km of slopes at the Gaislachkogl, the Giggijoch and the Ötztal glacier. The "Golden gate to the glacier" connects the Giggijoch with the glacier.

Snow is guaranteed due to the high altitude and due to the "golden gate". Even more modern ski lifts offer comfort and high skiing quality in Sölden. The new 8 seater cable car at the Tiefenbach glacier replaced the old chair lift and the t-bar lift. This new cable car, the Tiefenbachkoglbahn, carries you to an altitude of 3.250m. A total of three such cable cars will be at your disposal in this centre of winter sports from the coming season onwards: the shuttle cable car Giggijoch, the glacier express Golden Gate and the new cable car Tiefenbachkoglbahn.

Obergurgl

1.800 m - 3.080 m (approx. 45 minutes by car, not included in the super ski pass!)

Whether it is powder snow or crisp corn snow you are looking for – the slopes in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl offer pure pleasure on 110 km. Modern snow machines will take care of skiing possibilities.

Awarded the “ski resort of the year 2005” for the second year running by the readers of the DSV ATLAS SKI WINTER as well as the DSV and the SKI & SPORT MAGAZINE.

Total length: 110 km (Hochgurgl resort approx. 54 km, Obergurgl resort approx. 56 km), of which 35 km blue (easy), 55 km red (medium), 20 km black (difficult)
23 lift facilities, of which 4 cabin railways (Top Express, Hochgurglbahn 1 + 2, Festkoglbahn)
Two 6-seater bubble chair lifts (Steinmannbahn, Große Karbahn Hochgurgl)
Five 4-seater bubble lifts
3 double chair lifts
1 single-seater lift (Hohe Mut)