Chill out atop some of Europe's hottest glaciers for summer skiing and boarding

Carving, cruising, mute grabs and mulled wine. Your winter dreams can come true - even in the summertime.

The high-altitude snow fairy is on guard year round keeping it cool at Austria's summer ski and boarding glaciers and covering their perfect snowsure pistes with white stuff. The ice may be thousands of years old but the snow always feels fresh and well groomed.

From jibbers like Mike Douglas and top boarders like Terje Hanonsen, to the likes of famous downhiller Hermann Maier, summer glaciers are a mecca for the world's top athletes and the truly young and groovy. World Cup boarders and skiers from around the world come to Austria to train, learn new tricks, and hang with like-minded types in the mountains.

And after a morning on the slopes, if the sun is high and the snow softens, there are loads of other ice-based treats on offer. Unmissable are guided hikes past blue ice formations or abseiling with an instructor down deep into a crevasse if you dare.

From beginners looking for easy
groomed pistes to the hardcore,
Austria's glaciers are the top.

The three featured Austrian glaciers are:

Hintertux, Mayrhofen

One of the country’s most extensive summer glaciers lies less than half an hour from Mayrhofen in the Ziller Valley. Their motto of 'the snow must go on' might be cheezy - but it's also true. An impressive 18km of pistes are open from May onward. Take a spin through the World Cup halfpipe located within its huge fun park.

Hintertux facts
Up to 3250 m
86km of slopes
5 cable cars, 6 chair lifts,
10 drag lifts half pipe

Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun

The spacious Kitzsteinhorn glacier looms high above the pretty town of Kaprun, just down the road from the popular lakeside resort town of Zell and See. Two speedy 15-man gondola leads to the Alpincenter where you can rent or store gear.

Kitzsteinhorn facts
Up to 3030 m
40km of slopes
4 cable cars, 4 chair lifts,
10 drag lifts Halfpipe

Stubai, Neustift

Just 20 minutes above the pretty village of Neustift, looms the great frozen mass of the Stubai Glacier with its gentle cruisers, some steeper runs and the occasional bump run. There's
snowy well-groomed terrain here for all, including a beginner's area perfect for first timers .

Stubaital facts
Up to 3200 m
105 km of slopes 5 cable cars, 7 chair lifts,
9 drag lifts
4.5 km cross country, half pipe
Skiing & Boarding
PRICE PER DAY FROM:        
    Skis      Boots      Board      Boots      Lift pass
RESORTS:     Kaprun £ 15 £ 6 £ 15 £ 6 £ 20
  Zell am See      £ 15 £ 6 £ 15 £ 6 £ 20
  Neustift £ 13 £ 4 £ 13 £ 4 £ 20
  Mayrhofen £ 10 £ 5 £ 10 £ 5 £ 21
 

WHAT TO BRING:
Warm clothes (layers), sunglasses, sunblock
Clothing available for rental

 
 
 
 
For bookings call 0870 746 9668