Winter Wunder in Graz: New snow brings momentum to the ski region!
Winter Wunder in Graz: New snow brings momentum to the ski region!
In a true snow surprise, the winter sports areas in Austria experienced a special kind of comeback. At the Salzstiegl, the folding centimeters of fresh snow created euphoric mood just in time for the start of the Styrian semester break. Gernot Klinger from the Klinger Schneenschule was rejoiced: "Of course, the snow will benefit us now. He raises the mood and also raises the motivation." The recovery comes exactly in time after the season started with difficulty. The sports trade, especially in the area of alpine sports, is ready for a wave of sales, even if the demand in the ski touring area has suffered from the previous lack of snow. Michael holiday from Styria Tourism now sees good chances of high number of visitors in February, the strongest month for winter sports.
snowfall bring hope to Salzburg
Similar picture is shown in Salzburg, where the tourismists look optimistically into the future after productive snowfalls. In the ski areas, up to 100 centimeters of fresh snow have fallen from 1500 meters, which significantly improves the conditions. Leo Bauernberger, Managing Director of Salzburger Land Tourismus GmbH, confidently commented on the development of the January and the booking situation for February, which was strongly fully booked. "Easter is early, that is positive," continued Bauernberger. Even if December completed a decline in the overnight stays, it sees February as an opportunity for trend reversal.In addition, the leap year effect is expected on February 29, which, according to Wolfgang Breitfuß, tourism director in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, could bring about 20,000 overnight stays, which significantly improves the statistics. Despite the challenges such as the border controls, some of which make visitor flow from Bavaria more difficult, the operators of the cable cars are optimistic: "If the weather is not totally wissing, we assume an overall good winter," said Ernst Brandstätter from the flats. The booking situation in Tennengau also shows positive signals, while the tourismists hope for further snowfall.
The details and scenarios of the current winter season can be found at Orf Styria and Salzburger Nachrichten Read.
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