Ski season starts! Exciting information from Lower Austria's ski areas

Ski season starts! Exciting information from Lower Austria's ski areas

The winter season in Lower Austria picks up speed, although the snow conditions are not ideal. From Friday, December 6, 2024, the Hochkar ski area opens its goals, but initially only with limited operation. Managing Director Karl Weber announced that the top -class and the alpine lift and the children's country will be available on the Zagerlboden. A total of 122 days of operation are planned by April 6, 2025. Semmering will follow on Saturday with a similar sub-operation, whereby Nazar Nydza, Managing Director of the Semmering-Hirschenkogel Bergbahnen, mentions the opportunity to also open the FIS World Cup Panorama slopes, while a night operation before December 14th is not planned, such as Sn.at reported.

Not all ski areas start at the same time. Due to the insufficient snow position, the start of the season in Lackenhof am Ötscher is shifting to December 14th. A “soft opening” is planned for the coming weekend in the Wexl Arena St. Corona on the change, in which toboggan and magic carpet will begin at 8:30 a.m. The Annaberg lifts also offer partial operation, but would like to open regularly on December 13th. At the Mönichkirchen adventure, the start of the season was also postponed to December 14th. Managing Director Markus Redl explained that the forecast cold temperatures will be used in the next few days to efficiently operate the technical snowmaking systems so that the ski areas are well prepared for the Christmas holidays. This information was also cited by noen.at

price comparison for skiing

The Lower Austria Chamber of Lower Austria has examined the ticket prices in 18 ski areas and found considerable differences. A daily ski pass on Semmering costs 163 euros for a family with two children in the high season, while only 104 euros are paid in the Königsberg ski area. Such price differences are particularly important for families who often have a limited budget available. The varying prices in the areas of Hochkar, Lackenhof am Ötscher, Annaberg and Mönichkirchen underline the importance of online bookings. Isabella Mittelstrasser, AK consumer consultant, recommends buying tickets online to get a discount of around 15 percent, which is an attractive option for many families.