Fresh snow on mountains

Winter paradise beckons for the semester break

Perfect conditions await ski fans at Nassfeld

(Bild: martinlugger__nassfeld (c)nassfeld.at)

The first part of the semester break has begun - and hotels are well booked in many ski resorts. However, some lifts have already had to close.

The semester break in Vienna has begun, with the carnival vacations in Germany and the vacations in Carinthia and Styria continuing until March. And the situation in Carinthia as a tourist destination is excellent. "We had 30 centimetres of fresh snow on Katschberg. We are very well booked," says tourism expert Sabrina Peitler.

Accommodation almost fully booked
Nassfeld offers perfect conditions. "A new chairlift for six people has been built at the Tröglbahn, which increases safety and gives a lot of momentum," enthuses Head of Tourism Roland Sint. "Most of the accommodation is fully booked."

Everything is also white on the Turracher Höhe. "We have enough snow. Our hotels are always full during the Viennese semester break, Carinthians often come here for a day trip," says Sabine Springenschmidt from the "Jägerwirt". There was ten centimetres of fresh snow on the Gerlitzen. In Bad Kleinkirchheim, on the Goldeck, the Simonhöhe and on the Koralm, skiing is also possible without any problems, even if there is often only a white band of snow leading down into the valley.

We have sunshine and powder snow. The weather promises to stay nice.

Manuel Kapeller-Hopfgartner, Gerlitzen

"Everything is ideal on the Hochrindl," says Alexandra Bresztowanszky. "The slopes are perfectly groomed, everything is set up for perfect skiing fun."

Only in the Bodental valley is skiing currently not possible. "The whole piste has been rained off. Only the baby lift is open, that's 300 meters. Many Klagenfurt families come anyway," says Alexandra Sereinig.