More than just about any other winter holiday region, Kitzbühel symbolizes romantic charm, a sporting challenge and a refreshing natural gaiety. The almost unreal ambience of the town nestling in the winter snows, the unique location and sheer beauty of the region, a superb offering in terms of sport and recreation, and a full calendar of world-class events – all that combines to make Kitzbühel the number-one winter holiday destination for many visitors year in year out. Immerse yourself in the enchanted world of unlimited possibilities! – That is the motto of this winter wonderland.
Winter holiday paradise of a special kind
A winter holiday in the Kitzbühel region is a holiday experience of a special kind for the whole family. The ideal location at an altitude of between 800 and 2000 meters above sea-level stimulates the production of positive hormones in the human body, which naturally promotes a general feeling of wellbeing. At a more material level, a full offering of fine accommodation in excellent three to five-star hotels, award-winning restaurants and a non-stop programme of events enable Kitzbühel with its holiday villages of Aurach, Jochberg and Reith to satisfy even the most discerning visitor in every respect.
A winter sports region beyond compare
Nestling in the mountains of Kitzbüheler Horn, Bichlalm and Hahnenkamm at an altitude of 800 meters above sea-level, the Kitzbühel region is ideally situated to catch the snow-laden north-westerlies. The result is reliable snow cover right down to the valley floor from December to April. The region has about a hundred miles of perfectly groomed downhill trails for all ability levels and almost twenty miles of signposted off-piste ski routes, as well as action-packed terrain parks for boarders, natural toboggan runs and hundreds of miles of cross-country ski trails and winter walks. The infrastructure includes fourteen ski schools for all ability levels, from today’s beginners to tomorrow’s ski racers, and a total of 55 ultra-modern ski lifts and cablecars run by Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel. Following completion of the regional lift and cablecar network with the opening in December 2004 of the world’s most exciting 3S tri-cable gondola linking the Hahnenkamm/Pengelstein and Jochberg/Resterhöhe ski areas, a ski safari in the Kitzbühel region is now in a category all of its own. For children, youngsters, families and beginners, the region also
offers a special service – which in this form is unique in Austria – with free practice lifts down in the valley in every resort.
Winter in Kitzbühel – from one highlight to the next
Kitzbühel in winter offers a truly unique calendar of sporting, cultural and social events. The absolute highlight comes in January each year with the traditional Hahnenkamm Race. For a whole week Kitzbühel is at the focus of attention in the international sporting scene, when the world’s skiing elite can be admired on Kitzbühel’s famous slopes vying for the honours in the slalom, super-G and downhill in what is doubtless the biggest event on the international skiing circuit. Another big event, but with the emphasis on music rather than sport, is the Music Festival Swingin‘ Kitzbühel. For one week of the year Kitzbühel is transformed into a second New Orleans, when big names of jazz, blues and swing from home and abroad immerse the town centre in a sea of rhythmic sound. For a weekend break for skiing or boarding or a full-blown winter holiday, for singles, pairs, groups or families, the Kitzbühel region is the perfect setting for wonderful and varied hours, days and weeks dedicated to sport and sheer relaxation with something for every taste, from the simple pleasures in life to the wishes of the most discerning, and all in the incomparable ambience of dreams come true.
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