Travel Eye on Mayrhofen (Austria)

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Overview:

For 2 years the Mayrhofen skiing region has linked up with the Finkenberg, Rastkogel and the Eggalm skiing area to create the huge "Ski-Zillertal3000" skiing region. This amounts to a very special "summit meeting" with skiers and snowboarders on the invitation list.

In total there are 146 kilometres of slopes and 46 lifts for all skiers and boarders. Whether beginner, advanced or professional, there is something here for everyone, with 20km of black, 86km red or 40km of blue runs.

The overall capacity of all the lifts combined is approx. 65,000 people per hour. To be able to offer unlimited winter fun, the lift company produces additional artificial snow from November to April. Altogether there is an area of 96 hectare covered with artificial snow.

This resort offers a cosmopolitan mix, predominantly German but also many British, Dutch and some Italians. The resort has something for everyone, making it suitable for families, singles, couples and groups.

All of the hotels are in traditional Tyrolean chalet style, most are family run. There is one 5-star hotel, many 4- and 3-stars, plus plenty of B&B pensions varying in price and standard. There are a few apartments but these are expensive and quite luxurious.

Locality:

Mayrhofen is in south east Tyrol, forming the south point of a triangle with Salzburg (95 mls NE) and Munich, Germany (75 mls NW). It is found at the end of the Ziller Valley, just before it splits into 4 smaller side valleys.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

All schools run a children's kindergarten and offer English-language instruction. Skiers can buy a ski-pass covering the Mayrhofen slopes only or there is the Zillertal Superski pass covering a wider valley area.

There are lots of supermarkets, sports and ski-hire shops and a fair selection of souvenir outlets. Other shopping opportunities include boutiques, shoe shops, glassware, wood carvers, chemists and hairdressers.

During the daytime there is the usual range of winter-sports activities including tobogganing, ice-skating, curling, sleigh rides, winter walking and cross-country skiing. There is also indoor tennis, squash, and a gym. In summer there is, walking, mountain biking and paragliding. There are regular music festivals including Country, Blues and a Folk Festival in August.

The nightlife offers a host of late-night cafes and bars with live music, with apres-ski activity centring around the Brucke Hotel, there are organised Tyrolean evenings, fondues, bowling; 2 discos and a casino.

The restaurants here are Traditional Tyrolean, pizzerias, Mexican, Italian and hamburger grill bars. There are plenty of mountain restaurants.