Sölden
Sölden is Austria’s first winter sports resort to offer the keen skier 3 superbly developed three thousand meter high mountains, known as the BIG3.
A modern 24-person gondola gives access to “Gaislachkogl”, “Tiefenbachkogl” and “Schwarze Schneide” are serviced by 8-person gondolas.
Austria’s first glacier tour winding across 3 mountains through an incredible elevation gain of 10,000 meters!
At 3,058 meters altitude, Gaislachkogl, the first of the “Great 3” peaks, is almost small for Ötztal standards. Next in height comes Tiefenbachkogl at 3,309 meters which is already considerably higher. But Schwarze Schneide tops them all with 3,370 meters. It is not only the highest of Sölden’s skiable mountains but also the youngest as it was just developed for skiing in the October of 2003.
Those who ski the BIG3 in one can proof not only that they have the necessary brawn to overcome a difference in elevation of almost 10,000 meters, but also enjoy one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring mountain views Austria has to offer.
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl
Records show that in 1840 visitors came to Gurgl. Mainly researchers and landscape painters who stayed at the „Haus Kuraten“. Before the 1st World War there were already 14 farms in Gurgl – (the highest parish in Europe) and the land was cultivated.
In the Swiss physics Professor Auguste Piccard and his assistant Paul Kipfer were forced to make an emergency landing with a stratoshperic ballon on the Gurgler glacier. This news hit the world press and the village of Gurgl became well-known.
In 1939 Gurgls appearance changed due to the influx of tourists. Out of the few farms the two villages of Obergurgl and Untergurgl developed and later the third village of Hochgurgl.
Today Obergurgl-Hochgurgl has 4.102 guest beds and hosts annually approx. 85.000 guests. The majority of the visitors come from Germany, Great Britain, Austria and the Benelux Countries.
110 km: Skiing area Hochgurgl approx. 54 km, Skiing area Obergurgl approx. 56 km
35 km of easy ski runs (blue), 55 km of medium ski runs (red), 20 km of difficult ski runs (black)
Beginners can practice their turns on the Gaisberg Lift, practice Lift and Mahdstuhl Lift.
More experienced skiers can find ski lifts for medium proficiency at Festkogl in Obergurgl and on the Schermerspitze ski run in Hochgurgl. Experts skiers can tackle the steep slope down from the Hohe Mut in Obergurgl or the mogul slope at Top-Wurmkogl II in Hochgurgl.
Longest slope: Wurmkogl to Hochgurglbahn in Obergurgl (Pill): 8 km; vertical drop: 1,200 m
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