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Ski Instruction For Kids
SalzburgerLand: Mauterndorf Ski School
In Mauterndorf in the SalzburgerLand region children learn about Alpine safety in an entertaining and playful way and romp about in the giant Smarty Alm indoor playground. This is how cool safety can be! Located at 2000 meters above sea level there is a dedicated area where the avalanche awareness classes are held. Designed to educate and familiarize everyone with the risks of avalanches, search and rescue conditions are reconstructed and search techniques and first aid are taught. Participants will also learn to recognize avalanche terrain and do simple snow evaluations. And to make sure that kids don’t get bored there is the Smarty Mini Club. The 200-square meter Smarty Alm is the largest and most modern indoor play world in the Salzburg Alps. It boats a two-storey climbing castle, a play wall, painting and playing corners, a crèche, a kiddy disco and an iceberg movie theater. The caretakers at Smarty Alm also organize outdoor activities like platter sliding, snowman building or sledding. Reservations must be made one day in advance.
Internet: www.schischule-mauterndorf.at
Tirol: Zillertal
The Tirolean Zillertal is a great place to vacation with your family because there are so many fun and exciting things to do! The Hochfügen-Hochzillertal ski area offers an over 200-square meter Cub Club where children from 0 to 7 years are looked after. The ski school offers highly effective learn-to programs for children from four years that include plenty of fun and games. The Junior Workshops are for experienced skiers from 12 years; participants can choose from powder skiing, race carving, mogul skiing and timed races.
Internet: www.zillertal.at
Tirol: Lermoos
Ski instruction with a difference is offered in Leermos in Tirol:L here children don’t learn to ski on a bunny slope, but on the snow-covered roof of an underground garage! What else there is up there? A merry-go-round, a small ski lift and a snow machine that ensures top snow conditions. Learn-to programs are offered for mites from 2 years: they are brought from the Alpenrose Hotel Family Spa Resort up to the roof where they will learn how to stop and turn in no time at all. A pink hotel bus brings bigger kids to the Bobo ski class and picks them up again in time for lunch back at the hotel. This way parents can enjoy their own day to the full knowing that their kids are safe and having fun! The hotel even offers an in-house ski rental store.
Internet: www.hotelalpenrose.at
Vorarlberg: Au-Schoppernau
The Au-Schoppernau Snow Sports School in Vorarlberg offers a state-of-the-art children's ski school and daycare facility with a real pony, sausage grilling and abseiling. Kids' ski instruction program begins at age 3 and includes plenty of fun. During the breaks the caretakers tell stories, a pony stops by for a visit or Lars the Ice Bear goes parachuting. Bigger kids can improve their skiing and snowboarding skills or try out different pieces of sports equipment. Slalom pole training is also part of the course. On Breitenalpe there is an adventure offering tubing, skidooing, abseiling, javelin throwing and sausage grilling in the teepee.
The Au-Schoppernau Snow Sports School was awarded the Citation Award by the Vorarlberg Tourist Board for its innovative programs for children.
Internet: www.au-schoppernau.at/menue/schneesportschule
Vorarlberg: Montafon
A vacation in Vorarlberg means fun for the whole family from the minute you arrive. In the winter Austria’s western-most state offers inexpensive package deals for families: ‘Family Friendly Montafon’ is the name of a promotion offered from 8 to 15 March 2008 and from 24 March to 6 April 2008. Children born in or after 1996 (proof of age required!) stay free in their parents’ room; one child per parent can ski free for same number of days when parents purchase a 5-day or longer lift ticket. Cost for board may be charged by the hotel. Families will receive a voucher for reduced skiing tickets at their lodging. The Montafon ski schools also offer discounted ski instruction during that time.
Internet: www.montafon.at
Lower Austria: Wiener Alpen
The mountains in Lower Austria and neighboring Styria are perfect for families with kids and attractive package deals abound. St. Corona am Wechsel, Mönichkirchen am Wechsel, Puchberg am Schneeberg and Naturschneeparadies am Unterberg all offer great family bargains which include access to a Kiddy Land with:
Internet: Ostalpen Ski Area
In Mauterndorf in the SalzburgerLand region children learn about Alpine safety in an entertaining and playful way and romp about in the giant Smarty Alm indoor playground. This is how cool safety can be! Located at 2000 meters above sea level there is a dedicated area where the avalanche awareness classes are held. Designed to educate and familiarize everyone with the risks of avalanches, search and rescue conditions are reconstructed and search techniques and first aid are taught. Participants will also learn to recognize avalanche terrain and do simple snow evaluations. And to make sure that kids don’t get bored there is the Smarty Mini Club. The 200-square meter Smarty Alm is the largest and most modern indoor play world in the Salzburg Alps. It boats a two-storey climbing castle, a play wall, painting and playing corners, a crèche, a kiddy disco and an iceberg movie theater. The caretakers at Smarty Alm also organize outdoor activities like platter sliding, snowman building or sledding. Reservations must be made one day in advance.
Internet: www.schischule-mauterndorf.at
Tirol: Zillertal
The Tirolean Zillertal is a great place to vacation with your family because there are so many fun and exciting things to do! The Hochfügen-Hochzillertal ski area offers an over 200-square meter Cub Club where children from 0 to 7 years are looked after. The ski school offers highly effective learn-to programs for children from four years that include plenty of fun and games. The Junior Workshops are for experienced skiers from 12 years; participants can choose from powder skiing, race carving, mogul skiing and timed races.
Internet: www.zillertal.at
Tirol: Lermoos
Ski instruction with a difference is offered in Leermos in Tirol:L here children don’t learn to ski on a bunny slope, but on the snow-covered roof of an underground garage! What else there is up there? A merry-go-round, a small ski lift and a snow machine that ensures top snow conditions. Learn-to programs are offered for mites from 2 years: they are brought from the Alpenrose Hotel Family Spa Resort up to the roof where they will learn how to stop and turn in no time at all. A pink hotel bus brings bigger kids to the Bobo ski class and picks them up again in time for lunch back at the hotel. This way parents can enjoy their own day to the full knowing that their kids are safe and having fun! The hotel even offers an in-house ski rental store.
Internet: www.hotelalpenrose.at
Vorarlberg: Au-Schoppernau
The Au-Schoppernau Snow Sports School in Vorarlberg offers a state-of-the-art children's ski school and daycare facility with a real pony, sausage grilling and abseiling. Kids' ski instruction program begins at age 3 and includes plenty of fun. During the breaks the caretakers tell stories, a pony stops by for a visit or Lars the Ice Bear goes parachuting. Bigger kids can improve their skiing and snowboarding skills or try out different pieces of sports equipment. Slalom pole training is also part of the course. On Breitenalpe there is an adventure offering tubing, skidooing, abseiling, javelin throwing and sausage grilling in the teepee.
The Au-Schoppernau Snow Sports School was awarded the Citation Award by the Vorarlberg Tourist Board for its innovative programs for children.
Internet: www.au-schoppernau.at/menue/schneesportschule
Vorarlberg: Montafon
A vacation in Vorarlberg means fun for the whole family from the minute you arrive. In the winter Austria’s western-most state offers inexpensive package deals for families: ‘Family Friendly Montafon’ is the name of a promotion offered from 8 to 15 March 2008 and from 24 March to 6 April 2008. Children born in or after 1996 (proof of age required!) stay free in their parents’ room; one child per parent can ski free for same number of days when parents purchase a 5-day or longer lift ticket. Cost for board may be charged by the hotel. Families will receive a voucher for reduced skiing tickets at their lodging. The Montafon ski schools also offer discounted ski instruction during that time.
Internet: www.montafon.at
Lower Austria: Wiener Alpen
The mountains in Lower Austria and neighboring Styria are perfect for families with kids and attractive package deals abound. St. Corona am Wechsel, Mönichkirchen am Wechsel, Puchberg am Schneeberg and Naturschneeparadies am Unterberg all offer great family bargains which include access to a Kiddy Land with:
- child-friendly ski lifts
- contoured slopes
- fun area for non-skiers (sledding, playground, etc.)
- indoor center for bad weather days
- kids’ ski school with
- lunchtime supervision
- ski instruction for kids from 4 years
- sports equipment rental for kids
- at least one blue (=easy) slope suitable for beginners
- the ski area must have at least one double chairlift or a gondola
Internet: Ostalpen Ski Area
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