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Westendorf |
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800m |
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Austria |
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Pistes 45 km Blue 49%, Red 40% and Black 11%. In total there are 250km accessible if you are looking at the Ski Welt area overall |
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| Good For... |
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| Charming Village, Beginners will enjoy the wide slopes, great for offpiste, part of Austria's largest linked ski area |
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| Not So Good For... |
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Altitude - low can mean little snow
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| Getting There |
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By Air
Salzburg |
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By Train
St Johann / Kufstein |
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By Car
To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website
www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
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| About The Resort.. |
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| Part of the Kitzbuheler Alpenskipass, Westendorf was voted the most beautiful village in Europe in 1998. It is a cosy cosmopolitan alpine village which sell itself as a good quality family resort. |
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| Just have to mention - check out the fabulous cakes and eat them at every possible opportunity. |
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| Apres Ski - Family resort so its good entertainment straight after a day on the slopes but tends to get quiet earlier than some resorts. |
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Where to stay in Wetendorf?
4 Star Schermer 0043 5334 6268 is very good and comes recommended
3 Star Post 0043 5334 6202 os gppd va;ie
Pension Ingeborg T: 0043 5354 6577 for those on a tight budget, this will be the place for you
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| About The Mountain |
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 The Alpenrosebahn 300m from the centre (5 mins) will take you to the Ski Welt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental which is the largest inteconnected ski area in Austria and the 3rd largest in Europe. You can also connect into Kitzbuhel / Kirchberg from and 8 seater gondola. Don't forget to look at the resort pages of Kitzbuhel and Kirchberg for more information
Snowboarders - There is a good park with boxes, jumps, rails and a half pipe
Experts - take a guide a nd head off piste. The snow in Westendorf is usually al little better than some of the other ski Welt resorts.
Intermediates - Lots of tyerrain opens up from here with the added bonus of little queues. |
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| Alpenrosenhutte has good food in good surroundings |
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| There are three ski schools to choose from but check the numbers in each class, it's best to take the small pupil teacher ratio. |
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| Ski & Snowboard Hire Shop |
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We recommend you hire your skis and snowboards at Sport Ideal situated at 14 Schulgasse in Wetendorf
If you book online here at snowbrainer.co.uk you'll make big savings on the resort RRP. It's so easy and convenient, you book online then collect in resort and it saves you time and money.
It's what we call a No Brainer, so Book now!
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| Top 5 Books To Read |
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