OFF THE SLOPES
CONSCIOUSLY ACTIVE
Making the very first tracks in fresh powdery snow. Whether in boots or snowshoes, on toboggan runners or cross-country skis. Skiing is not the only cool thing to do on an active holiday in Upper Austria. The white world has a lot of other facets beyond the pistes.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
JUST FOLLOW THE TRAIL
With a 120-kilometre-long network of cross-country ski trails, the winter landscape around Windischgarsten leaves nothing to be desired. Whether you’re following the classic style or the skating style: perfectly prepared trails at four altitudes from 600 to 1400 metres provide real experiences of nature and many moments of happiness.
CURLING
A TRADITION-RICH SPORT
There is a long tradition of curling in our region. Accordingly, there are many opportunities to play on offer. Numerous guest houses in Windischgarsten or in Spital am Pyhrn have their own curling tracks. Some of them are even illuminated so that you can play endless rounds long into the evening.
SKI TOURS
EARN YOUR DOWNHILL RUN YOURSELF
Ski touring is booming: The Wurzeralm is a popular destination for ski mountaineers who strive to conquer the summit away from the slopes. Special tracks are prepared for this. In the National Park you will find sunny high winter tours, for example on the Hengst Pass, on the Höss or in the Haller Mauern ski touring region.
SNOWSHOE HIKING
EFFORTLESS PROGRESS THROUGH DEEP SNOW
A national park ranger will guide you through the wintry deep snow of the mountainous world. He will go with you in search of animal tracks and reveal how wild animals and plants survive the cold season. In January and February you can also experience a tour where you feed red deer.
