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Alpenarena Hochhäderich

Location

Riefensberg

Austria

47° 30' 15.9984" N, 9° 57' 51.9984" E

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General info:

Going down exciting northern slopes and crossing wide sunny plateaus. Beautiful runs, budget-priced ski passes, enough parking places for cars and buses . . . Activities for non-skiers: that’s not “wait and see” but 30 km of winter walks, sun bathing, riding on toboggans, going by horse-drawn sleighs, flirting . . . if only the day had more than 24 hours . . . Well-kept cross-country trails through a unique landscape, easy to intermediate, are characteristic of the ski circuit on the Hochhäderich. Hotel rooms, apartments, the holiday home Lukas, directly in the ski resort. Have you enjoyed reading this description? Then ask for something just mentioned . . .

BASE: 4101ft
SUMMIT: 5249ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1148ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 5
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 4

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €25.50

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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