SkiWelt News Winter 2009-10

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NEW: Ellmi´s detachable 6-seater chair lift with heated seats in the Schmiedalm area.

Further investment in snow making facilities, 80% of the pistes in Ellmau/Going can now be covered with man made known in only 70 hours (temperature must be freezing).

SkiWelt Hopfgarten--Kelchsau: improvements to the snow making facilieties on the run down form the

Hohe Salve towards Hopfgarten.

SkiWelt Westendorf: the last 1er Sessellift Choralpe was spareless torn off

SkiWelt Scheffau: planned for winter season 2010/11: new detachable 8-seaterchairlift:

Osthang replacing 4 seater chair to the Brandstadl childrens safety in mind.

NEW: mobile.skiwelt.at For mobiles & co! Stay connected with SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – anytime, anywhere. Once again SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental is leading the way in customer service and marketing. Having already enjoyed an established internet presence for seven years, the SkiWelt website can now also be accessed on your mobile phone, iPhone, PDA and via all other mobile equipment.

A quick look at the SkiWelt site via PDA on your journey here, details about the next day’s skiing with WiFi on your iPhone in your hotel room, slope information on your mobile phone as you ride the lifts – it’s all possible now. Convenient, quick and above all: informative. The latest weather conditions, current snow reports, trail maps to download, lift and slope status, lift operating hours, transport connections, hut and accommodation information, events and much more; anything of interest to visitors can be delivered in real time to mobiles & co. You can even search for room availability while you’re on the go, with all contact details sent directly to the hotels…

NEW: ALPENIGLU® Igloo Village at Hochbrixen

A fairytale world of ice and snow, an adventure park in the wintry world of the Kitzbühel Alps – this is the ALPENIGLU® Igloo Village, and it’s set to charm visitors to SkiWelt Wider Kaiser – Brixental from this winter. The white village can now be found at the top lift station in Hochbrixen.

Igloo hotel, restaurant, bar, ice exhibition, sun lounge – ALPENIGLU® Igloo Village is an exciting world with myriad facets. Taking centre stage, of course, is the stuff that winter dreams are made of: ice! Enjoy a fondue on the crystal clear ice table, stay overnight in the igloo suite and sip cool drinks from ice glasses: it’s all about ice and snow.

skiline – Ski pass analysis – What does my altitude profile look like?

From winter 08/09 SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental is offering you the opportunity to access your personal ''skiline'' by entering at the end of your day’s skiing your ski pass number on the internet at www.skiwelt.at.

The ''skiline'' gives a timed altitude profile of the route you chose in the ski resort. It contains an accurate list of the lifts you used, the total metres you climbed and an estimate of how many kilometres you covered on the descent. As a registered user you will also receive a comprehensive evaluation of all your ski days throughout the season!

WINTERSEASON 09/10 continuous ski operation from saturday 5 th December 2009 (also on the preceding weekends, given satisfactory snow conditions) - until Easter Monday inclusive 5th April 2010!

Winter-Pistmap 2009/10… …ready for download on www.skiwelt.at/images

Skibusses: Ellmau-Going: free connecting bus service between the villages and the valley stations to the village centres. Söll- Scheffau: free connection from valley station to village centre; no free connection between Söll, Scheffau, Ellmau. Ki-West - Pengelstein I Skibus: Regular skibus transport between the valley stations of the 8-seater Ki-West gondola lift and 8-seater Pengelstein gondola lift. For times and stops, please see the timetables provided. Wörgl via Hopfgarten, Westendorf, im Thale to Kitzbühel: Regular ski bus transport Wörgl and all villages of Holiday Region to Hopfgarten (free with ski dress). Please see the detailed timetables of ÖBB (Austrian Railway) services.

SkiWelt Events 09/10

11th -13th December - SkiWelt WINTEROPENING in Söll This is how to get winter off to a good start. When Söll invites you to the Winter Opening (11 – 13. 12. 09) of the largest interconnected ski area in , the everyday is “pulverised” in “the turn of a ski”. Friday: Live on stage - “Die jungen Zillertalter” - Saturday: live on stage the band “frontal” and “Reamonn” !!!

Attractive package deals (2-day ski pass, 2 nights accommodation, entrance to the party tent) to be found at www.skiwelt.at!

Super ski weeks 2009/10 From the beginning of the season to 20th December 2009 & from 14th March 2010 to the end of the season you can enjoy special cheap skiing at SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser–Brixental, with a week’s package offered by selected providers. More information at www.skiwelt.at

13th January 2010 - Ladies`Skiing Day Ladies’ Skiing Day - from 13th January 2010 women can ski every Wednesday with a day or part-day card at the child rate!

21th January 2010 FIS – Night slalom in Westendorf at World Cup standard with stars close enough to touch First-class slalom and skiing stars within touching distance – that is what is on offer at the “Hahnenkamm Warm up Night Slalom” at SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental in Westendorf. The programme: - 6 pm: start of the first heat - 8.30 pm: start of the second heat - followed by victory ceremony --- Entrance: €4.00

4th -7th March - 11. Austrian Masters Shred Down Contest in Westendorf famours an spectakular Freestyle-Challenge on international level, and Shred Down Party!

Overview:

279 kilometres of ski runs 91 cable cars and lifts 120 km of blue ski runs 17 baby lifts, 23 drag lifts 132 km of red ski runs 21 chair lifts 11 km of black ski runs 15 detachable chair lifts 16 kilometres of ski routes 14 gondola lifts - 1 funicular railway

137,800 persons/hr can be carried!!

70 refreshment stops SENSATIONALLY certain of snow Over 70 ski lodges, inns, restaurants and approx. 1.000 snowmakers mean there are 210 km bars throughout SkiWelt Wilder of ski runs with artificial snowing! Kaiser - Brixental will provide for your physical wellbeing with food and drink!

Season: High season from 19th December 2009 until 19th March 2010

Low season until 18th December 2009 and from 20th March 2010

Winter season 2008/09 The descents and all the important SkiWelt connections START on 29.11.2008 - Snow cover valley, 20 cm were continuously open from the first day (29.11.2008) Snow cover mountain, 50 cm to the last (13.04.2009). END on 13.04. 2009 - Snow cover valley, 40 cm Snow cover mountain, 140 cm

Fun parks: Race tracks: Ellmau: Intersport KaiserPark : Kälbersalve (2) Söll: wintergarten - funpark Ellmau-Going: Almbahn (98) Westendorf: Boarders Playground Kelchsau: Hagermoos (37), Hagerjoch (38) Scheffau: Eiberg (67) Westendorf: Zieplhang, Übungswiese (practice area), Laubkogel, Talkaser Speed measurement runs: Night ski runs: Brixen im Thale: Jochbahn (6) Brixen im Thale: Schusterbühel (17), easy, open THU+FRI til 7pm Ellmau-Going: Almbahn (98) Westendorf: Schneeberg (126), easy, open Tuesdays Scheffau: Ostlift (65) Söll: Hochsöll (40), Keat (43), Hexen6er (45), Salvenmoos (47), medium-easy, 10km open Wednesday – Saturday from 6.30 pm – 10.00 pm, descent till 10.30 pm Winter footpaths: Cross-Country-Track: Brixen im Thale: from mountain station 6EUB Hochbrixen (1) 180 km of cross-country-tracks Ellmau-Going: from mountain station Hartkaiser (80), 108 km easy, 52 km intermediate and 20 km difficult from mountain station Astberg (100) High altitude cross-country track: Scheffau: from mountain station 4EUB/8EUB, Brixen im Thale: at the Hochbrixen mountain station(1), Brandstadl (60/61/62), circular walk 6EUB, 2,8 km long Hopfgarten-Itter: valley walk to Hopfgarten (20) Night cross-country track: Scheffau: floodlit and artificial snow in the village in Scheffau, 2km

Toboggan runs / floodlit: Ellmau-Going: Astbergbahn-Going (100) with course from the Hausberg (Going) or Treichlhof either to Ellmau (Naschberg - Hotel Bär) or to Going (near Café Ritterhof – practice area), length 4.5km, very safe; Floodit: open daily, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 7.30 – 9.00 pm, lift operation: till 2.00 am floodlit! Please note: in the evening the day ski passes and season cards are not valid! Toboggan hire: Bergbahn Going, Intersport Winkler, Goingsport

Söll: Gondola lift Hochsöll (40) with course from the mountain station to the valley station, length 3km, very safe, with permanently installed snowmaking facility!!! Open daily from 8.00 am – 5.00 pm Floodit: evening operation from Wednesday to Saturday, 6.30 – 9.30 pm – floodlit from 4.30 pm – 3.00a.m. Please note: in the evening the day ski passes and season cards are not valid!! Toboggan hire: next to the Bergbahn Söll valley station.

Longest descent: Hardest descent:

Brixen: Kandler Alm, valley descent, 5.5km long Brixen: Kaslach descent, 4.4km, No. 1a Ellmau: Hartkaiser black descent, No. 80b Ellmau: Valley descent (80b), Hartkaiser, 5.1km long, 0.5km long, 400m altitude difference medium, 735m altitude difference Going: Viehap, Astberg, 2km long, Going: Astberg, 100b, 2.65km long, easy, hard, 469m altitude difference 469m altitude difference Scheffau: Brandstadl, Moderer descent, Hopfgarten-Itter: Hohe Salve - Itter, 5.5km long, 5.5km long, hard, 898m altitude medium, 1,120m altitude difference difference Scheffau: Brandstadl valley descent, 6.5km long, Söll: Descent 40/45, 3.8km long, medium, 898m altitude difference hard, 680m altitude difference Söll: Valley descent Hohe Salve, Hochsöll, Westendorf: Alpseite, 3km long, hard 40, 42e - 12km long the most difficult run at the SkiWelt (80%!) Westendorf: Valley descent, 8km long, medium, 1,050m altitude difference

Deep snow/Free Ride Areas: SkiWelt Ski Bunny Meet: Westendorf: Fleiding/Hampfer arrange, meet, ski – at the Scheffau: Moderer Brandstadl – valley station (5.5km) SkiWelt Ski Bunny Meet Partner Huts or in Ski route - not prepared the forum on our homepage www.skiwelt.at Ellmau: Köglbahn Südosthang (2km), Jägerhütte - Talstation (4,2km)

Snow/Fun parks: Ellmau: Intersport Kaiserpark for beginners to professionals with picknick-table, boxes, rails, slides, rollers & kickers, jumps and the Tanzbodenbahn; Westendorf: Boarders playground at the Gampenkogelbahn with tables, jumps, rail, roller, fun box and chill area Skiercross: Ellmau: Waves, Jumps & steep turn, Almbahn (98)

Best of SkiWelt ski runs: Panoramic cameras: With the Salven, Kaiser and Westendorf circuit live daily on Bayern-TV, TW1, you will get to know the most beautiful ski runs 3Sat and at www.skiwelt.at at SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental!

General information: Everything under one roof:

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental Marketing GmbH Stockach 38 6306 Söll Tel. +43 5333 400 – Fax +43 5333 400-9100 www.skiwelt.at [email protected]

6 mountain railway companies form Austria’s largest interconnected ski resort: Bergbahn Ellmau-Going, Bergbahn Brixen im Thale AG, Tel. +43/5358/2320 Tel. +43/5334/8507-0

Bergbahnen Hohe Salve GmbH & Co KG, Berg- & Skilift Hochsöll GmbH & Co KG, Tel. +43/5335/2238 Tel. +43/5333/5260

Bergbahn Scheffau GmbH & Co. KG, Bergbahnen Westendorf GmbH, Tel. +43/5358/8153-0 Tel. +43/5334/2000

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental consists of 3 tourist boards: The 3 boards and their respective villages:

Tourist Board Tourist Board Holiday Region Wilder Kaiser Kitzbüheler Alpen - Brixental Hohe Salve A-6352 Ellmau A-6365 A-6361 Hopfgarten Tel. +43/50509 Tel. +43/05357/2000 Tel. +43/5335/2322 Fax: +43/50509-55 Fax: +43 (05357/2000 - 100 Fax: +43/5335/2630 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.wilderkaiser.info www.kitzbuehel-alpen.com www.hohe-salve.com

Villages: Ellmau Villages: Brixen im Thale Villages: Hopfgarten Going Kirchberg Itter Scheffau Westendorf Kelchsau Söll Wörgl Mariastein