SkiWelt News Winter 2009-10 SkiWelt Ellmau 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-Itter-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 – Brixental 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, Brixen im Thale to Kitzbühel: Regular ski bus transport Wörgl and all villages of Hohe Salve 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 Austria, 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 Brixen im Thale: 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