Ski Nauders

Ski Nauders to be high on a mountain pass close to the Swiss and Italian borders. With over 110km of piste in 3 linked resorts, the top station reaches 2850m and the skiing and snowboarding here is excellent for all abilities including absolute beginners.

Where

If you book to ski Nauders in the Tirol, you get an extensive ski area tucked away close to the Swiss and Italian borders that hosts over 110km of varied piste (and some good off-piste too). Your lift pass also allows you to ski at two other local resorts, Schöneben and Haider, across the border in Italy. You can also ski into Switzerland just a couple of miles away. Access is simplest when you fly into Innsbruck at a little over an hour, or for a 2 hours transfer either Bolzano or Friedrichshafen are good.

Essentials	Suitable For	Slopes
RESORT ALTITUDE : 1365m TOTAL PISTE : 117 km LONGEST RUN : 9 km START SEASON : December END SEASON : April	OVERALL SKIING BOARDING APRÉS FAMILIES	Beginners 0 / 0% Intermediates 12 / 32% Advanced 18 / 47% Experts 8 / 21% TOTAL RUNS : 38 SNOW CANNONS : 150 / 20ha SNOW PARKS : 1 CROSS COUNTRY : 70 km

On the slopes

If you want something for everyone, then ski Nauders in Austria. There's 24 modern lifts serving 117km of piste and a whopping 40% is for beginners. The lifts, which include a six-seater chair, go as high as 2,850m so the snow record is excellent as well as this being a snow-sure location. Skiing and snowboarding in Austria benefit from the excellent snow that the Austrian Alps always seems to get and this is no exception.

Further up the mountain there's treeless, wide slopes, a 9km long downhills, deep powder areas, spectacular FIS downhills and exhausting mogul fields - you cannot get bored here! From an off-piste and freestyle point of view you are well catered for. In the terrain park there is a six meter long Straight-box, three Kicker-lines (3m, 6m and 7m), one Rail-Kinked Box (6m), one Rainbow Box (6m), Jumps, Wave-Rides and Slides - so you will be kept busy if you want to be. Off-piste there are some great powder areas further up the mountain, which will be challenge enough for anyone.

Ski area :

If you ski Nauders you are also in the ski region of Reschenpass along with the following resorts; Nauders .

Off the slopes

Skiing is very convenient at Nauders, if not the simplest morning operation as you need to get a free shuttle-bus to take you to the local slopes, just over a mile away. In addition to over 40 miles of piste, you'll also find 70km of cross-country trails. This traditional town offers some great bars and restaurants for you to get into the Austrian après;-ski scene without feeling you are in the middle of a party town. There's also other winter sports available like cross country skiing, snowshoeing and sledging - so with the snowsure conditions, your winter holiday is likely to be a memorable one.

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