Due to its geographical location, more than half of the country's total area is mountainous. That is why Austria is considered to be the largest ski region not only in Europe, but also on the planet as a whole. Austria's ski resorts have well-equipped slopes of various difficulty levels, comfortable elevators, various opportunities to purchase ski passes and much more.
You can find a list of Austria's most popular ski resorts by checking out Where to go in Austria. However, when you refer to it, you'll notice that the list is not exhaustive, as ski vacations in Austria are even more extensive and well-developed in reality.
You can purchase a ski tour to Austria as early as the end of October. Typically, the honor of opening the full ski season in Austria is bestowed upon the resort of Sölden. The town hosts the first round of the Alpine Ski World Cup every third Sunday in October.
The highest concentration of tourists in Austrian ski resorts begins in the second half of December when the snow cover is typically dry and dense. During this period, the towns of Mayrhofen, Kitzbühel, and Kaprun become densely populated with tourists from various countries.
The most renowned opening ceremony of the Austrian ski season occurs in Ischgl, where the world's leading pop musicians are invited as headliners each year. Christmas and New Year's Eve in Austria mark a period when accommodation prices in almost all ski resorts, as well as in Vienna, Salzburg, and Innsbruck, reach their peak.
