Out and About in Austria

AUSTRIANS love to throw a festival, a parade, anything to have a ball - there’s even a season for balls! Every month of the year is rich with wonderful events. Concerts and arts festivals take world-class to a new stage, whether floating on a picturesque lake or ringing out from the mountain top. Here are just a few of the amazing events you can join in on.

New Year’s Concert (Vienna), 1st January. The Vienna Philharmonic performs a selection of lively yet profound masterworks from the Strausses and their contemporaries. Broadcast from the Musikverein’s magnificent Golden Hall, this musical New Year’s greeting goes out to more than 90 countries and an estimated 50-million television viewers around the world. www.wienerphilharmoniker.at

Hahnenkamm World Cup Ski Race, Kitzbühel (Tirol), mid-January. It’s no secret that Austria is legendary for skiing, and this is one of the top races on the World Cup ski circuit. www.hahnenkamm.com

Ice World / Eistraum, City Hall (Vienna), starting late January. For several weeks from late January to late March, the plaza in front of Vienna's colorfully illuminated City Hall is transformed into a huge ice rink for everyone to enjoy. www.wienereistraum.com 

Mozart Week (Salzburg), late January. Salzburg's most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, gets a full week of stellar classical music events, timed to coincide with his birthday on the 27th January. www.salzburg.info

Carnival / Fasching, Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. On Fasching Tuesday, many people throughout Austria wear colorful costumes as they go about their daily business. Children play dress-up and teenagers or adults go to fancy dress parties. In small communities, there are parades and processions. In Tirol, the processions marking “Fasnacht” (the Shrovetide carnival) are such wild celebrations that these traditional events are only staged every 3, 4 or even 5 years. www.austria.info

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Bike to the Summit

THE "High-Bike Testcenter Paznaun", the only cross-brand motorbike test centre in Europe and thus the Alps, kicks off the seventh season at the end of May 2017. The enormous popularity with customers – in 2016 the record number of 2,487 full-day test rides was reached

In the "High-Bike Testcenter Paznaun", some 35 of the latest 2017 motorbike models are available for full-day test rides. Since 2011, more than 2.9 million kilometres of motorbike test riding have been reached in the heart of the Alps. At the third Top of the Mountain BIKER SUMMIT from 21 - 23 July 2017 the vehicles are also available for test rides by the hour. 

On request, navigation devices are available for some vehicles, on which a total of 14 different day-tours in Tirol, to Bavaria, Vorarlberg, South Tirol and Switzerland are stored. In addition, printed roadbooks with suggestions for tours are available. Thirty mountain passes and thousands of bends beckon fans to the Alps.

More information about the "High-Bike Testcenter Paznaun" can be found on www.highbike-paznaun.com

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Trails to follow in the Stubai Valley

AT the ‘WildeWasserWeg’ trail in the Stubai Valley, you can follow the journey of a water drop from its origins in ice to the rushing stream. There is also a new round-trip hike to the ‘Langetalbach’, showing that there are also interesting offshoots off the main course, on which there are no less spectacular natural sites. From July 2017, a pleasant one-hour hike to a small but spectacular waterfall will be available. A combination with all the stages of the ‘WildeWasserWeg’ trail is also possible.

The ‘WildeWasserWeg’ trail in the Stubai Valley is a protective natural jewel with picturesque meadows, rich green Alpine plateaus, bizarrely shaped rock formations, gently flowing streams, thrashing waterfalls, turquoise blue mountain lakes and glacial fields that shimmer in the sun all help to round off the tour of the deeper Stubai Valley. The trail consists of three stages which can be completed individually or together stretching over 10 km and 1,200 altitude meters up to the Sulzenauferner, a glacial field set at 2,477m above sea level.

‘WildeWasserWeg’ events

The Gourmet Hiking Evenings on 29 July at the Ruetz Katarakt, and on 12 August 2016 at the Grawa Waterfall. Hikers can stroll at night with nothing blocking the path, soaking up the wonderful atmosphere and enjoying culinary Stubai delicacies.

For more information, please visit: www.stubai.at/en/accommodations/all-inclusive-packages/summer/

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Crankworx World Tour stops in Innsbruck

CRANKWORX, gravity mountain biking’s biggest festival rolls across #Tirol to take on the mountains of Innsbruck when the world’s #MTB elite converges on Muttereralm Park from June 21 to 25, 2017. 

New on the #Crankworx World Tour, Innsbruck brings the world’s best Downhill, Enduro, Slopestyle, Dual Slalom and Pump Track Challenge athletes together to battle it out. 

For the festival, the Innsbruck Bike Park (Muttereralm) is scheduled for further improvements with a new trail built, along with a new Bike Rental Center and MTB-Shop.

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Cross Country Skiing

ESPECIALLY for Cross Country Ski Enthusiasts: Opening Days at Tirol’s Nordic Ski Centers.

Avid cross country skiers are once again lured to the grand Bring on Winter Nordic Festival in Leutasch at the heart of Seefeld Olympia Region. Now in its 18th year, there will be learn to ski and skill enhancement programs for all abilities along with displays of the latest Nordic ski equipment from December 09 to 11, 2016.

East Tirol’s capital Lienz will host the fourth Austrian Ski Touring Festival the weekend of December 08 to 11, 2016. Experienced mountain guides will lead guided tours and teach introductions to avalanche safety and awareness. The festival will again showcase mountaineering legends, such as Reinhold Messner, who will share their unique experiences over the years in inspiring lectures.

Learn More:
http://www.tyrol.com/things-to-do/events/winteropenings

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