Active tourism Ski resort Katschberg, Austria

Active tourism is a temporary travel and stay, which is the main motive for recreation, outside his residence. Because of the need to participate in physical activities, visits and desires for watching various sporting events or any active or passive involvement in sporting activities on a personal level or the organized tourist destination for tourists prepare a variety of sports and recreational offerings. Thus, the capacity of accommodations are sports fields, gyms, fitness gym and other sports and recreational facilities are increasingly under the control of professional trainers. For lovers of active tourism prepared various adventure specialties such as rafting, kayaking, scuba diving, paragliding, climbing the cliffs of mountains, diving the depths of the sea, the wild nature cycling, caving, air tourism and other ordinary and unusual sports. The nature of man's movement, and accelerated pace of life, stress and more sitting and not moving during the work, on vacation people make up sport.

In the midst of the Hohentauern between Carinthia and Salzburg, the Katschberg ski area is situated at an altitude between 1,066 and 2,220 m above sea level.

Due to its convenient location, this area is ideal for a short break or a skiing weekend.

The twin-mountains of Tschaneck and Aineck are connected by a ski bridge with conveyor belt and offer together 70 km of varied and perfectly groomed slopes.

Due to its geographical location and state-of-art snowmaking technology, Katschberg is a 100% snow reliable ski resort.

The skiing is generally perfect for families of mixed ability, with a predominace of red runs.

Demanding skiers will have their fun as well. A highlight among the slopes is the black piste A1. It is 6 km long with a constant gradient.

One of the most demanding slopes on the Katschberg is the 'Direttissima' with a length of 2,500 meters and a slope of 60-100%.

Many of the slopes are broad and the waiting time at the lifts is very short, a big advantage of this ski area and a guarantee...