Friday, December 27, 2013

Skiing in Alpbach

This is the third year of visiting Alpbach to ski.  I guess that now I am a little bit familiar with Alpbach and can say something about Alpbach (www.alpbach.at).

Alpbach is a small village of Tyrol, Austria.  From Brussels to Alpbach, it took more than 11 hours, although Google Map says that it takes 8.5 hours.  There were several road construction areas in Southern Germany through which we had to pass and there were heavy traffic jams around the border between Germany and Austria.

It seems that Alpbach ski resort named after the name of village Alpbach.  However, there is no decent ski slope except a nursery / practice slope in Alpbach village.  Two Gondola lanes that take skiers to ski slopes start from Wiederbergerhorn, a bus stop on the road to Alpbach village and from Inneralpbach.  Of course, there are several lifts in the middle of the mountain.

Alpbach ski resort seems to include not only Alpbach village and Inneralpbach but also Reith im Alpachital and Kramsach.  However, main ski slopes can be accessed from Wiederbergenhorn and Inneralpbach.  By car, it takes 20 minutes from Reith im Alpachital and 30 minutes from Kramsach to Inneralpbach.

In Kramsach, there is no decent ski slope.  Although Alpbach ski slopes map says that there are ski slopes in Kramsach, the slopes are barely operative.  In Reith im Alpachital, there is a gondola lane and a good nursery slope.




Last two years, my family stayed in Kramsach.  This time we rent a holiday apartment in Reith im Alpachital.  Kramsach is smaller and less developed than Reith im Alpachital.  Reith im Alpachital looked smaller than Alpbach but cozier and more beautiful than the other nearby villages.  However, it is not easy to get an accommodation in Reith im Alpachital.

Many Austrian people in Alpbach, Inneralpbach, and Reith im Alpachital can speak English. Although most visitors are German skiers, Dutch and English skiers were also noticed.  

I put my kids into a ski school named "Ski school Alpbach-Inneralpbach (http://en.skischule-alpbach.at)," whenever I came to Alpbach ski resort.  The ski school provides several programs according to skiers' skills.  The programs usually begin on Sunday.  Joining on Monday seems to be acceptable.  On Friday, the ski school has its students attend races.  Regardless of their records, they can get certificates and medals.  These certificates and medals are a good gift for kids.

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