fifth November 2025
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See a number of the highlights to discover this yr, from the classics in Vienna or Salzburg to lesser identified native favourites and Xmas markets in a number of the Alp’s hottest snowboarding areas.
The perfect Austrian winter resorts for households
Austria has lengthy been a favorite for teams of British adults to go snowboarding, but it surely’s not only a place for them.
Households arriving with youngsters in tow will probably be equally delighted: St. Johann in Salzburg scores with an activity-packed Youngsters week (30 March to three April 2026).
Whereas St. Johann in Tirol welcomes little company with kid-friendly ski faculties, ski kindergartens, and its personal mascot, Yappy Yapadu.
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis has three devoted youngsters’s worlds, and SkiWelt is about to open Austria’s first ever ski-in cinema.
Ski Welt, Tirol, Austria. Picture © PlanetSKI
Small ski resorts in Austria
Postcard-perfect chocolate-box villages meet top-notch slopes: Austria’s smaller ski resorts corresponding to Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau are a fantastic match should you love snowboarding however usually are not eager on crowds.
Ski Juwel, Tirol. Picture © PlanetSKI
Resorts for learners & returners
Full beginner on the slopes or returning skier after an extended break?
Austria’s winter resorts make it straightforward to get (re)began regardless of your background and age.
Take a look at prime picks for a easy begin.
Austria’s well-known Christmas markets are opening in November
Festive lights, spiced punch, choirs in historic squares, and rooftops dusted with snow: Christmas in Austria is pure magic.
From mid-November the entire nation shifts into Introduction mode, with locals and guests wandering from market to market till Christmas Eve and, in lots of locations, proper by New 12 months.
Take a look at a number of the highlights, from metropolis markets in Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Vienna to winter sports activities resorts the place holidaymakers can be a part of within the festivities after a day on the slopes.
Xmas within the Tirol. Picture © PlanetSKI
Lets not neglect London
Ring within the winter with a St. Martin’s Day feast at The Delaunay in London.
Saint Martin is the patron saint of travellers and the poor. Austrians historically honour him by consuming a roasted stuffed goose served with pink cabbage and potato dumplings.
See right here for full particulars.
November Highlights in Austria
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup in Gurgl, Ötztal
Prepare for a weekend of thrilling races and unique night occasions! The AUDI FIS Ski World Cup kicks off with the lads’s slalom on Saturday, adopted by the ladies’s slalom on Sunday.
The competitions begin on the Kirchenkar slope in Hochgurgl and end 320 metres above the High Mountain Crosspoint. (22-23 November)
Gurgl World Cup. Picture © PlanetSKI
Vienna Artwork Week
The Vienna Artwork Week shines a lightweight on Vienna’s artwork scene, from the Baroque to the current.
Prepare totally free talks, exhibitions, and open studio days.
This yr’s theme: “Studying Techniques”. (7-14 November)
High of the Mountain Live performance
Snowboarding in Ischgl kicks off on 27 November and simply two days later Brit star Rita Ora takes to the stage on the High of the Mountain Opening Live performance.
Snowboarding passes double as gig tickets. (29 November)
Ischgl, Austria. Picture © PlanetSKI
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