Colorado-based Vail Resorts, the world’s largest ski resort operator, has added 4 main Austrian resorts to its Epic Move portfolio of ski areas.
The Epic Move is a world season move which grants completely different quantities of entry to ski areas around the globe, with limitless entry to a lot of the 40+ ski areas Vail themselves personal or function in Australia, Canada, the US and Japan, and extra restricted entry to dozens of accomplice resorts around the globe.
The brand new additions, introduced over two days on Wednesday and Thursday this week, are Saalbach Hinterglemm (pictured prime) and Zell am See-Kaprun in Salzburgerland and Hintertux and Mayrhofen within the Tirol.
The Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn and Kitzsteinhorn mountain resorts. Saalbach is among the largest ski areas in Austria, with greater than 265 km of slopes catering to all ability ranges. Saalbach was lately host to the 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Hintertux and the Kitzsteinhorn are each glacier locations, with Hintertux, alongside Zermatt, one among two resorts open year-round.
“We’re delighted to affix the Epic Move and welcome skiers and snowboarders to find world-class slopes within the coronary heart of the Alps,” mentioned Meinrad Wilfling, CEO at Mayrhofen. “With breathtaking surroundings and genuine Austrian delicacies, it’s a spot the place custom meets journey and presents one thing particular for each form of mountain lover.”
CREDIT Hintertux Glacier
Klaus Dengg, CEO at fellow Zillertal Valley ski space, the Hintertux Glacier, was equally enthuisiastic.
“The Hintertux Glacier is well-known amongst skiers around the globe – in truth, many U.S. ski racers have educated right here. From the high-alpine terrain of Hintertux to the numerous slopes of the 5 Mayrhofen ski areas, Epic Move Holders are in for unforgettable moments from glacier runs to tree-lined pistes.”
The 4 areas be a part of already included Ski Arlberg space round Lech and St Anton the place the move offers three consecutive days of snowboarding. The move now additionally contains 5 days of entry to Saalbach and Zell am See-Kaprun and an additional 5 consecutive days of entry throughout Mayrhofen and Hintertux.
Up to now the Epic Move seems to have been offered principally to North American skiers (Vail don’t give an in depth breakdown of gross sales), however the firm has beforehand mentioned there are move consumers worldwide in additional than 100 nations and the rising variety of European choices does make the move extra interesting to European skiers desirous to make a number of quick journeys via the season to the rising listing of collaborating resorts.
The Epic Move is offered in US {dollars} and presently priced at $1,051 USD for adults with discounted passes obtainable for youngsters and a number of variants additionally obtainable. Vail Resorts say that costs are presently the bottom they’ll be forward of the 2025-26 season and that they’ll enhance on Could twenty sixth.
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