Lofer, Austria, Almenwelt Lofer Ski, Skiing

A ski resort with many pistes, snowboarding and cross-country trails, suitable for families with children.On the borders of Salzburg, Tyrol and Bavaria, there is a picturesque region of sun-drenched mountain pastures.
Almenwelt Lofer ski resort, The Almenwelt Lofer ski pass allows you to use a total of 46 km of pistes and 11 cable cars and lifts in the Almenwelt Lofer and Unken-Heutal ski areas.
The resort in the middle of Salzburg's Saalachtal attracts visitors with its height of 639 to 1,747 meters, its wide, flat slopes with mostly easy to moderately difficult slopes.
The mild, clear, slightly hilly and picturesque Loferer Alm pasture with two chairlifts and one lift, leading to a steeper ridge, is a purely family ski area with the ambition to provide beginners and intermediate skiers with safe terrain and quality facilities at a very favorable price. In the 2012/13 season, it was expanded to include a new blue slope from the top of Schwarzeck with a luxurious 8-seater with a safety device against opening the barrier during the ride. The family-friendly ski terrain extends to the mild mountain meadow of the Loferer Alm, where two connecting modern cable cars rise from the picturesque town of Lofer.

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The backbone cable car is the covered 6-seater Family Express heading to the Schönbühel hill (1,623 m), which is surrounded by light, moderate and sometimes even flat blue lines with a single light red variant.
A modern, comfortable and safe 8-seater climbing to the top of Schwarzeck (1,565 m) serving gentle blue tracks.
On the far side of Schönbühel, slightly sportier tracks initially fall, which gradually merge and descend slightly to the modern 6-seater Sender Express, compared to the original 4-seater extended towards the valley.
From the side peak Grubhörndl (1,747 m), narrower, slightly steeper and more rugged tracks descend from the top station of the lift. The red and black track with a 280m elevation also runs along the Postalm lift in the intermediate station of the approach cabins.
The descent into the valley is long, consisting of only a narrow path in places, alternating undemanding red passages and light blue traverses.
A large children's playground and a cable car are located at the top station of the cabin on the Loferer Alm.
Wooden cottages scattered across the pastures add to the picturesqueness of the Loferer Alm.
For those looking for more skiing experience, the 3 Länder Freizeit-Arena is the right choice. Approximately 171 km of pistes and 61 lifts in the ski resorts Almenwelt Lofer, St. Johann in Tirol/Oberndorf, Erpfendorf, Pillersee/Buchensteinwand, Kirchdorf, Steinplatte Waidring, Winklmoosalm - Reit im Winkl and Heutal Liften Unken offer lots of fun for young and old!

Après ski Lofer
At Lofer, comfort and enjoyment come first. Mountain huts and restaurants are particularly attractive in this way. However, those who prefer to have fun will definitely find their way to the "Hasenstall" on the Loferer Alm or in the valley in the "Karussell"! Lofer can also be proud of its range of sports activities. Whether you go ice-skating on the natural ice rink, try the toboggan run at Knappenstadl or use the dense network of trails (130 km) to walk on the sunny plateau of the Loferer Alm with wonderful views, you will definitely not be bored here! In addition, a secret tip is a trip across the Lamprechtshöhle cave near St. Martin, the largest walk-through cave in the world.

Snowpark: LOFI Funline Lofer
Almenwelt Lofer is known for uncrowded slopes with perfect snow conditions, guaranteeing maximum enjoyment of winter sports. Freestyle fans will also find good conditions here. Whether you are a fan of freestyle or snowboarding, local ski schools have implemented some interesting ideas.

At Family Express, you will find "Snowpark L.A.", which is equipped with a beginner line and a medium line and will convince almost every adrenaline lover with 18 different obstacles, no matter if they are just a beginner or can already boast of a number of different experiences. Various boxes such as 4m butter flat, 4m butter rainbow, 3m rainbow and 3m updown box, two wave courses and various jumps from 2 to 4m allow beginners to familiarize themselves with heights and different tricks.

They also have something to offer to advanced and professionals, such as flat down box of 7 m, rainbow box of 6 m and flat box of 6 m, there are also jumps with a height of 6 to 8 m. Here you can measure your strength with each other until you are completely exhausted. Do you want to get as high as possible? Then Almenwelt Lofer is just right for you!