Bad Gastein is situated in the middle of the National Park Hohe Tauern, at 1000 metres above sea level, in fresh mountain air. The characteristic charm of this beautiful village, the buildings from the “Belle Epoque” era, harmonise in the natural surroundings. An international health resort with a unique atmosphere - relax and rest in pure mountain air, combined with the ideal climate altitude, and Gastein’s thermal water, guarantees a very special holiday for sophisticated guests!
In Bad Gastein you will find the ideal offer for a holiday together with friends and family, even when there is a difference in interests.
The Ski Area
Beginners
The gentle nursery slopes at Angertal provide an ideal introduction for beginners, who will quickly progress onto the easy blues of the Schlossalm area. In Bad Gastein the nursery slopes are next to the main gondola and beginners will then progress on to the Stubnerkogel.
Intermediates
This is ski-your-heart-out country! The Gastein valley region features 5 extensive ski areas: Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Dorfgastein, Sportgastein and Grau Kogel - offering 250kms of challenging and well groomed pistes.
Advanced
The fearsome long black from the Jungeralm and the local Kamikaze racing run from Graukogel to Bad Gastein are undoubted favourites. There are also some testing runs on the Stubnerkogel. The off-piste can be fantastic too - why not hire a guide and head to the spectacular, scenic, off-piste route from Kreuzkogel to Heilstollen, or one of the many other routes in the area.
Snowboarding
These two resorts form part of one of Austria's largest rideable areas with over 100 miles of piste. For freestylers there is a well maintained half-pipe and snowboard park to keep you happy and plenty of natural hits around.
This beautiful resort offers the typical Austrian backdrop to enjoy the lively après ski. The resort offers a mixture of traditional tea-time music and a lively bands and DJs.
The most famous of these is the Silver Bullet Bar is an American/Canadian theme spread over 2 floors. It opens from 3.30pm with live music 5 times a week, the party carries on until 2am http://www.silverbulletbar.com/.
The Wirsthaus Jagerhausl offers a more relaxed atmosphere with live music at least twice a week http://www.gastro-gastein.at/index.php?id=6&L=1.
The Schirmbar is just next to the ski slope, the rustic bar is wood panelled has a cosy and relaxed atmosphere http://www.bellevue-alm.com/en/apresski.html.
Good range of restaurants all offer excellent regional and dishes. The central Wirsthaus Jagerhausel has a great atmosphere upstairs and does a good selection of pizzas and local cuisine http://www.gastro-gastein.at/index.php?id=9&L=1.
A short drive will take you out to Bockstein, worth it for the restaurant Vier Jahreszeiten with big portions http://www.vierjahreszeiten.co.at/.
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Bad Gastein is well known for once being a spa town and so even if you don’t plan to ski on a couple of days there will be plenty of relaxation on offer!
If you still want to keep active off the slope then there are extensive mountain hikes in the Gastein valley. All routes are incredibly beautiful covered by a blanket of snow but with the imposing Hohe Tauren range above. There are a total of 100km of mountain hiking paths which can be found here http://www.gastein.com/media/pdf/2110.pdf.
There is of course tobogganing and night tobogganing on the Bellevue-Alm natural sled run, 2.5km long. Opening times are from 10.30am to 11.30pm nonstop. Tel. +43 699 182 888 02.
Cross Country skiing is also a popular pastime in the area with over 45 km of tracked trails. There are a few ski schools that will show you the best techniques to use before setting out on your own; these are based in Bad Hofgastein - http://www.langlaufidylle.com/.
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The children’s care factilities in Bad Gastein are excellent. The fun Centre is based at the top of the Stubnerkogel gondola and is free to enter with a valid ski pass. Here you can makes the most of ball games, climbing garden, table football and lots more.
They might also like the suspension bridge which is 140m long, it breaks 2 records for the 1st hanging bridge at 2,300m altitude and it can be walked on all year round. It links the restaurant at the Stubnerkogel lift to the Sender station and is quite a thrill http://www.skigastein.com/en/winter/skigebiet/erlebnisse-am-berg/hangebruecke.
The local ski school runs a group as young as 3-4 years which has a fun outdoor space as well as a kindergarten with playroom, cloak room, quiet corner and WCs. This is open from 10am to 3.30pm costing €249 which includes all food and beverages http://www.schneesportgastein.com/de/kinder/gasti-schneepark.html
This runs up to children who can either choose to take up Race, Ride or Style skiing, to make the most of everyone’s different styles http://www.schneesportgastein.com/de/freeride.html.
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