Ski Chalets in Alpbach, Austria

The Alpbach valley has a total of 94 restaurants offering a range of region and international cuisines. The local dishes include Tirolean bacon dumpling and sweet omelette with plums both of which can be tried in one of the mountain restaurants.

Sigwart’s Tiroler Weinstuben was founded in 1774 on the outskirts of town, back then it was used by farmer, craftsmen and traders now it serves up delicious dishes using fresh local and regional produce. It has now been awarded the prestigious Gault Millau award to be one of Austria top 200 restaurants http://www.tiroler-weinstuben.at/.

The Rossmoos Inn is great for a lively evening of music and superb food http://www.rossmoos.at/html/restaurant.html.

Off the slopes there is plenty to keep you busy. The walking routes are extensive with 70km of walking paths in Alpbach alone. There are also 3 jogging routes in Reith im Alpbachtal starting from the Reitherkogelbahn and once a week there is a guided night walk http://www.alpbachtal.at/en/winter/winter-walking.

The ice skating rink at the sports ground is fantastic although doesn’t include skate hire but is open on Mon, Wed, Sat and Sun from 13.00-17.00. For an indoor rink with hire, head to Kundl which is open from 2-4.30pm Mon-Fri costing €4 for admission and hire for children and €8 for adults http://www.alpbachtal.at/en/winter/ice-skating.

There is a fantastic range of toboggan runs, from gentle family friendly routes to sporty 6km long descents. There are also 2 floodlit routes in Bischoferjoch-Bischoferalm Alpbach, Höllenstein Rodelbahn Münster and Rodelbahn Brandenberg http://www.alpbachtal.at/en/winter/tobogganing.

Childcare can start from 2 years at the kids' centre. This runs from 10am-3pm below the Wiedersbergerhorn gondola, this is €8 per hour with optional lunch for €3 per day

Children at 4 years old can then start Kinder-club; They will be picked up at the meeting point by the Bobo taxi and back again. A 6 day course will cost €155 and there is a reduction for 2 children.

Tobogganing is a great way to spend an afternoon. There a total of 8 different runs in the Alpbachtal Seenland region, families are better off using the run from Inneralpbach from Faulbaumgartenalm through the Luegergraben or on the children’s run next to the ski lifts in Kramsach.