Already More Than 100,000 Guests In Lower Austria's Ski Areas Over Feb School Holidays

Already more than 100,000 guests in Lower Austria's ski areas for the Feb school holidays. 

“Lower Austria's ski areas were very well attended during the semester break for Vienna and Lower Austria. With the best snow conditions, we have been able to welcome more than 100,000 guests since February 5th. This is also a very good value compared to the winters before the corona crisis. On the radiantly beautiful Thursday, February 10 alone, a total of 11,314 entries were made in the six most visited ski areas, only surpassed by 11,745 on Saturday, February 11. That makes us optimistic for the coming weeks," says Jochen Danninger, the state councilor for tourism, summing up the situation very positively. The six most visited ski areas are the five holdings of the state-owned ecoplus Alpin GmbH (Hochkar Bergbahnen, Ötscherlifte, Annaberger Lifte, Erlebnisalm Mönichkirchen and Erlebnisarena St.

“During the semester break we sometimes had to contend with strong winds and storms. On Monday, February 7th, many of the lifts could not even be put into operation. But skiing is an outdoor sport, and for the most part we had fantastic weather. Great slope conditions can also be expected for the semester break in Burgenland in the coming week and then in Upper Austria and Styria in the following week,” says ecoplus Alpin Managing Director Markus Redl.

“The vast majority of the guests supported all corona measures in a very disciplined manner. This is also confirmed to us by the alpine police. My thanks go to all employees who are particularly committed to the skiing experience of the guests under the still special circumstances. In Lower Austria, more than 410,000 guest entries have already been recorded this year, a decrease of only around 20 percent compared to winters before the corona crisis," said Jochen Danninger, Provincial Councilor for Tourism, and stated: "Our ski areas in Lower Austria are making a comeback despite the difficult conditions Mastered the Omicron Wave.”

The Lower Austria Tourist Board was also satisfied with the course of the semester break. Lower Austria Advertising Managing Director Michael Showerer emphasized: “The booking situation varied in the individual tourist destinations. While individual regions were very well booked, there were still rooms available in many places. As expected, due to the quarantine regulations, there were also some short-term cancellations due to the pandemic. Spontaneous people who spontaneously booked a winter holiday were able to make up for most of these cancellations. In addition to classic skiing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, winter hiking, ski touring and of course ski courses for children were particularly in demand this year.” And Tourism Provincial Councilor Jochen Danninger added: “Fortunately, the semester break went better than we expected in the week before the holidays, especially in our alpine regions. It was mainly holiday homes and apartments that were very good or fully booked throughout Lower Austria.”