International Award For Filzmoos Ski Area
This year, first place in the well-known Schneehoehen.de Awards for ski resorts goes to Filzmoos.
- Schneehoehen.de Award: Filzmoos wins overall rating as well as the categories "Family & Children" and "Beginners"
- More than 300 schoolchildren took part in the final event of the school ski course initiative Active School in Filzmoos
The Pongau holiday village was voted the best ski area in the entire Alpine region by visitors to the winter sports portal Schneehoehen.de. The Filzmoos ski area, which is particularly suitable for children, families, beginners and those returning to skiing, was also awarded first place in the categories "Families & Children" and "Beginners" in addition to the overall victory. There were two second places for the categories "cross-country skiing" and "value for money". The other places in the overall ranking are occupied by the South Tyrolean ski area Val Gardena in Gröden and the Salzburg ski area Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl. The entire ranking at a glance: www.schneehoehen.at /top ski areas
Head of Tourism Peter Donabauer is proud of the awards he has received: "The focus of our work is in the area of gentler tourism away from the big events. This concept is gaining more and more followers. This is also reflected in winning the categories Family & Children and Beginners, about which we we are particularly pleased." Away from alpine skiing, Filzmoos offers guests who are looking for exercise and relaxation in untouched nature numerous winter leisure activities such as winter and snowshoe hikes, ski tours, cross-country skiing, tobogganing or romantic horse-drawn sleigh rides.
The Filzmoos ski area with eight lifts, 14 slopes and 20 kilometers of slopes is particularly suitable for beginners and families with children due to the wide slopes. The ski mountains Rossbrand (1600 meters) and Großberg (1380 meters) as well as the slopes in the district of Neuberg offer easy terrain as well as red and black slopes for ambitious skiers and professionals. Filzmoos offers a high level of snow security and there are no waiting times at the lifts. A new six-seater chairlift was opened in December. It is only a few kilometers to the large ski areas of the Ski amadé region with 270 lifts.
Presentation of the award as part of the Action Day with 300 schoolchildren
Martin Iwanski, initiator of the Schneehoehen.de award, personally presented the award to the Filzmoos tourism manager on Wednesday (30 March) as part of the Action Day. The Filzmoos ski area was selected by the Active School organization as a destination for school ski courses and as the event location for the Action Day. Filzmoos offers ideal conditions for this, as the town has one of the largest ski course areas in the valley and has an excellent reputation as a winter sports center for children and young people. More than 300 students from all over Salzburg took part in the final event, the Action Day.
For the head of tourism in Filzmoos, Peter Donabauer, Active School, Action Day and Filzmoos are the 'perfect match': "After all, the Filzmoos ski region offers what is probably the largest ski course area in the middle of town, three excellent ski and snowboard schools specializing in children's and school ski courses, and a ski area , which received the Ski Area Award 2022 mainly because of the wide and safe ski slopes and the optimal offer for beginners, children and families. We are proud to have been selected as a partner by the Active School and we would like to thank our partners, the Filzmoos mountain railways, the Bögei ski school and the Exklusiv ski school, the Filzmoos mountain rescue service, the Austrian Red Cross search dog squadron and the Filzmoos balloon team .”
A practice session by the Red Cross search dogs could also be admired on the Action Day. Leo Slotta-Bachmayr, commander of the Red Cross search dogs, says: "We have two human-dog teams that work for us in mantrailing, i.e. searching for people, and in avalanche search, i.e. searching for and rescuing people who have been buried "We are very happy about the invitation and that we can show the students our work up close and in a safe environment. This way they are made aware of the topics of rescue and emergency care on the slopes and of course it is also nice that they can see our dogs get to know each other and see 'in action'.”
About Active School
The organization Active School around the two initiators Stefan Egger and Hannes Pfandl has set up Austria's largest school ski course program with the support of the state of Salzburg. Active School, in cooperation with the six ski regions in SalzburgerLand: Gaissau-Hintersee, Annaberg-Lungötz, Saalbach-Hinterglemm-Leogang-Fieberbrunn, Obertauern, Werfenweng and Filzmoos, the ski schools, mountain railways and restaurants in the winter sports regions as well as with the kindergartens and compulsory schools in Province of Salzburg has created a two-day ski course program for children and young people in elementary and secondary schools with particularly attractive conditions. The price of 79 euros includes the ski pass for two half days including ski instructor, meals and bus transfer from the school to the ski area and back.
Filzmoos, with almost 1500 inhabitants, is located around 70 kilometers south of the Mozart city of Salzburg. The Pongau holiday resort is located in the middle of the mountains of the Salzburger Sportwelt region, embedded between the Bischofsmütze (2458 meters) and the Dachstein (2995 meters). Filzmoos is particularly well-known as a ski and winter sports center in the heart of the Ski amadé region, as an Austrian hiking village and for its mountain sports offerings in summer and winter. Filzmoos is popular with nature lovers and people seeking peace and quiet who want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the major tourist centers. Winter activities include alpine skiing, which is particularly popular with families and leisurely skiers, cross-country skiing and biathlon, ski touring, snowshoeing, winter hiking, ice skating and horse-drawn sleigh rides, in summer hiking, climbing, mountain biking and nature experiences such as the 17 places of power or the numerous protected areas and natural spectacles.
The most well-known excursion destinations in Filzmoos include the pilgrimage church “Zum Filzmooser Kindl”, the Rossbrand with its 360-degree panoramic view and the Hofalmen at the end of the valley in Filzmoos. Filzmoos is also known for its mountain culture offers with the music events in June, the Unicef benefit concerts in July and the mountain art festival and the Harvest Festival in September, as well as a gourmet region with the award-winning chef Johanna Maier. the Rossbrand with its 360-degree panoramic view and the Hofalmen at the end of the valley in Filzmoos.
Filzmoos is also known for its mountain culture offers with the music events in June, the Unicef benefit concerts in July and the mountain art festival and the Harvest Festival in September, as well as a gourmet region with the award-winning chef Johanna Maier. the Rossbrand with its 360-degree panoramic view and the Hofalmen at the end of the valley in Filzmoos. Filzmoos is also known for its mountain culture offers with the music events in June, the Unicef benefit concerts in July and the mountain art festival and the Harvest Festival in September, as well as a gourmet region with the award-winning chef Johanna Maier.
