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KATSCHBERG

TOURIST OFFICE KATSCHBERG
A-9863 Rennweg/Katschberg, Austria
Telephone: (43) 47 34 630    Fax: (43) 4734 753 (Katschberg)
                 (43) 47 34 3300   (43) 4734 3305 (Rennweg)
URL: katschberg.at
Email: office@katschberg-rennweg.at

KATSCHBERG-RENNWEG

This unique resort in the state of Carinthia offers mostly 4 star hotels and vacation apartments with ski in and ski out convenience, not a usual feature of European resorts. Catering to families is its specialty, with free child care offered during the ski day. A broad range of accommodations, shopping and other services can be found in Rennweg.

Elevation: Base/Village: 1,641 m (5,382 ft); Top: 2,220 m (7,281 ft)

Vertical: 579 m (1,900 ft)

Terrain: Aineck mountain has mostly open snowfields . Tschaneck mountain has skiing above treeline, too, but also trails in the trees. 60 km (37 mi) of prepared runs. Longest run: 8,000 m (4.9 mi) from top of Aineck mountain to village of St. Margarethen

Skiing Circus: from Katschberghöhe to Aineck to St. Margarethen

Lifts: 16

Types: 6 chairs, 10 surface lifts

Lift Capacity: 24,000 p/h resort

Ski Season: Mid-December - Week after Easter

Cross Country: 20 km in region, mostly intermediate, 3 easy

Ski School: 4 Ski Schools with 140 instructors

Other Winter Activities: Tobogganing; ice skating; indoor swimming; indoor tennis; curling; sleigh rides; sports center; snowboarding; Big foot; hiking

Après-Ski: Folklore evenings

Shopping Services: Free ski bus; Ski Depot on Katschberg; 2 sport shops with rentals

Credit Cards: VISA

Child Care: In hotels

Lodging: Lodging up to 4-star hotels

Transportation: Gateway Airports:

Closest Provincial City: Spittal

By Auto: A10-Tauern Highway

By Train or Bus: OBB train in Spittal Post office for bus in Rennweg

Rates: See Rates section

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