Skiing with the whole family in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Klaus Ranger Skiing with the whole family in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Klaus Ranger
    Fun on the slopes in Austria’s garden

    Skiing in the Eastern Styria

    In the winter months, Austria’s garden is transformed into a true family skiing paradise. In the 13 small but nice skiing regions, the youngest in particular rule the slopes.
     

    Special highlights await young guests on the slopes, from magic carpets to the drive-through toilet to the “Rumpel-die-Pumpel-Bahn” – your kids will be amazed and their school friends will be jealous. Starting out on the slopes this way is really fun. Ski schools also offer individual and group instruction. The right equipment and expert advice are provided at the rental centre on site. Naturally the equipment you bring yourself is inspected as well.

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    Family ski resorts

    We believe that tomorrow’s world champions may start their skiing career in the Eastern Styria. Even now, they expertly zoom down the slopes.

    familyskimountain_children_Eastern Styria | © Familienschiberg St. Jakob im Walde | Tom Lamm | © Familienschiberg St. Jakob im Walde
    Teichalm lift_Lift_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Christine Pollhammer | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    ALmblicklifts_magiccarpet_Eastern Styria | © Gasthof Almblick | Lechner | © Gasthof Almblick
    Hochwechselligte Mönichwald_view_Eastern Styria | © Hochwechsellifte Mönichwald | Andreas Schwengerer | © Hochwechsellifte Mönichwald
    Ski-Waldheimat Hauereck_lift_Eastern Styria | © SKi-Waldheimat Hauereck | Andreas Zottler | © SKi-Waldheimat Hauereck
    Skilift Schneidhofer_skiing_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Klaus Ranger | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    Holzmeister lifts_Panorama_Eastern Styria | © Wiltschnigg KG | © Wiltschnigg KG
    Pirstinger mountain lift_Lift_Eastern Styria | © Naturpark Almenland | Berghofer | © Naturpark Almenland
    Schneeland Wenigzell_Kinder_Oststeiermark | © Joglland - Waldheimat | Klaus Ranger | © Joglland - Waldheimat
    Schanz Lift_pist_Eastern Styria | © Schanz Lift | Harald Kaiser | © Schanz Lift
    Eibisberg lift_slope_Eastern Styria | © Skiverein Weiz | Andreas Mehlmauer | © Skiverein Weiz
    Skilift Rettenegg_Kinder mit Ski_Oststeiermark | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Klaus Ranger | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    Skiing with the whole family at the Teichalm lifts in Eastern Styria | Bernhard Bergmann | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Bernhard Bergmann

    Skiing down the slopes

    In the Joglland-Waldheimat and Almenland Nature Park, you will find 13 ski resorts with perfectly groomed trails. From beginner skiers to professionals, recreational skiers, freestylers and onlookers, there is something for everyone. You won’t find a more family-friendly experience.
     

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    Waht goes up must come down

    Your stay in Austria’s garden should be pleasant and by no means hectic. Not on the slopes, and not in the cosy lodges where everyone hangs out together after the final run. Parents in particular, whose nerves may be put to the test during the first attempts by their offspring on the slopes, can lower their heart rate in the Eastern Styria. 

    Both the ski schools and the family-friendly atmosphere contribute to keeping kids happy. Activity on the slopes continues with night skiing after sundown.
     

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    Ski rentals & ski schools

    Anyone who lacks the right skiing equipment can rent it on site at our ski lifts and from the rental centres. Here you will find appropriate skis and snowboards to enjoy the slopes. From youngsters making their first attempt on skis to adults who have yet to master the art to professionals who want to improve their style, the ski schools in the Eastern Styria adventure region are here for you.
     
    Almost all ski resorts and the ski schools on site offer equipment rentals.

    Skischool_children at skiing_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Klaus Ranger | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    ALMI Skiing school_Team_Eastern Styria | © ALMI-Skischule Eder | Maria Rauchenberger | © ALMI-Skischule Eder
    Skischool_skiing with children_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Klaus Ranger | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    Skischool Felbe_child on the carpet_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Klaus Ranger | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    Snow sports school_team_Eastern Styria | © Schneesportschule Reisinger | Franz Reisinger | © Schneesportschule Reisinger
    Skiing_with children_Eastern Styria | © Joglland-Waldheimat | Klaus Ranger | © Joglland-Waldheimat
    Schischule_Skifahren mit Kindern_Oststeiermark | © Joglland - Waldheimat | Klaus Ranger | © Joglland - Waldheimat
    skiing_with children_Eastern Styria | © Joglland-Waldheimat | Klaus Ranger | © Joglland-Waldheimat
    skischool Wenigzell_skier_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Klaus Ranger | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    Winter_snowboards_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Bernhard Bergmann | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
    WinterCard for a unique skiing and cross-country skiing pleasure in Eastern Styria | Gleichweit-Nistelberger | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Anja Gleichweit

    Eastern Styria Wintercard

    Explore the small but nice downhill and cross-country skiing regions in the Eastern Styria with just one card. Access 9 ski lifts and 2 cross-country skiing regions with a single card. The Eastern Styria WinterCard not only covers the Almenland Nature Park and Joglland-Waldheimat, it also offers a new kind of freedom and individuality for locals and guests.
     

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