Ski holidays Obervellach – village with a "golden" past!

Obervellach

Nestled between mountains, castles and palaces, Obervellach lies in the centre of Carinthia's Mölltal valley. Once a centre for gold, silver and copper mining, the town looks back on a truly "golden" past, as evidenced by its many historic buildings. Today, Obervellach has become more of a centre for nature lovers and sports enthusiasts. After all, its location in the immediate vicinity of the Hohe Tauern National Park and two varied ski areas makes it the perfect starting point for cross-country skiing and skiing excursions. The ski bus takes you comfortably to Carinthia's only glacier ski area on the Mölltal Glacier and to the Ankogel in about 30 minutes (operating hours according to the timetable on site). Austria's only Schroth spa resort not only offers a unique spa programme, but also a varied leisure programme.

Mölltal Glacier

''100% Sun, Snow, and Ski fun!'' The formula for success at the Mölltaler Glacier and the Ankogel is as simple as it is comprehensible. The 3,122 m high Mölltaler Glacier is one of Austria's most snow-secure glacier ski areas. The southern side of the Alps is statistically proven as the sunniest region in Austria. The panorama views of about 30 3,000-meter high mountains of the Hohe Tauern is unique to Austria. Lovingly referred to as ''Mölli'' by fans, Carinthia's only glacier ski area draws skiers in starting in the end of September to power out on the finest powder.

On the Mölltaler Glacier and the nearby Ankogel, you can expect to find 30 km of snow-sure pistes. Ankogel is just as challenging for aces and off-piste artists as well as for pleasure-carvers and boarders, who have long-since discovered the generous and broad pistes. The best thing about "Mölli" and Ankogel has to be that there are no waiting times for the ski lifts and no rushhours on the pistes. In both ski areas you'll experience typical Carinthian friendliness- a heart-warming combination of serenity and hospitality. Action and fun are also guaranteed with possibilities of ice skating or racing down the toboggan run. A real highlight after or instead of the sporting activities is visiting the "Tauern Bad" pool area.

Travel Obervellach

• By train: Mallnitz (approx. 8 km), Spittal an der Drau (approx. 30 km)
• By plane: Klagenfurt (approx. 110 km), Salzburg (approx. 170 km), Innsbruck (approx. 225 km)