AREA 47 a real OUTDOOR HIGHLIGHT
At the entrance of Pitztal, between HAIMING, SAUTENS and ROPPEN have been - on an area of 16 acre - combined nature and high-tec to an etraordinary adventure park for the young as well as for adults.
Whether it's outdoor adventure, event area, fun in the water, theme restaurants or a platform for business-incentives – this location on the 47th degree of latitude will surprise and impress you.
"Ötzi" (the world famous ice-man) would never have climbed up the mountains if this water AREA had been already there at his time.
Lots of attractions on unbeliveable 24.000 yr² captivates and impresses you – you never want to leave this place again! The 8.400 yr² swimming lake with leisure- and sports zone, Waterslide Park, Cliff Diving, Water Ramp, Climbing AREA and Playground makes it clear from the beginning: ONE day at AREA 47 is definitely not enough.
In the air, at the cliffs, in the water anns below surface at the biggest outdoor park in Austria.
The best you can get at an outdoor park in the Austrian Alps, combinned at the entrance of the Ötztal! In the world's tallest high wire course you conquer 27 meters above the raging waters of the Ötztal Ache not only swaying tree trunks, but also your own limits before you experience on the 350-meter Flying Fox or on Mega Swing from 30 m height the AREA in bird's-eye view
In the air, on the cliffs, in the water and below ground: at outdoor-park AREA 47 the hell breaks loose!!!
Ski holidays in the Pitztal in Tyrol
The height makes the difference: 3.440m
Austria’s highest glacier skiing area with snow-proof conditions and – in combination with the adjacent skiing area Rifflsee - with pure skiing pleasure. From beginners to pros, from grandchildren to grandfathers – there is the right thing for everyone. The area offers numerous easy pistes but also enough choice for sporty skiers, free riders, snowboarders and alpinists. The vast area on the glacier offers enough room to make further turns in the winter snow.
Short Check:
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28 piste km, 5km difficult/black - 17km medium/red - 6km easy/blue
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Funpark, Halfpipe
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7 lifts, 1 tunnel railway, 1 cable car, 1 8-seat cabin railway, 1 6-seat chair lift, 2 T-bar lifts, 1 Übungslift, 1 magic carpet in the Kinderland.
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ca. 2-3 km high cross-country ski runs.
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Difference in altitude 1.7400m - 3.440m
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Snow proof from mid-Sept. to June
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Wide nature snow pistes
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Directly to the valley station Pitzexpress by car
The Pitztal Glacier is 30 km away from the Appartementhaus Lechner and is easily reachable by car in about half an hour.
Winter holidays in the Pitztal
The joy of skiing is a good reason to visit the Tyrolean Pitztal.
AOn the mountains you will find powder snow. You feel joy and anticipation of skiing, of testing your skis and do your turns surrounded by a fantastic panorama.
On the slope, get set, go ...
There are optimum piste conditions at the Pitztal Glacier, Rifflsee and the Hochzeiger skiing area.
Enjoy the special winter highlight.
Fresh powder snow at its best – guaranteed because of the great altitude of the 3 Pitztal skiing areas:
Pitztal Glacier(3.440 m), Rifflsee (2.880 m), Hochzeiger (2.450 m)
Free ski pass for kids aged 10 or younger. With the “Bambini Free Pass” children aged 10 or younger accompanied by a parent ski for free at the Hochzeiger, the skiing area Rifflsee and on the Pitztal Glacier.
News in the Pitztal:
NEW: SNOWMAKER at the Pitztal Glacier
NEW: new child-friendly 6-seat chair lift at the Rifflsee
NEW: Hochzeiger Zirbenbahn - detachable 6-seat chairlift with weather-proof cover and seat heating, Zirbenpiste and panorama piste, area-wide artificial snow covering within 10 days, seat heating at the panorama mountain cable car, ski depot at the Hochzeiger valley station.
The three Pitztal mountain cable cars bring you a little bit closer to happiness. In winter when skiing or in summer when hiking. The fantastic view of the Pitztal mountains is an unforgettable experience.
Learning with a lot of fun is at the agenda of our skiing schools.
In summer trained guides of the 2 Pitztal outdoor companies accompany you in the water (e.g., rafting), ashore (e.g., climbing) or in the air (e.g., paragliding). Local mountain and hiking guides show you the most beautiful places of the valley.
Moreover, trained children animators take care of the guest children at Pitzi’s children’s club. The day care and some walking tours in summer are for free with the Pitztal leisure pass.
An experience for old and young is a trip to the recreation area Klausboden or an easy family walking-tour on the wild animal adventure path as well as playgrounds and water fun at the swimming lakes and the open air pool Wenns so that you’ll never get bored.
Pure adrenaline at ice-climbing, at Bungee Jumping and at the Pitztal glacier route.
More comfortably are activities like horse-riding, fishing, archery, horse sleigh, ice-skating, snowshoe walking and tobogganing.
Hochzeiger in summer – from hikeable to likeable!
The Hochzeiger hiking area is located 2 km above Jerzens on a sun plateau and offers more than 100 km of marked walking paths of all levels of difficulty..
Untouched nature with a green glimmering lake in the middle in the landscape protection area Riegetal. The three peaks Hochzeiger, Hoher Gemeindekopf and Wildgrat are great mountain goals for expert hikers.
A few facts
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NEW: Zirbenbahn, 6-seat chairlift with waether protection covers
and seat heating - NEW: Zirbenpiste (3 km) & panorama descent (4 km)
- NEW: area-wide snow-making in 10 days
- NEW: seat heating Panoramabahn
- NEW: Facelift at the ski depot at the valley station
- 9 mountain railways from 1.450 to 2.450 m (1.000 m height difference)
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Piste kilometer: 12 km blue, 32 km red und 8 km black pistes and 8 km Ski routes
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Toboggan run of 6 km (lighted for nightly tobogganing on Thursdays)
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Race route and Self-time-race
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Zeigerrestaurant at the middle station
- Training are of Benni Raich and the Austrian Ski Techhnic Team
- Children discount & Bambini free pass
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skibus for free
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Toll free journey over the Fernpass
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Piste- & Snowboard seal of approval of Tyrol
The Appartementhaus Lechner is 9 km away from the Hochzeiger hiking and skiing area. Free ski and hiking busses, departure times will be published.
Recent Video | January 2013
http://www.hochzeiger.com/ski-tirol/impressionen/hochzeiger-tv.html
Bringing down the cattle from the mountain pastures and church day in Jerzens
The cattle come down from their summer on Pitztal pastures back into the valley. That is accompanied by festivities.
The days get shorter, the landscape gets very colourful and on the pastures the season ends.
The farmers in the valley prepare the barns for the cattle coming down from the pastures and in the village centre many curious people wait for the adorned cattle.
Everyone who knows their roots is open for the future.
Religious festivities, rural events like the annual bringing down of the cattle in Jerzens and the festivities of the various unions are part of the annual cycle of the Pitztal population.
Historcial buildings like the Platzhaus in Wenns, numerous churches and chapels and the Brandopferplatz are symbols of the rich culture of the ancestors. Wood carvers created true true works of art and are still creatively working in the Pitztal. Particularly popular is the wood of the local stone pine that is permanently exhibited in the parish hall of Jerzens.
With a lot of love the tradition is still cultivated nowadays – whether at carnival, or with the custom of “Blochziehen” in St. Leonhard or with the singing of the Pitztal choir or at the theatre.
Historical mills, the milk pipeline in jerzens, the bringing down of the cattle from mountain pastures in September show the high significance of agriculture during the Pitztal alp summer.
We also recommend the more recent buildings, the Benni Raich bridge and the nature park house (at the nature park Kaunergrat, Pitztal), for a trip.