Winter Activities
Filzmoos is a traditional Austrian Village in the province of Salzburg, away from the hustle and bustle, yet still in the midst of the Ski Amadé Region. It has attractive pistes right down to the village centre and is also close to the Dachstein Glacier region. It has short distances to the lifts with no queues, lots of space on the piste and snow guaranteed.
It is an ideal place for families, beginners, intermediates and those looking for a change. It is also a training resort of future skiing professionals.
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Filzmoos Guide
Filzmoos is for lovers of winter sports in all its forms, with the 4 man chair lift up onto the Grossberg or with the Papageno Gondola up onto the Rossbrand for which you can ski back down into the village right back to our front door. You can ski from the top of the Grossberg chair lift across to the village of Neuberg and back.
At the top of the Papageno Gondola there is the high mountain Rossbrand trail which is 14 kms long at 1600 – 1700 metres for cross country skiing for which there is also a footpath alongside. There are 20 kms of other classic valley trails.
Ramsau, the cross country paradise is not far away.
There are 50 kms of cleared winter footpaths to many mountain huts which serve food and drinks. Visit http://www.filzmoos.at/e-w-filzmoos-almwandern.html for further details.At the top of the Grossberg chair lift is the Kleinberg toboggan run which is floodlit and approximately 3 kms long.
Also available are:
– ski tours for beginners/advanced
– cross country tours
– torch walks
– 1 day walks
– snow shoe walks
– horse drawn sleigh rides
The village of Filzmoos has 3 ski schools which are:
– Ski and Snowboardschule Filzmoos (across the road from Haus Lowe): www.schischule-filzmoos.at
– Ski and Snowboardschule Bogei: www.skifilzmoos.at
– Ski and Snowboardschule Exklusiv: www.skischule-exklusiv.at
The Ski Amade lift pass is valid in the following regions:
– Salzburg Sportwelt (which includes Filzmoos)
– Schladming-Dachstein-Tauern
– Gasteinertal
– Hochkonigs Winterreich
– Grossarltal
Visit www.skiamade.com for further details on prices and whereabouts.
There are 4 equipment rental shops within Filzmoos for all your ski, snowboard, cross country and toboggan hire which are:
– Sport Stefan (across the road from Haus Lowe) www.sportstefan.at
– Sport 2000 Filzmoos and Sportcenter Ledl www.sportledl.com
– Intersport Flory www.flory.at
Filzmoos is known as the balloon mecca of Austria with the International Hot Air Balloon Week taking place in the 2nd week in january. This is where hot air balloon teams from all over the world compete for the title.
The “Night of the Balloons” takes place on the 2nd Sunday in January and all through the village centre the balloons will be inflated and tethered, creating a spectacular sight. Hot air balloon rides are organized regularly in Filzmoos throughout the Winter.
Filzmoos Leisure Centre
Filzmoos has its own leisure centre with indoor and outdoor swimming pools and is within 5 minutes walk from Haus Lowe.
Other facilities there include:
– Wellness area with various saunas
– Solarium
– Massage
– Two bowling lanes
– Children’s Fun Court
– Outdoor climbing wall
– Children’s playground
– Bistro
Visit www.erlebnispark.net for further details.
Filzmoos is definitely a place to visit and one that we are sure you will return to year after year.
Visit www.filzmoos.at for more detailed services on offer.
Skiing in the area
Other Skiing is available in all directions of Filzmoos which takes you through an ever ending ski paradise for those seeking either a change of scenery or the more challenging world cup pistes like Flachau, Zauchensee or Schladming to name just a few.
There are 5 regions which are all included on the Ski Amade lift pass that is purchased in Filzmoos. These include 25 locations on 860km of piste with 270 lifts:
– Schladming-Dachstein Tauern
– Salzburger Sportwelt
– Grossarltal
РHochk̦nig Winterreich
– Gasteinertal
The opportunities are endless and many of these places are accessible within 10, 15 and 20 minutes drive of Filzmoos.
The closest resorts are:
– Eben and Flachau: www.flachau.at
– Radstadt, Altenmarkt, Zauchensee and Flachauwinkl: www.zauchensee.at
– Kleinarl/Flachauwinkl: www.kleinarl.com
– Wagrain: www.bergbahnen-wagrain.at
– St. Johann-Alpendorf: www.alpendorf.com
– Schladming: www.sportregion.cc
