Apres-ski

Saalbach Hinterglemm: Apres-ski

Saalbach Hinterglemm is renowned party territory and the après-ski starts early.

Saalbach Hinterglemm is renowned party territory. The après-ski starts early, and for a while happens simultaneously with the skiing. So while you are moving towards the end of the circuit, you might find that when you drop in to a bar for a quick drink en route—at the Bergstadl, for example, on the way down to Hinterglemm from Schattberg West—some skiers have already “downed tools” (but not ski boots) and are more involved in après than ski. Among the more lively haunts in Saalbach is Bauer’s Skialm—a really popular venue at the foot of the nursery slopes, with indoor and outdoor bars and tables, and lively, eclectic music—always busy, with a multi-national ambience.

Dancing in Saalbach
There’s dancing at the Pub (and Karaoke) and the Zum Turn, an old jail next to the church and cemetery, with a small, classy but rather pricey bar. Castello's, at the bottom of the main street below the Saalbacherhof Hotel, gets busy when the live music starts, and there’s an entrance fee when it switches to its night-club role. The Arena Disco has live music and special promotion nights. The Hinterhag Alm, above Saalbach’s nursery slopes, is always packed early on, with a live band, dancing on tables, in and outdoor action, gallons of glühwein, and a pulsating atmosphere. (If you’re based in Saalbach you’ll have to ski back afterwards!) The Goass-Stall, at the bottom of the west slopes in central Hinterglemm, is obsessed with goats - real and plastic ones which "flash" the audience sporadically. In spite of (or perhaps because of) this, it’s a very popular après ski haunt, with indoor and outdoor action. If you prefer the idea of a witch stripping to goats flashing, the Hexenhäusl is a cheap bar next to the slopes with a good atmosphere (the witch is an animated model which disrobes).