Au-Schoppernau Activities
Au-Schoppernau offers a better than average choice of winter activities and appeals to guests seeking a quality winter holiday experience as well as to those mainly interested in skiing and snowboarding.
There are lots of winter activities to choose from including cross-country skiing, winter walking, sleigh riding, tobogganing and snow shoeing, para-gliding and hang-gliding and ski touring.
Cross-country skiing in Au-Schoppernau
Many guest come to Au-Schoppernau in winter for cross-country skiing. There are 62km of cross-country ski trails at 850m including 50km of classic cross-country ski runs and 12km of skating runs to choose from. Cross-country ski runs are open and prepared daily from mid-December until Easter.
Cross-country ski lessons are available from the Au-Schoppernau Snow Sports School and equipment can be hired at Sport Gorbach and Sport Fuchs in Au or at Sport Matt in Schoppernau.
The Au-Schoppernau "village cross-country run", which is 13.6km in length and 85m difference in altitude, is "easy to difficult" in parts and takes you on a route around and between the two villages with the chance to stop off for a drink or for lunch in Au or Schoppernau.
There's plenty more cross-country skiing nearby at other villages in Bregenzerwald including the more difficult Falkenkopf cross-country ski run at Warth-Schrőcken which is 8km in length and 100m difference in altitude, between Salober car park at Hochkrumbach and the frozen lake Kőrbersee where you can enjoy lunch at the popular Hotel Kőrbersee or outside on the sun terrace.
Winter walking in Au-Schoppernau
If you're not a skier but enjoy winter walking, there are 35km of well marked winter walking paths in and around Au-Schoppernau including the well-prepared path running from Au (800m) along the northern edge of the Lug to the Boden mountain pasture, a rural settlement with chapel, at 1200m, where you can enjoy good food and a drink at the Bergkristall hut. The difference in altitude is 400m up and down and total hiking time is about 3 ½ hours or, if you wish, ride a toboggan from the Bergkristall hut back down to Au. Contact the tourist office (+43 (0) 5515 2288) to check opening times and conditions for tobogganing.
There are lots more opportunities for winter walking at other Bregenzerwald villages nearby including the hiking path from the Hochtannbergpass (1676m) up to the Wittelesattel (1750m) then down to the Hotel Kőrbersee for lunch. Difference in altitude 90m and total hiking time is about 2 hours.
Horse drawn sleigh rides in Au-Schoppernau
Wrap up warm in a blanket and enjoy a horse drawn sleigh ride through the romantic winter landscape around Au-Schoppernau, with views of the Kanisfluh. Sleigh rides are available locally in Au-Schoppernau from four coachmen. Contact the Tourist Office (+43 (0) 5515 2288) for more information.
Tobogganing in Au-Schoppernau
There's a small children's toboggan run with moving walkway at Hotel Gasthof Post in Au and special toboggans can be hired for use on a 650m toboggan run at the Grunholz drag lift in Au, which is also open for night time floodlit skiing from 7-10pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Bregenzerwald Tourist Information lists half a dozen more toboggan runs in Au-Schoppernau ranging in length from the 300m Schrannenbach to the 5.5 km toboggan run down from Neuhornbach to Schoppernau, Toboggans can be rented locally at Sport Gorbach and Sport Fuchs in Au or at Sport Matt in Schoppernau.
Snowshoeing in Au-Schoppernau
After an early evening dinner, your hotel will arrange a taxi to take you to meet your guide who will equip with your snow shoes and head torch to light your way through the snow-covered winter landscape at night. The guided tour takes about 2 hours and is rewarded with an ice cold drink of water from a natural source and a warming shot of schnapps provided by your guide. To book a night time snow shoe tours or for longer and more adventurous day time snow shoeing and tobogganing (6 hours) contact the Au-Schoppernau Snow Sports School (Tel: +43 (0) 5515 2133)
Paragliding and hang-gliding on the Diedamskopf
Adventure sports enthusiasts may like to try paragliding. The Diedamskopf is known for its laminar upwind and forgiving thermal conditions, which makes it an excellent venue for training paragliders. Flyers take off in a south, south-easterly and easterly direction across steep slopes from 2070m down to 850m. Also there are two take-off ramps for hang-gliders. For information about tandem paragliding or to learn to fly solo contact the Moosbrugger Air Taxi (www.bestofdiedams) or Bregenzerwald Flying School (www.gleitschirmschule.at).
Au-Schoppernau Tourist Office
For more information contact the Tourist Office
Au-Schoppernau Tourist Office
Tel: +43 (0) 5515 2288
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.au-schoppernau.at