The nearest airport to Nassfeld is Klagenfurt, which is served by some low-cost airlines. The resort is just 55 miles away, and the journey can be completed by hire-car, shuttle bus or taxi. Ljubljana and Salzburg are alternative gateway airports....
Nassfeld
Nassfeld may not yet be a big name on the lips of skiers outside Austria, but it is big in most other respects. Its lack of exposure is more because of a lack of dedicated international marketing than any shortcomings on the part of the resort – because its name is associated with plenty of superlatives.
It is the biggest resort in the province of Carinthia, the most southern ski resort in Austria and right on the Italian border with the longest gondola ski lift (the 4-mile, 3-stage Millennium Express). It also has the longest floodlit run in the Alps, a section of the seven-mile Carnia run.
But if little-known outside the country, the story is vastly different domestically. Major investment in recent years has elevated Nassfeld to the top ten of Austrian ski resorts. If its rapid progress and expansion is a guide, it will continue its climb up the rankings.
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The Nassfeld-Hermagor region has about 11,000 holiday beds available in everything from 4-star hotels to farmhouse bed and breakfasts. The main choice is whether to stay at Tropolach, yards from the Millennium Express gondola, or at Sonnenalpe, right in the...
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Nassfeld Ski Area Despite being Austria's sunniest resort (with about 15 per cent more sunshine over the winter than the Tirolean resorts) Nassfeld also claims to be one of the snowiest. The major snowfall comes from the frequent visits by...
Nassfeld Ski Lifts & Lift Passes Nassfeld is an instant surprise for first-time visitors. If they have in mind that they are going to a lesser-known resort, they are probably expecting a below-par infrastructure. What they actually get is a...
Nassfeld Beginner Skiing Nassfeld has dedicated beginners' areas at Tressdorfer Alm, beside the second station of the Millennium Express gondola, and at the on-mountain village of Sonnenalpe where the snow conditions are better and the runs sunnier. Beginner skiing in...
Nassfeld Intermediate Skiing Nassfeld is an intermediates' resort par excellence. It is dripping with red runs where intermediates can improve themselves without being terrified. There is a choice of red runs from virtually every lift – many of them more...
Nassfeld Advanced Skiing The tougher runs in Nassfeld are to be found to the right of the mountain as you look at it from the valley – the area below Trogkofel. These are served by the Rudnigsattel lifts, the Trogkofelbahn...
Nassfeld Boarding & Freestyle Nassfeld caters for boarders and freestyle enthusiasts big-time with a famous half-pipe, quarter pipes, jumps and snowcross park. The resort likes to see itself as something of a Mecca for boarders with World Cup events having...
Nassfeld Cross Country Skiing Nordic skiing is increasingly popular and exponents of the art can be seen on the slopes of Nassfeld. The ski school has instructors who can teach Nordic skiing. There are more than 11 kilometres of high-altitude...
Nassfeld Mountain Restaurants Situated as it is on the Italian border, Nassfeld tends to be influenced heavily by Italian cooking in its mountain huts and also by Carinthian specialities. This melding of culinary styles can only be good for skiers...
Nassfeld Village Nassfeld is very much a collection of villages, both on the mountain and in the valley, rather than a single entity. For ski-in ski-out convenience the choice is Sonnenalpe or Sonnleitn. Tropolach, a pleasant little community at the...
Nassfeld Bars & Restaurants Arnold Pucher's stube in the Wulfenia Hotel at Sonnenalpe is the place to push the boat out; but it seats only 25 so book ahead of time on 0043 4285 8111. It’s the highest Michelin two-star...
Nassfeld Other Activities Nassfeld-Hermagor region sees itself as a total all-round winter holiday destination not just for Alpine skiers and snowboarders. Nassfeld-Hermagor has the largest cross-country network in the province of Carinthia with more than 300 kilometres of beautifully groomed...