SUMMER SKIING
sTubai glaCieraustria Open 9 May to 5 June, 8.30am to 4pm ski passOne day €33.20, €156.80 for six days, three out of six days €98.60
If full days on the slopes are what you’re after, this is the place to head. Austria’s largest glacier slopes, with 110km of runs and 25 lifts, are open continuously from late September to early June, the last month counting as springtime, when the pass price drops. You stay in the nearby resort of
Neustift, and there’s a free ski bus to take you up to the slopes. The six-day pass price is the discounted one you get with a guest card, available free from your accommodation. Up on the slopes there’s a mix of runs from green to black and the Moreboards Stubai Zoo – one of
the largest terrain parks around Innsbruck, which is 40km away. There’s also a new viewing platform that extends out over the slopes and, among other restaurants, the highest pasta factory in the world. Tourist office
www.stubaier-gletscher.com
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zerMaTTsWitzerland Open 25 June to 25 november, 8am to 5pm
ski area passOne day 80ChF, 318ChF for six days Zermatt’s Theodul glacier is open every day of the year, with 20km of guaranteed snow on red and blue slopes in the shadow of the Matterhorn – and in May and early June, the pass costs less. In summer, if you buy a lift pass for more than three days, it includes hiking and biking lifts as well as the ski area. On the glacier, the 300m Gravity Park offers features for all levels, including a halfpipe, boardercross, kickers, rails and boxes. While you’re there, check out the recently renovated Glacier Palace – walk around inside the glacier for 8CHF, checking out ice sculptures and finishing by squeezing through a crevasse. Halfway up the mountain are the crystal clear waters of the Schwarzsee lake, and interactive walking trails around it tell Matterhorn tales about its history and the formation of the glacier. Tourist office
www.zermatt.ch
www.metrosnow.co.uk
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