School Ski Trips to Gerlitzen
Gerlitzen is an ideal ski resort for beginners and improving skiers, making it a perfect choice for school ski trips. The resort has excellent areas for beginners to practise their skills, as well as safe runs and well-groomed slopes.
Gerlitzen, translated from "Fire Mountain" is the name of the mountain on the resort. The mountain is just under 2,000 metres and is renowned for being one of Austria's best vistas. From the top, the ski resort lies at your feet and you can ski down in all directions.
Booking a school ski trip to Gerlitzen
Gerlitzen has a modest altitude and the winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,000m and 1,911m. This ski resort is ideal for school trips and beginners because:
- Slopes are wide and safe
- Slopes are well-manicured
- 13.1km of beginner slopes on the resort
- Practice lifts near base
- Après ski activities to enjoy
Substantial investment has been made to produce artificial snow, meaning that Gerlitzen is usually open from early December until late April.
Prices start from £1409pp
Price includes
- Executive coach transport from & to school & throughout your trip
- Channel crossing
- 6 nights' full board accommodation including evening meal on last day
- 6-day ski equipment hire including helmets
- 6-day lift pass
- Ski school lessons 4 hrs instruction per day for 6 days, 1 to 12 ratio
- Services of an NST Ski Rep
- 'In-house’ evening entertainment programme
- Après ski pre-booking service
- 1 in 8 free place ratio
- Group travel winter sports insurance
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Gerlitzen details
Facts
- Inclusive lift pass: 6 days Gerlitzen pass
- Lifts to: 1911m
- Total number of lifts: 18
- Marked pistes: 42km
- Longest run: 3.5km
- Ski bus included: Yes
- Lift pass photo required: No
- Snow cannon coverage: 100%
Ski Runs
- Blue runs: 10
- Red runs: 13
- Black runs: 2
The main gondola is from Annenheim, at 520m it goes to Kanzelhohe, the middle station where you can find the ski school offices, restaurants and a solar observatory.
Popular accommodation options in Gerlitzen
Gasthof Laggner
A traditional Austrian Gasthof in the small village of Steindorf, which lies on the banks of the Ossiacher Lake in Carinthia. The village itself has a small number of shops and bars / restaurants and a couple of supermarkets as well as a cinema and a large indoor ice stadium. The larger town of Villach is not far from here and worth an evening visit.
Gasthof Laggner
A traditional Austrian Gasthof in the small village of Steindorf, which lies on the banks of the Ossiacher Lake in Carinthia. The village itself has a small number of shops and bars / restaurants and a couple of supermarkets as well as a cinema and a large indoor ice stadium. The larger town of Villach is not far from here and worth an evening visit.
Après-ski
- Ice hockey (to watch): Villach
- Shopping: Villach
- Austrian bowling: Bodensdorf
- Thermal spa: Villach
- Pizza night: Tarvisio / Treffen/ Villach
- 10 pin bowling: Villach
In this area it is also possible for you to arrange visits to Italy or Slovenia whose borders are nearby. In addition there is the town of Treffen at the foot of Gerlitzen, which is one of the most important Roman sites in Carinthia with many Roman remains.
Transport
By coach: Friday departure, journey time from Calais 16 hours.
Coach
By air: Flights to Venice. Coach transfer time to resort: approx. 3 hours.
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