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Skiing starts in Vienna

Skiing starts in Vienna

Over this winter holiday week, Vienna’s residents will once again be able to make a trip to the slopes without venturing out of the city. The capital’s very own ski slope, "High Hills", will be open daily to the public from 4 February until 11 February.

In just 35 minutes avid winter sports fans can hit the "High Hills" slopes which, as a result of the cold weather in recent days, have gladly taken the snow put down by five canons. Thanks to the machines which have been working since Monday, youngsters can don their skis for the holiday week and ski until dark on account of the piste’s floodlights.

Viennese students up to the age of 19-years-old also have the added bonus of using public transport for free during the holidays, so will be surrounded by snow in the west of the city before they know it. Ski and snowboard courses are also on offer during the holiday.

For more than 100 years the Hohe Wand Wiese has been providing winter sports in Vienna and even provided the venue for the first ever parallel Slalom World Cup in 1986. The unique ski run is 400 metres long and 80 metres wide, providing plenty of space for Vienna’s sports fans.

The "High Hills" ski slope in Vienna’s 14th district will be open daily from 9am till 9pm.

For more information visit: http://www.highhills.at/de.html

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