Seefeld Ski Resort Guide
Introduction
Twice a venue for the Winter Olympics, the village has a long history. Pilgrims have been journeying to the Pfarrkirche (village church) since 1384, to commemorate the Miracle of the Host. This was when an arrogant communicant was punished for demanding the priest's Communion wafer by being partially ingested by the church floor.
If you're looking for a vast ski are with hundreds of kilometres of terrain , you should look elsewhere. But if you're learning downhill skiing, or keen to swish the hours away on some of Europe's best cross-country skiing, or ready to revel in top-end luxury, you're in the right place.
Mountain facts
Where in the world?
Hit the slopes
The gentle slopes of the Gschwandtkopf are an ideal confidence-builder for beginners, but too tame for experienced skiers. The Rosshütte provides some thrills for intermediates, including an off-piste run, and is reached by various cable and lift combinations.
All local lifts are included on the Alpin Card, but the regional Happy Ski Card comprises the whole Seefeld region and a few German resorts too including the Zugspitze by Garmisch Partenkirchen.
The Seefeld Ski School has a good reputation. The lift system includes 18 T-bar drag lifts. Snow is generally reliable and back up by snowmaking equipment which covers 90% of the ski area's terrain.
Beyond the slopes
Options for the less energetic include the parish church, which refers to the 1384 miracle in reliefs and other features. Innsbruck is easily accessible, and has a range of top attractions.
Family fun
Retail therapy
Après ski
Eating out
The Wintergarten, Münchner Strasse 215, is renowned for its light and creative international cuisine, served up in a romantic environment. A Tirolean orientation is evident in the upmarket Ritter Oswald Stube, Klosterstrasse 30.
Getting around
Splashing out
Accommodation
Luxury
Hotel KlosterbräuOne of several 5-star hotels, Klosterbräu offers sumptuous, sizeable rooms, housed in a former 16th-century monastery in the town centre, with all modern-day luxuries.
Klosterstrasse 30
Tel: (05212) 26210.
Website: www.klosterbraeu.com
Moderate
Seefelderhof HotelThis 4-star place would make the luxury category in most other resorts. It's a clean, comfortable chalet-style hotel with balconies and helpful staff, and the Rosshütte ski bus stops outside.
Münchner Strasse 146
Tel: (05212) 2373.
Website: www.seefelderhof.com
Budget
Hotel Garni DorotheaThis hotel is the best of the limited choice of inexpensive accommodation. Its hilltop position gives good views of the nearby village centre.
Kirchwald 391
Tel: (05212) 2527.
Website: www.hotel-dorothea.at
Getting there
Distance to resort: 21km (13 miles).
Driving time: 25 minutes.
Nearest railway station: Seefeld station is in the resort centre, a scenic 40-minute journey from Innsbruck.
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