Austria snow shoeing and skiing holiday
Price quoted below is for shared triple room.
For other room choices, please enquire.
Description of Austria snow shoeing and skiing holiday
This winter activity holiday is hosted at MoaAlm Mountain Retreat, a unique place high in the Austrian Alps.
MoaAlm offers sustainable mountain activity and yoga holidays for a maximum of 14 people. During the snowy season, we provide snowshoe hikes, winter walks and cross-country skiing. For skiers and snowboarders, the GG-Resort offers 37 km of downhill slopes. In the afternoon, the hot tub is ready for a muscle soak.
SNOWSHOE HIKING:
MoaAlm is located at the foot of Austria's highest mountain and right on the edge of the Hohe Tauern National Park. We offer guided snowshoe hikes to allow you explore this remote and stunning area in winter. We provide all the snowshoe equipment. We will suggest daily routes, depending on weather, preference and your sense of adventure!
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING:
We have access to some great cross country-skiing terrain directly from our village. If there is a guest preference to try some cross country, then we will provide the equipment and introduction. If you have cross country ski experience, then we have a variety of blue and red routes in the valley and we occasionally venture further afield to try some more challenging routes.
SKI & SNOWBOARD:
The GG-Resort offers a perfect mixture or wide open slopes and windy forest runs perfect for all levels. No waiting lines for the lifts and the many restaurants serve local specialities at friendly prices. It is possible to ski and snowboard from our house to the ski lift, or we will give you a lift to and from the resort. We can help organise lessons and equipment rental.
YOGA:
Every holiday with us includes five yoga classes in our in-house yoga studio with panoramic mountain views. We believe that yoga is for everyone, no matter what your age or level of fitness and, as such, our classes are prepared with all of our guests in mind. Yoga and winter sports are a great combination for the body and soul!
FOOD:
We are passionate about healthy living and reducing our impact on the environment. Therefore included in your holiday are six three course evening meals which are entirely plant based. Every morning we offer a nutritious breakfast. After an active day in the outdoors you can warm up with a cup of tea and enjoy some homemade afternoon cake.
ABOUT THE AREA:
MoaAlm is situated at 1800m, in idyllic seclusion about 3km above the small village of Kals am Großglockner. The house is surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery, countless hiking trails, mountain lakes, glaciers and Austria's highest peaks. Our local hiking guides are extremely knowledgeable about the flora and fauna in the Hohe Tauren National Park and will spot rare wildlife such as eagles and ibex.
In 2018, MoaAlm Mountain Retreat was named one of the best retreats in the world by The Guardian newspaper. In 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 it was named “Best of the Best” worldwide by TripAdvisor. Since 2024 MoaAlm is an “Official partner of the Hohe Tauern National Park”.
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Price quoted below is for shared triple room.
For other room choices, please enquire.
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14 Reviews of Austria snow shoeing and skiing holiday
Reviewed on 28 Dec 2024 by Piers Smith
Every day was a treat. Stunning scenery, fabulous staff and mouth watering food. Read full reviewReviewed on 11 Feb 2024 by Clare Liptrot
Excellent! Really well-organised, friendly and superb walking and skiing activities as well as yoga every day. Read full reviewReviewed on 06 Feb 2024 by Jim Cooper
Fabulous hosts and meeting other guests, the food was amazing, the setting stunning, and the guided snow shoe hikes we’re unforgettable Read full reviewReviewed on 11 Feb 2024 by Alison Gilchrist
Excellent - quality accommodation and wonderful setting. Read full reviewReviewed on 01 Apr 2023 by Mary Riordan
Travelling by train through the Mountains, Snowshoeing steep slope to MTN top and afternoon tea and hot tub and fun and laughter with other guests. Read full reviewReviewed on 03 Apr 2022 by Matthew Abramowitz
Fantastic....everyone was very friendly and interesting, which made the trip so much better than any of the activities could have been on their own. Read full reviewReviewed on 01 Feb 2020 by Katie Wade
Absolutely fantastic, I have booked to go back in March Read full reviewReviewed on 17 Mar 2019 by Neslihan Tozge
Highly professional team who are very friendly. The food, owners and Zora, the dog Read full reviewReviewed on 28 Feb 2019 by Emma Pettit
the most memorable part of the holiday was to be part of a caring team which gave me the feeling of belonging to a family... For me, it was a wonderful experience. Read full reviewReviewed on 18 Feb 2018 by Ana Tetley
Where to start...the setting of Moaalm itself is quite something; the landscape around it, and especially the snow-shoeing near the foot of Grossglockner in the heart of the Austrian Alps! Absolutely outstanding. Read full reviewReviewed on 08 Mar 2017 by Peter Young
The stunning location and wonderful hospitality. Read full reviewResponsible Travel
Planet
MoaAlm Mountain Retreat is a space to share our passion for the mountains and a balanced and healthy lifestyle. The East Tyrolian Alps offer unspoilt landscapes and habitat for a variety of plants and animals. We are located on the edge of the Hohe Tauern National Park and part of a small village community, Kals am Großglockner. Every day, life at MoaAlm reminds us of the preciousness of our environment which it is our goal to protect.We serve plant based, locally sourced organic food, and change our menu with the seasons to ensure we are creating as minimul impact on the environment as possible.
Saving CO2 emissions, energy and waste is an important goal. Daily transport will involve a combination of snowshoe, ski and toboggan. We encourage everybody to be conscious about how to use the lighting and heating in the house. We use LED light bulbs, water-saving shower heads and environmentally friendly cleaning products. Towels and bed linen are only changed on request. We try to avoid waste by ordering things in a well-planned way with little packaging. What still has to go is separated, composted or recycled if possible.
Our water is supplied directly from a mountain spring and our heating system is a brand new 'eco' pellet burning system. The P4 pellet system has won many international quality awards in EU and USA, the most prestigious of all are the Blue Angel and the Austrian Ecolabel. Even in winter our South facing position can also provide supplementary energy from our solar bank.
Natural materials have been used in the construction and renovation of MoaAlm where possible and we have been pleased to find a number of high quality, locally produced materials to use in the refurbishment. The local tradesmen we employ are highly skilled, particularly in mediums of wood, stone and locally-produced felt.
People
MoaAlm stands proud at 1800 meters and without a neighbor in sight. We love our secluded location, but we also love the village! The connection to the people in our region means a lot to us and we prefer to use local structures, services and products. The area has an excellent ski school and advanced mountain guiding network of instructors that guests may choose to take advantage of. All fresh food and drink will be sourced locally where possible. Guests will eat out for lunch on occasion and two evenings at locally-run recommended restaurants.Our small team lives and works at MoaAlm: We want them to be happy and stay long-term, of course. Good and fair working conditions and enough freedom to enjoy the mountains go without saying. Our team consists mainly of women and we feel that this place is very empowering for us as female hosts and guides, but also for our guests. Together with other people we experience nature, ourselves in yoga, and the confidence in our own abilities in the mountains.
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