Maria Alm is a traditional, picturesque village dominated by a beautiful Churh (Below view from Kitchen Window)  Surrounded by numerous cosy cafes, bars and restaurants.  Set in the beautiful Hochkonig Region, this resort offers a fantasitic ski area stretching accross several vallees which caters for all abilities.  This area which is well known and loved by Austrians it is still little known to the British, therefore pistes are generally quiet with limited queues. There is great skiing for all grades and with an enviable snow record (one of the best in Austria) guests return year after year. There are 150kms of superbly groomed slopes (39 lifts) and 37 mountain restaurants.  

Below view from Terrace (watch skiers)

Maria Alm forms part of the immense Ski Amade Region

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Maria Alm offers horse drawn sleigh rides, tobogganing,floodlit skiing, cross country skiing,bowling, numerous restaurants, a nightclub and 2 English speaking ski schools www.almsport.at This area is home to some of the best skiing in Austria with and excellent snow record (lifts within the region often opening late November.)  The Hochkonig Ski Region also forms part of the immense 'Ski Amade Region'  which allows skiing enthusiasts access to 865kms of slopes all under one lift pass (almost half as big again as France's Trois Vallees). For further information on this immense ski area www.skiamade.com or www.hochkoenig.at 

  This region recently featured in the 'Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard Magazine' receiving excellent reviews, referred to as 'Austrias's best kept secret.  This area has also won a prestigious 4* rating intermediate skiing and lift queues from the 'Where to Ski and Snowboard Guidebook 2008' compared with St Anton 3*/2* and Zell am Zee 3*/2* and Mayhofen 3*/1*. Neilson Ski holidays have recently added Maria Alm to their Austrian resorts www.neilson.co.ukWithin very easy reach are the resorts of Zell am See and Saalbach Hinterglem and Leogang (10-15minutes).  (N.B Please do not click on this email link type address manually) amandabalazs@blueyonder.co.uk or telephone 07929592056