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TOP-LEVEL SKIING MEETS PROFESSIONAL RACERS! On November 18, 2023, a premier sporting event is set to take place in Gurgl, marking the opening of the winter season 23/24 with a Men's Slalom from the AUDI FIS Ski World Cup. The race will commence at the Kirchenkarpiste in Hochgurgl and conclude 320 meters above the Top Mountain Crosspoint. In addition to the race, exclusive evening events are planned at the Gurgl Carat Congress and Event Center in Obergurgl.

The peak of diversity is just one of many summits you can conquer during Winter Pride here in Sölden, Ötztal. Sporting highlights, culinary delights, top-notch entertainment, and individuality are the tools of the most colorful week in the Ötztal ski season. It's a foundation upon which each and every one of you can build your own personal winter experience because at the heart of Winter Pride, we all stand together as humans. Our program offers you the opportunity to raise a glass with old friends, explore the ski areas of Sölden and Gurgl together, meet up for a delicious lunch on one of the sunny terraces, or turn night into day as a group.

Mountains full of beats: the unrivaled ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL 2023 provided the ultimate remix of skiing fun, dance music and culinary delights for entire five days. All this in a breathtaking setting at the heart of the Sölden ski area. Side events presented the warm-up before some 18,000 dance aficionados transformed the whole Giggijoch area into a huge, snow-covered dance floor on the two main festival days. Mark 08 - 12 April 2024 in red on your calendar, because this is when the 10th anniversary edition of the ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL will take place.

Hannibal is a provocation in several ways. In 218 B.C., the man from Carthage attempted the daring feat of crossing the formidable Alps with 60,000 people from across Europe and Africa, accompanied by 36 elephants. This endeavor was born out of desperation, driven by anger over the relentless provocations by the Romans in Spain, a core territory of seafaring Carthaginians. There were contract violations here, raids there. The Romans aimed to wear down Carthage, but they did not anticipate Hannibal and his ingenious knack for leadership, along with his stroke of luck.

Interconnected stacial ski area, 3,000m peaks, ultra-modern mountain railways, guaranteed snow and endless options - Solden is truly superlative when it comes to skiing and virtually no other ski resort at our latitude has sufficient water!

Alpine and Nordic skiing couldn't be more different. A quick kick on the one hand, smooth gliding, rhythm and meditation on the other With cross-country sking, it is the next step which counts, not the whole. And this is where the potential for addiction comes into it!

Do you remember how you couldn't get enough of sledging as a child? The feeling of racing down the snowy slope on runners as fast as lightning was simply indescribable! But now this pleasure has been taken up a notch in Solden: sledging in the high mountains!

When a peaceful nature experience and untouched first lines come together at an altitude of over 3,000m, this is nothing short of magic. This is exactly the mix that ski tourers are looking for. And they will find what they are looking for around Sölden, in a range of difficulty levels.

Epic views and mountain summit moments to make every step of the ascent worthwhile. Packed with 3,000m peaks and glaciers - the Sölden mountains in the Ötztal valley - you could not even imagine more beautiful mountains for hiking!

"It's like riding by bike through a picture-book - the scenery is so stereotypically beautiful". That was the verdict of blogger Bettina Brandstötter after a few days of mountain biking in the Bike Republic Sölden.