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Silently, winter has entered the "Naturbühne Achensee" and wrapped it in a dress that is beautiful - studded with thousands of flakes and crystals. Is there a holiday stage picture that is more grandiose? Raise the curtain on winter between mountain and lake, which plays its most beautiful parts again this year: Frosty, icy, cotton wool white! And full of experiences that are unique.
The Achensee region offers both beginners and professionals the best conditions for cross-country skiing. 211.5 kilometres of classic and skating trails invite you to enter the natural stage of Lake Achensee on the narrow boards that mean the world to more and more athletes and to find the right flow. The endurance sport is a true miracle cure for the human muscular system, and in the breathtaking ambience - along the glittering lake or into the snow-covered Karwendel valleys - the movement is also particularly easy. The Achensee region is also one of the Tyrolean cross-country skiing specialists, ensuring the highest quality standards and bearing the Tyrolean cross-country skiing seal of approval. To ensure that the perfect track succeeds, Lake Achensee has a sophisticated guidance system with signposting, handy cross-country skiing maps, an interactive tour planner with a detailed route of all cross-country skiing tracks as well as an online weather and cross-country skiing info service.
Breathe in, breathe out - and off to perfectly groomed slopes! Winter really comes into its own at Lake Achensee: poles in hand, skis parallel and off you go! In "Tyrol's Sport & Vital Park", the focus is on pleasurable skiing on 53 kilometres of pistes. The ski areas around Tyrol's largest lake with their wide slopes are small, manageable and yet varied. This makes them ideal for children and beginners, but also for carving pros and snowboarders. No "wild hustle and bustle", just the joy of winter sports are the focus of winter-white at the Hochalm lifts Christlum in Achenkirch, at the Rofan cable car in Maurach, at the Karwendel mountain railway and the Planberg and Wiesen lifts in Pertisau as well as the lifts in Steinberg and Wiesing.
There is a special magic to winter hiking at Lake Achensee: Wrapped up warm, you boot along 150 kilometres of cleared paths through lovely villages and wildly romantic forests. Worthwhile destinations are rustic alpine huts in the Karwendel valleys, which welcome visitors with a tasty snack and warming drinks. Fantastic routes in Pertisau, Maurach and Achenkirch lead along the shores of Lake Achensee, which in winter "rests still and rigid" in all its grace. Insider tip: If you want to learn more about the winter fauna and flora from trained nature park rangers, simply take part in the winter hiking programme of Achensee Tourismus. The experienced guides know where to spot chamois or ptarmigan - or golden eagles majestically soaring across the sky in the cool winter air.
Quietly, silently, almost meditatively immerse yourself in winter: A snowshoe hike is pure exhilaration! With the "wide plates" on your feet, you walk leisurely through the fairytale forest and untouched winter landscapes, which you experience so intensively. Particularly beautiful starting points for snowshoe hikes at Lake Achensee are Achenkirch, the Karwendel valleys in Pertisau or the dreamy village of Steinberg am Rofan.
For young and old, for the young and the young at heart: tobogganing is great fun for everyone and right on trend. Several natural toboggan runs await you in the Achensee region, guaranteeing extensive tobogganing fun over a length of 0.8 to just under 4.8 kilometres. Some toboggan runs are also open in the evening and thus allow "tobogganing fun under the stars". If you don't want to trudge up the mountain on foot, you can simply take the train to the top or the "Rodlexpress", which takes you to the "Rodlhütte". A short stop for refreshments, then it's off to the races! Another unique feature of tobogganing at Lake Achensee is that you can catch views not only of the snow-covered mountains, but also of the lake frozen in winter. There is no better sledging experience.
Reddened noses and cheeks - and hearts full of experiences: After a day in the bitterly cold winter air, one likes to retreat back into the warmth and indoors to review the images of the day and internalise the wintry performance of the "Naturbühne Achensee". This works particularly well with wellness treatments. With a view of the snowflakes falling quietly from the sky, pleasurable pool rounds are exquisitely beautiful. A sauna session also relaxes and warms you up. Whether in the hotel's own spa or in the Atoll Achensee leisure centre: Tyrol's largest lake plays the most soothing tunes that winter has to offer when it comes to wellness.
Head up the mountain on touring skis. Breathing becomes easier with every metre of altitude, and the head is also cleared. And suddenly the curtain of the "Naturbühne Achensee" rises and reveals the cross standing on the summit: The goal has been reached! But for deep snow freaks, the ski touring highlight only begins now: the descent over dreamlike slopes and the still untracked snow. A reward for the hardship of the ascent that couldn't be richer and can't be topped by anything: the mountain you have climbed in your heart, all-embracing winter happiness.