Thanks to the Austrian tourist board for this great blog on why skiers (and property buyers) choose Austria.
What really stands out for us and our buyers about Austria are the following:
State of the art infrastructure: everything works in Austria and there is a real sense of balancing tradition, nature and modernity. We have the latest lifts, top of the range snow-making facilities and meticulous planning which you don’t always see in neighbouring countries. This is achieved through careful debate in the current Regional government of Tirol which consists of a coalition between the conservatives (ÖVP) and The Green party. Together, they are able to reach careful consensus and sign off new ski lift ventures like the future Oetz / Kühtai lift connection and the forthcoming link between Sölden’s glaciers and the Pitztal glacier to make the world’s largest glacier ski area.
Value for money: Austrian ski property prices are 28% below other alpine countries but price growth is higher at 8% (source: Savills). Day-to-day living expenses e.g. lunch on the mountain and skiing are cheaper compared to France and Switzerland.
Nobody takes skiing more seriously than the Austrians: skiing is to an Austrian what football is to the rest of us. Third generation ski instructors will teach you to ski and guide you down routes they have skied all their life. And did you know that 73% of Austrians speak English compared with only 39% of French?
Austrian Gemütlichkeit & après-ski: in many Austrian ski resorts, the local families have not been priced out by wild boom (and bust) property prices and so you can expect to be welcomed and looked after by locals in cosy surroundings where the beer and sing-along music starts in the afternoon. And because the average price of a beer in Austria is 4 Euros versus 8 Euros in France – it won’t break the bank.
Read further here https://www.austria.info/uk/things-to-do/skiing-and-winter/10-reasons-to-ski-in-austria
