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Innsbruck\u2019s location is a natural crossroads in the Alps. Just to the South of it is the Brenner Pass connecting Italy to the rest of Europe, whilst East to West lies the strategic Inn Valley. It’s therefore not surprising that the city’s history dates back to Roman times, or that its still thriving university was founded in 1669. If the Alps has an intellectual and cultural capital, this is it – a place where Hapsburg imperial buildings are framed by snowy mountain tops, and where even a ski jump can be designed by a world famous architect (Zaha Hadid) and made into art.<\/p>\n

Innsbruck therefore offers skiers and boarders a very different winter holiday experience from a normal ski resort. From the airport, the transfer to your accommodation (by bus or taxi) should only take about 15 minutes, so you can arrive in the morning, spend the afternoon skiing, then instead of the normal apres-ski, you could visit ancient churches or cutting-edge art galleries, or just stroll around the traffic-free historic centre, browsing the high-end shops and stopping off in a traditional beer keller or caf\u00e9 or one of the many student bars, before moving onto a high-class restaurant.<\/p>\n

But you should not stay up too late if you are to get the best out of the skiing, because there is a lot of it, and certainly enough to keep most holiday makers entertained for a week. The\u00a0Stubai Glacier<\/a>\u00a0in Stubaital is one of the best glacier resorts in the world and fully deserves its separate entry in the Ultimate-Ski guide. On the way to Stubai, and too often bypassed, is Schlick 2000.\u00a0Nordkette is the closest ski area to the city: in fact you can even walk to its base station from some parts of the city. There are some gentle pistes here but it’s known for the freeriding on its steep, North-facing slopes. There is also freeriding at\u00a0Axamer Lizum\u00a0Olympia Park\u00a0and\u00a0K\u00fchtai\u00a0but these are modern high-altitude resorts, with mostly intermediate-friendly pistes.\u00a0Oberperfuss\/Rangger K\u00f6pfl\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Muttereralm\u00a0Playground\u00a0are oriented towards children – especially beginners.\u00a0Patscherkofel and\u00a0Glungezer\u00a0are small, quiet resorts with a just a handful of lifts and runs.<\/p>\n

There are free ski buses from the city to all these ski areas. And alpine skiing is not the only sport on offer when you get there. Mutteraralm has almost as many\u00a0toboggan runs as ski runs, Glungeezer is a major centre for cross-country skiing, and there are plenty of ice rinks all around. Nor is skiing purely a day-time activity. There is\u00a0after-dark floodlit skiing at one or two of Innsbruck’s ski areas every niight of the week except Sundays. So Innsbruck’s many historical, cultural and culinary attractions might not get the attention they deserve after all.<\/p>\n

Where to stay in Innsbruck?<\/h2>\n

Romantik Hotel Schwarzer Adler 4-star<\/a>
\nHotel Sailer 4-star<\/a>
\nHotel Innsbruck 4-star<\/a>
\nHotel Goldener Adler Innsbruck 4-star<\/a>
\nHotel Maximilian Stadthaus Penz Innsbruck 4-star<\/a>
\nNala Individuellhotel Innsbruck<\/a>
\nThe Penz Hotel Innsbruck 4-star <\/a>
\nAustria Trend Hotel Congress Innsbruck 4-star
\n<\/a>Hilton Innsbruck 4-star<\/a>
\nHotel Grauer B\u00e4r Innsbruck 4-star<\/a>
\nHotel Kapeller Innsbruck 3-star\u00a0<\/a>
\nWeisses R\u00f6ssl Innsbruck 3-star<\/a>
\nRamada Innsbruck Tivoli 3-star<\/a>
\nHotel Goldene Krone Innsbruck 3-star<\/a>
\naDLERS Hotel Innsbruck<\/a>
\nGasthof zum Schupfen Innsbruck<\/a>
\nHaus der Begegnung nr Innsbruck<\/a>
\nSporthotel Igls 4-star nr Innsbruck<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ultimate-Ski Guide to Innsbruck<\/h3>\n