Schneehaus, Zauchensee

Guided skiing and snowboarding in Zauchensee, part of the Ski amade region: more than 760 kilometres of piste and 270 lifts in total, with around 80 kilometres directly on the spot and ski connections on to Flachauwinkl, Kleinarl, Wagrain, Alpendorf, St. Johann im Pongau and Flachau. The famous Zauchensee World Cup run, a large snow park in Flachauwinkl, marked ski routes and the 12 Peaks Trophy circuit over twelve summits and 46 kilometres are all reachable. ruf snowguides brief every group on the area; guests with no previous experience take the compulsory three-day beginners ski course, and an advanced two-day course is available.

The school offers a special discount — ask us for details. The trip price covers travel there and back, accommodation, full board with a warm lunch, ruf snowguides with piste guiding, the lift pass, the holiday programme, guided ski and snowboard tours and workshops on the sun terrace. Ski and snowboard courses are booked separately.

The Schneehaus stands about a minute on foot from the piste, two from the lift and five from the ski bus. Guests stay in four- to seven-bed rooms with shower and WC, or in two-room apartments for up to eight people, also with shower and WC. The house has a heated ski room, common rooms, and snacks and drinks on site.

Full board. Breakfast is a buffet, and for the break on the slope guests either make up their own lunch box from the buffet or come back for a warm lunch at the Schneehaus. Dinner is a three-course menu with table drinks included. Fresh spring water from the house fountain is available at any time.

Guided ski and snowboard tours with the ruf snowguides, plus workshops on the sun terrace, piste barbecues, night walks and visits to the Erlebnis-Therme Amade. At the house there is table tennis, billiards, table football and air hockey.

Heated ski room, common rooms, a games area with table tennis, billiards, table football and air hockey, snacks and drinks in the house, and a drinking fountain with spring water. Rooms and apartments have their own shower and WC.

A winter week in one of the most snow-sure areas of Ski amade, for young people who want to ski or snowboard straight from the door and spend the evenings with a group of their own age. Zauchensee rises above 2,100 metres, so conditions hold up even late in the season, and the ruf team runs both the piste programme and the evening programme.