Zurs - Arlberg Ski Circus - Austria Resort Information: Village Height: 1720m Highest Lift: 2450m Transfer time: Innsbruck - 2 hours Piste: 260km (Ski Circus) No of Runs: 34 Blue 70 Red 30 Black Direction of Slopes: N S E W No of Lifts: 33 (49 Area) Snow Cannons: 60 Longest Run: 5kms Mountain Restaurants: 6 Cross Country Trails: 19km Resort Description: Lech & Zurs are two of the best winter sports resorts in Europe. With a high altitude domain of over 250kms of piste and villages offering great facilities, fine dining and great apres-ski it's easy to see why! Lech and Zurs are only 4kms apart and are linked by a regular ski bus service. Both villages have an international atmosphere attracting visitors from all over the globe, including the Royals! The Arlberg Ski Circus lift pass covers Lech, Zurs, Stuben, St Anton, Sonnenkopf and St Cristoph. Skiing Beginners: Zürs offers gentle nursery slopes, which are located beside the village centre. Long, wide, groomed blue runs are the order of the day. Intermediates: Tremendous terrain for the intermediate skier with countless opportunities. With its amazing ski-in/ski-out location this area offers a huge variety of blue and red runs. Advanced: The best and the most challenging off-piste skiing can be found in Zürs with plenty of testing black runs and routes. Snowboard: The Schlegelkopf-Hang is the home of the 'Boarderland Lech' - an ambitiously constructed slope paradise for snowboarders. The terrain - almost exclusively connected by chairlifts - offers opportunities to train and to show off with 1.2km of pipes, jumps and slides. |