The Kitzsteinhorn Glacier above Kaprun, one of about a dozen European glacier ski areas still offering summer skiing, has announced added attractions in the coming weeks.
The Kitzsteinhorn’s Ice arena opened earlier this morning. Facilities include snow slides served by a magic carpet conveyor lift, a ‘PistenBully’ snow grooming vehicle for children to play on and a snow beach with Ice bar, a panorama terrace at the summit station and a 362m long panorama tunnel straight through the Kitzsteinhorn. In addition the Panorama terrace Glocknerkanzel provides a view of the Großglockner, Austria’s highest mountain. There is also a secured glacier path across the eternal ice and a daily free guided panorama hike across the glacier on offer.
On Sunday July 5th the centre celebrates all these facilities and opportunities by staging a festival for the whole family with free use of many of the facilities. The program includes a guided summit tour up to 3203 meters, a guided panorama glacier hike, access to the Ice Arena with its sliding areas and snow beach, PistenBully rides and a special program on the day for children.
Children up to the age of 15 get a return day ticket for skiing free of charge, youth and adults pay special prices of 12.10 Euros for a return ticket or 21.50 Euros for a ski ticket for youths, or 15.20 for a return ticket or 28 Euros for a day’s ski ticket for adults.