School ski trip to Austria 2027 
The best Austrian resorts for school groups
How do Austrian school ski trips stand out for huge ski areas and hearty mountain hospitality?
Austria's resorts provide snow reliable pistes, top quality ski schools, and welcoming hotels with generous meals. Helping pupils master turns, build stamina, and develop independence in a fun, supportive environment, Austria is especially great for mixed-ability groups and longer stays.
Austria is currently the second most popular destination for school skiing holidays. Located in the heart of the Alps, Austria is a mountainous country that has built a long standing and well deserved reputation for high quality, friendly and fun ski resorts; ideal for skiers of all abilities. Many ski operators have worked hard to develop school ski trip programmes to Austria's many popular ski resorts, meaning you really are spoiled for choice! Find out more about why you should choose Austria for your next trip below and read our detailed guide to the best seven ski resorts for schools in Austria!
Après Ski in an Austrian Resort
The term apres ski is often associated with rowdy drinking in bars, but once the skiing is over for the day, there are plenty of child friendly activities on offer for your school group in Austria. The packages will include an evening entertainment programme, usually along the lines of an evening excursion or quizz night. Then of course there will be the ubiquitous school disco, and if you are lucky, your accommodation may have access to an indoor pool.
Austria has a reputation for being the place to go if you want to snowboard and remain in the Alps, the runs and facilities are also a little less hardcore than in some countries too, so perfect for school groups with limited experience of winter sports. If you do wish to give your students the choice between skiing and snowboarding, check with the operator first as some do offer snowboarding as an option.
Austrian Cuisine
The food shouldn't trouble you too much - kids will eat anything right? ha! Thankfully, when it comes to food the Austrians have know what they are doing. Living and undertaking high engergy sports in a high mountain environment means you are going to need more than a slice of toast and simple packed lunch to get you through the day. That's where all those hams, salamis, museli, sweet pastries and fruit come in useful at breakfast time. Plenty of gulasch, dumplings, spatzle and Kaiserschmarrn along the way and nobody will be complaining of hunger. Most operators will offer you full board, so make sure to enquire about any special dietry requirements for your group.
Five reasons to choose Austria for your next school ski trip...
Cost - While you will find expensive resorts in every country, typically you can expect your money to go further in Austria.
Facilities - All the resorts you will find on offer for your school trip will include great facilities such as well maintained pistes, excellent transport links, a good range of ski runs for beginners, and great lift systems.
Cross curricular - Being in a German speaking country, provides an excellent opportunity for your students to practice and improve their language skills.
Reliable snow - Although Austria resorts are not always particularly high, great snow conditions are typical in almost all of the ski resorts available to your school group.
Great atmosphere - Many Austrian ski resorts remain very traditional in their look and feel because the villages pre-date mass tourism. Restaurants and cafes, as well as much of the accommodation, have a distinctly Austrian feel to them, giving a real sense of place.
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Which Austrian ski resorts for school groups?
Looking for the best ski resorts in Austria to host school groups? Below, in no particular order, you will find out guide highlighting resorts that combine excellent skiing, safety, and suitable facilities for school groups. Things we know are important include the ease of travel to the resort, safety at the resort itself, the quality of the ski instruction available for your group, as well as the fun bit - the activities you can enjoy when making the most of your time on the slopes.
Obertauern
Why? Obertauern is known for its consistent snow cover, often staying 'snow-sure', from November until April, thanks to its high altitude (1,600 to 2,526 meters). The resort boasts over 100 km of well marked and maintained pistes, with runs suitable for beginners through to more advanced skiers. Plenty of options for a school ski trip! Wide gentle slopes such as the Edelweiss and Zehnerkar runs are perfect for novice groups. The resort's modern ski schools have English-speaking instructors. And the central location of this ski area means easy access from the cities of Salzburg or Munich for transfer coach. As with the majority of resorts, après-ski can keep you entertained in the evenings.
Wagrain / Salzburger Sportwelt
Why? Part of the wider Salzburger Sportwelt resort, Wagrain offers a vast ski area with over 120 km of pistes, including dedicated beginner zones like the Wagrain Snow Space and the Kinderland. The resort features ski schools with multilingual instructors and beginner-friendly lifts such as the Flying Mozart gondola. Group accommodation options often have special rates for school groups. The area also has excellent ski rental shops, ski clinics, and slope side mountain restaurants that can accommodate for large groups.
Alpendorf (near St. Johann in Tirol)
Why? Alpendorf definitely has a family atmosphere, with gentle, wide slopes like the Gernkogel and Gernkogel II, perfect for beginners. The resort has reliable snowfall at up to 1,700m. Travel is easy being about 70km from Salzburg Airport, meaning the coach transfer of less than an hour. The ski schools are used to working with school groups, and offer beginner courses, safety talks, and fun activities like snowball fights and sledging and skiing. Alpendorf is a safe, accessible environment for schools.
Salzburger Sportwelt
Why? One of Austria’s largest ski areas, Salzburger Sportwelt offers a huge 270km of ski runs across resorts like Flachau, Wagrain, and Altenmarkt-Zauchensee. A week of exploring will give you gentle beginner slopes to challenging black runs. The lifts are modern and efficient with very reasonable wait times, so you get to spend more time skiing down that queueing to ride up. Ski schools offer excellent group lessons, with instructors trained in working with children and teenagers. Après-ski activities include ski safaris, and mountain guides for exploring the wider area.
Kitzbühel
Why? Kitzbühel is an international resort with oodles of historic charm and world class skiing. The resort offers more than 150km of pistes, with slopes suitable for all ski abilities. For school groups the area's ski schools provide excellent instruction. Away from the slopes you can visit the Kitzbühel Museum, trying snowshoeing, or enjoy horse drawn sleigh rides. The town has a lively atmosphere while remaining family friendly.
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Why? Known as the Skicircus, Saalbach-Hinterglemm features almost 300km of interconnected pistes, making it ideal for groups of mixed ability. Modern lifts will quickly get you up the mountains where you can slide back down gentle beginner slopes or fly down more challenging runs like the Kohlmais. Ski schools in Saalbach-Hinterglemm blend safety and fun, with excellent group lessons, and terrain parks for the more adventurous. Off piste activities include tobogganing and winter hiking. The resort's focus on safety makes it particularly suitable for school groups.
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