Excellent adventure mountains ensure an unforgettable summer holiday in Snow Space Salzburg | Salzburg snow area
The Snow Space Salzburg mountain railways are starting the summer season with an expanded range of tickets and attractive online early booking conditions.
Wagrain – The Whitsun weekend heralds the mountain summer of 2022 in Snow Space Salzburg. On June 3rd and 4th, the Starjet 1 and 2 chairlifts in Flachau, the Alpendorf gondola lift in St. Johann and the Grafenbergbahn in Wagrain will once again give visitors access to the summer mountain world of the Pongau, where the adventure mountains Wagrainis Grafenberg, the Geisterberg, Floris adventure trail and the hiking mountain Grießenkar are waiting. The mountain adventure worlds in Snow Space Salzburg offer a wide range of options for all-day family excursions. With the beginning of the summer holidays, the Flying Mozart gondola lift will also be in operation from Thursday to Sunday, taking hikers from Wagrain to the Grießenkar in just a few minutes, which is the ideal starting point for hiking routes of all levels.
New booking system brings price advantages and convenience
A new online booking system is celebrating its premiere in Snow Space Salzburg this summer season. With the introduction of the early bird system, visitors can book their ticket in advance at favorable conditions. When buying in the web shop, the price advantage of an online purchase compared to the cash register price can be seen at first glance. On site, only the QR code on the smartphone or the Print@Home ticket is required to go through the turnstile.
With 250,000 visitors per summer, the three adventure mountains in Snow Space Salzburg are very popular with both holidaymakers and day visitors. The majority of visitors (83 percent) are overnight guests from the nearby tourist resorts in Salzburg’s Pongau.
Wolfgang HETTEGGER, CEO of Snow Space Salzburg Bergbahnen, explains the introduction of the online booking system as follows: “The majority of our guests plan the ascent between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m., which presents us with challenges in terms of cash register and transport capacities at peak times.” Thanks to the newly implemented online booking system, visitors to Snow Space Salzburg are expected to smooth out the flow of visitors and eliminate waiting times as much as possible.
Another innovation in the online product portfolio goes back to the guest survey from summer 2021 with over 3,000 participants on Geisterberg and Grafenberg. The survey showed that almost 60% of holiday guests would like to use the mountain railways twice or more during their stay. The response to this this season is the introduction of two new products:
- Double family adventure (2 in 4): Within a period of 4 days, both the Geisterberg and Grafenberg adventure mountains can be visited, or the adventure mountain twice.
- Adventure week in Snow Space Salzburg (5 in 7): for a period of 7 days, valid for 5 days on all summer cable cars in Snow Space Salzburg
Excellent family adventure mountains
The two adventure mountains, Geisterberg in St. Johann and Wagrainis Grafenberg in Wagrain, have been able to look forward to being awarded the seal of quality for the “Best Austrian Summer Mountain Railways” for several years. The award from the Association of the Austrian Cable Car Industry is only given to mountain railways that can provide experience offers that have been compared to stricter quality controls and can guarantee the harmony of mountain experience and guest needs with nature. Re-certification is necessary every three years so that the quality standard of the seal of quality can be maintained accordingly. This renewal of the seal of quality was due on Geisterberg last year and was regained without hesitation. “We are positioning ourselves as an excursion destination with a strong focus on families with children. In addition to the fun factor, the experience of nature on our adventure mountains is greatly appreciated. Therefore, we are of course very happy about the awards of the Wagrainis Grafenberg and the Geisterberg. It also shows that we have always been able to keep the quality of our experience offers high over the years and do this with the greatest possible consideration for nature,” explains Wolfgang HETTEGGER.
Climate-friendly arrival on the Geisterberg with the ÖBB combined ticket
In addition to the adventure offer, the Geisterberg in St. Johann is characterized by its proximity to the St. Johann im Pongau long-distance train station and the associated good accessibility by public transport. In order to ensure a relaxed and, above all, climate-friendly arrival and departure, guests can use the combination ticket of the Austrian Federal Railways in the period from July 3rd to September 12th. In addition to the train journey, the offer also includes transport from the St. Johann train station to St. Johann/Alpendorf, the ascent and descent with the Alpendorf gondola lift and admission to the Geisterberg adventure mountain.
Summer operating times:
Low season (Pentecost to the beginning of the high season)
Wagrain Grafenbergbahn: 04. to 06.06. Pentecost | 09. to 01.07. Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun
St. Johann Geisterberg: 04. to 06.06. Pentecost | 08. to 29.06. Wed, Sat & Sun
Flachau Starjet 1+2 incl. Floris Adventure Trail: daily (from June 3rd)
High Season (July 2nd to September 11th)
Wagrain Grafenbergbahn: daily
St. Johann Geisterberg: daily
Wagrain Flying Mozart: 02.07. Sat | 03.07. So | 07.07 to 11.09. Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun
Flachau Starjet 1+2 incl. Floris Adventure Trail: daily
Low season (from September 11th to the end of October)
Wagrain Flying Mozart: Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun
St. Johann Geisterberg: 14.09. to 16.10.: Wed, Sat & Sun | 19, 22, 26 and 29 October
Flachau Starjet 1+2 incl. Floris Adventure Trail: daily (until October 2nd)
Questions & contact:
Simon Guggi, MA
Head of Marketing, Press Spokesman
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s.guggi@snow-space.com