- Where on earth are you reading
this article? Did you come by it by electronic means or conventional
print? Is this the first time you have come across the name Seefeld?
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- If you are familiar with Seefeld
do you instantly picture it as one of the up - market hangouts
for the rich and famous? Do you automatically link it in social
circles with the likes of St. Moritz, Gstaad, Lech or Cortina?
If not I am here to tell you dear reader that you should.
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- If you need reasons, here's
a few. For instance Seefeld has got it all when it comes to amenities.
A dynamite selection of five star hotels, a first class gaming
casino, a sophisticated but varied nightlife, a very reachable
global position, world class cross country trails and splendid
golf and other summer attractions. And what's more the resort
has, in my living memory, hosted no less than two Olympic games.
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- So why is it not a household
name in the global circles of captains of industry and celebrities?
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- Well, we have a theory. We think
that Seefeld is in the market of providing the best, for the
most discriminating visitors, on a quiet scale. We think that
the area knows its clients want privacy as well as quality, and
this is the place they can get it. Not everyone wants to flaunt
it just because they've got it.
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- Seefeld is a resort that offers
the visitor a good choice in skiing activities both alpine and
Nordic. And its development of non-ski, state of the art sporting
facilities, in addition to one of the most formidable collection
of first class hotels and restaurants on the globe, quarantee
the visitor enjoyment and comfort.
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- The hosting of the Nordic events
in two winter Olympics and one world championships, have Seefeld's
credentials firmly established on that score. However prospective
visitors sometimes overlook Seefeld's more than adequate recreational
alpine skiing possibilities. Let's have a look at them shall
we?
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- There are two ski areas in Seefeld,
serviced by 19 lifts and boosted by a whole host of sophisticated
new snow making equipment. The skiing here is best suited to
beginners and decent recreational intermediate a skiers, thus
making Seefeld an excellent resort to improve your skills. To
help you along the road to improvement, the ski school has 100
qualified English speaking instructors. The skiing on the Roshutte
is the most challenging in the resort and ideal for the more
serious and more experienced skier, but not the real expert.
It has skiable slopes which peak at the Seefelder Joch, at an
altitude of just above 2,000m. The other area, the Gschwandtkopf
id lower (1,500m) and is ideal for skiers with very little experience
or confidence. There is also a superb total beginner's area in
the village, and an ample specially prepared and presented kindergarten
area for kids. The area here in the village is now completely
covered by snow making facilities, while the Rosshutte is covered
form the Seefelder Joch to the Hermannstal, in addition to the
slopes by the Kaltwasser lift.
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- If this selection is not enough
for the real "hot shot" skiers in our audience, then
possibly the offerings under the umbrella of the "Happy
Ski Card" will be more to your liking. This card entitles
the holder to ride 85 different ski lifts and cable cars covering
the areas around the Zugspitz, on either side of the Austrian/German
border. The resorts covered in addition to Seefeld and satellites
are Garmisch, Lermoos, Berwang, Biberwier, Bichlbach, Heiterwang
and Ehrwald, Oh yes, there are also more than 200 kilometers
of well prepared and maintained cross country trails for your
pleasure as well.
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- Still sizing up the winter scene,
Seefeld has a complete range of non ski activities, something
of which is sure to interest even the most difficult to please
members of your party.
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- Internationally accepted resorts
cannot rest on their laurels. and it is highly unlikely that
they can be ranked at the top of the league table solely on the
reputation - no matter how justifiable - of their winter sports
facilities.
- Seefeld in summer is, as the
saying goes, as good as it gets. The golf course in Seefeld/Wildmoos,
an 18 hole championship entry, is listed as one of the 100 most
beautiful golf courses in the world.
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- If golf is not our game, perhaps
tennis is, Twenty open air courts supplement the 8 indoor courts
during the summer months. For swimmers Seefeld boasts three alpine
lakes, a heated outdoor pool, and a sensational indoor pool,
the Olympia. There is also a seemingly never ending selection
of rafting. riding, paragliding, hiking, climbing and sight-seeing.
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- For those of you that are nocturnally
inclined there are sufficient and varied restaurants, bars, discos
and even gambling to please the most selective tastes.
