Skiing + Snowboarding
Skiing in the ski region Lungau
In close vicinity to the Guesthouse Macheiner is the ski area “Fanningberg”. Here you find 30km best prepared pistes for skier and snowboarder. A variaton of ski slopes for beginners, advanced persons and professionals offers fun for all snow sports freaks. The ski areas Katschberg, Aineck and Speiereck-Großeck belong to the ski region Lungau too. With these areas we offer about 190km of prepared pistes. The ski area Obertauern offers further 100km for skiing and snowboarding. Obertauern is well known for a family ski area and an après-ski area. Another highlight for younger skier and snowboarder is the snowparc. In this ski area for children You can find many interesting things to gaze and many tips and tricks about skiing.
A paradise for skier and snowboarder and beginners and professionals. Use the advantages of the “Lungau-skicard”, which offers You the ski areas Großeck-Speiereck, Katschberg-Aineck and Fanningberg with 32 ski lifts with absolutely snow-warranty. All these ski areas and the smaller areas (Thomatal-Schönfeld, St. Michael, Zederhaus and Lessach) are accessible for free and ecofriendly with the Lungauer ski busses.
Further information about the ski areas and the pistes:
Rides + horse-drawn sleigh
Rides & horse-drawn sleigh
At 1000m above sealevel a horse ride becomes a special experience. The Lungau offers numerous opportunities to enjoy the nature and the peacefully landscape together with a horse. A ride into the mountains together with friends, a coach journey with the family (summer and winter) – equestrians and horse lovers will find something special there. To discover the nature together with a horse belongs to the most beautiful things in the world.
Geth further information about the numerous opportunities and tariffs: Rides & horse-drawn sleigh.
Biosphere reserve Lungau
Leave small footsteps
The UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Salzburger Lungau and the Carinthia Nockmountains is austrias youngest UNESCO biosphere reserve. It exists since July 2012 and he extends over 2 austrian federal states. The appreciation belongs an alp-landscape with peaks up to 3000 m, which are typical for the Austrian Central Alps. In the 1500 km² big area the natural landscapes alternate with the human-created landscapes. The area has 33.500 inhabitants today. The tourism is the most important economic factor, but not nearly the only. Agriculture and forestry play an important part too.
Further information: biosphere reserve regional association | biosphere reserve society
Cross-country skiing
A big slope-network for cross-country skiers is offered by 26 slopes with ca. 200km of length and much variety. We offer 160km of skating-slopes for the ambitioned skater. Beautiful High-slopes are located in Schönfeld-Thomatal, the Karner-alpine-pasture. at the lake Preber, in Mariapfarr- Lignitz and at the Katschberg.
Mariapfarr, with 30km of slopes, is the center of the wide Lungauer cross-country skiing offer. In some slopes You can enter directly at the hotel and enjoy the wonderful day on the slope. 
