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Loo­king for­ward to an acti­ve win­ter vacation

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The most beau­tiful places for hiking & cross-coun­try ski­ing in the Dolo­mi­tes, in the Salz­kam­mer­gut or in Bavaria 

Soon it will be that time again. Glis­tening ice crys­tals, warm­ing rays of suns­hi­ne and only the snow crun­ching under­foot. The air is clear, the moun­tain peaks are bathed in bril­li­ant white. Win­ter hiking slows you down and rela­xes you won­derful­ly — as a side effect, you train your who­le body in a gent­le way. Whe­ther on groo­med, secu­red trails or with snow­s­hoes on mark­ed rou­tes in open ter­rain — this expe­ri­ence will stay with you long after your vaca­ti­on. Cross-coun­try ski­ing is abso­lut­e­ly on trend — whe­ther clas­sic as a pure win­ter plea­su­re and as an alter­na­ti­ve to ski­ing or ska­ting as a work­out. Regard­less of the tech­ni­que, it is always gent­ler than spee­ding down the slo­pes. A sel­ec­tion of the most beau­tiful snow-sure desti­na­ti­ons for acti­ve vaca­ti­ons in the Feu­er und Eis offer: 

Win­ter hiking in a dream setting 

A trip to the Ses­to Dolo­mi­tes is ide­al for par­ti­cu­lar­ly impres­si­ve win­ter hikes — the snow-sure regi­on in Alta Pus­te­ria enchants with idyl­lic land­scapes around the beau­tiful Ses­to Val­ley or the breath­ta­king Brai­es Val­ley — you can expe­ri­ence tran­quil­li­ty on the Pra­to Piaz­za high pla­teau. Lake lovers will also get their money­’s worth: in addi­ti­on to the famous Prags­er Wild­see lake, the Tob­la­cher & Misu­ri­na­see lakes await at the foot of the Three Peaks, all three in the imme­dia­te vici­ni­ty of the vaca­ti­on resort. 

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Bava­ria can also have snow. Win­ter delights await near­by — the Tegern­see Val­ley offers sun­ny high-alti­tu­de trails over gent­le slo­pes and through spar­se forests with glis­tening lake views and regio­nal culina­ry expe­ri­en­ces. Why not com­bi­ne a pan­o­r­amic hike with a visit to the ducal fish farm in Wild­bad Kreuth and the Tegern­seer Land natu­ral cheese dairy? The per­fect offer awaits you here: https: //www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/tour/wintertraum-teg-8t-kat‑c/

Cross-coun­try ski­ing fans get their money­’s worth here

Gli­ding through quiet forests and sun­ny val­leys on two pairs of cross-coun­try skis is pro­ba­b­ly the most beau­tiful form of gent­le win­ter sport. Wit­hout the stress of the slo­pes and queu­ing at the lift — you can do quiet laps ins­tead of rus­hing. The­se three vaca­ti­on tips take you to regi­ons that could­n’t be more dif­fe­rent and yet have some­thing in com­mon: magi­cal cross-coun­try ski trails of all levels of dif­fi­cul­ty and ple­nty of snow. 

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In the heart of the Salz­kam­mer­gut, very spe­cial moun­tain and lake views await you on the cross-coun­try trails through snow-cover­ed land­scapes. The Dach­stein accom­pa­nies you on the Pan­ora­ma Nova high-alti­tu­de trail in Bad Goi­sern on Lake Hall­statt and the enti­re snow-sure Gos­au Val­ley can also be explo­red on cross-coun­try trails, with the rug­ged rocky peaks of the Gos­au­kamm always in view. Culina­ry insi­der tip: at the edge of the cross-coun­try ski trails in the Gos­au Vor­der, Mit­ter and Hin­ter­tal val­leys the­re are refresh­ment stops with sun­ny ter­races and regio­nal cui­sine with sin­ful pastries. A detour to the near­by impe­ri­al town of Bad Ischl is included, as here too a cross-coun­try ski­ing dream awaits in the quiet Ret­ten­bach­tal val­ley — be sure to plan in the alpi­ne hut deli­ca­ci­es as a reward. 

To the journey

In the win­ter hiking para­di­se of Alta Pus­te­ria, the­re are over 200 kilo­me­ters of cross-coun­try and ska­ting trails in a spec­ta­cu­lar Dolo­mi­te set­ting for all tas­tes and fit­ness levels. Par­ti­cu­lar­ly beau­tiful: the quiet Val Fis­ca­li­na with the stun­ning pan­ora­ma of the Ses­to sun­di­al and the idyl­li­cal­ly situa­ted Tal­schluss­hüt­te hut (be sure to try the buck­wheat cake) or the sun­ny Val­le di Casies, whe­re the trail leads past pic­tures­que farm­hou­ses. Here, too, rustic inns invi­te you to stop for a bite to eat. From Dob­bia­co, the World Cup rou­te takes you along the lake via the for­mer Dolo­mi­te rail­way line into the Höh­len­stein Val­ley to the view of the Three Peaks — if you want, you can even con­ti­nue to the Olym­pic town of Cor­ti­na d’Ampezzo. 

Feu­er und Eis cross-coun­try ski­ing trip 
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Can it be more exclu­si­ve? In the Enga­din, the cross-coun­try ski trails even lead over fro­zen lakes. Explo­re the Swiss high val­ley from Malo­ja via the car-free Fex Val­ley, the Roseg Val­ley and on to Zer­nez. Fol­low in the foot­s­teps of the famous Enga­din ski mara­thon into the high and side val­leys, framed by migh­ty 4000-met­re peaks and impres­si­ve glaciers. 

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Once ever­y­thing plea­se — Win­ter acti­ve, Edi­ti­on South Tyrol

For tho­se who love varie­ty on vaca­ti­on, we recom­mend the Feu­er und Eis win­ter acti­vi­ty week in South Tyrol. In the pic­tures­que moun­tain sce­n­ery of the Pfitsch Val­ley, north-east of Ster­zing and a stone’s throw from the Bren­ner Pass, ever­y­thing from cross-coun­try ski­ing to snow­s­ho­e­ing and tobog­ga­ning is on the pro­gram. The Pfitsch high val­ley and the Rid­naun val­ley are con­side­red insi­der tips with gua­ran­teed snow. And what should not be missed is a cozy torch­light hike with mull­ed wine in the evening — this high­light is of cour­se also included. Tha­t’s the best way to enjoy winter. 

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Can’t make up your mind? We will be hap­py to advi­se you on your choice of win­ter acti­vi­ty vaca­ti­on! Sim­ply cont­act us by email(info@feuer-eis-touristik.de) or by pho­ne (+49 8022 66364–0).

To give you an over­view, you will find all the tours lis­ted here once again: