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The city of just under 4,000 inhabitants is not only beautiful and authentic with its old buildings at the head of Salzburgerland. It also offers magical skiing in five different areas, in what is said to be one of the best  and most modern ski resorts in the Alps.",{"type":351,"attrs":519,"content":520},{"level":353},[521],{"text":522,"type":304},"Everything a skier could want",{"type":300,"content":524},[525],{"text":526,"type":304},"On a ski holiday in Bad Gastein, you get everything a ski tourist could wish for. A total of 201 kilometres of well-groomed slopes, pulsating après-ski spots, skilled guides and an Alpine destination with good service and high quality. 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Here, the clouds shed their snow, forming the basis for fantastic off-piste skiing, for those who are looking for that. ",{"type":300,"content":597},[598],{"text":599,"type":304},"There are 300 peaks over 3,000 metres in the area, and you can arrange guided tours of many of these peaks. For example, to Schareck, located 3,122 metres above sea level. You make your way to the top of the glacier on the Gletscherjet lift. This spectacular mountain offers 1,600 metres of knee-deep powder skiing, when the conditions are optimal. And best of all, you end up at the bottom of Sportgastein, almost without having taken a single pole stroke.",{"type":300,"content":601},[602],{"text":603,"type":304},"Bad Gastein and the neighbouring villages of Dorfgastein and Bad Hofgastein have preserved the area's traditional building style and architecture, giving you a real Alpine feel from when the region hosted the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1958. 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Zermatt is truly unique. There is no car traffic of the usual kind here. You arrive in Zermatt by train and are transported around in small electric taxis. The mountains that surround the city are absolutely incredible, with the iconic Matterhorn (4,478 metres above sea level) being the king of them all. The mountains rise straight up from the city on all sides. Just where the mountains meet the starry sky, you can see the snow catchers a thousand meters up, which are there to protect the small town from avalanches.",{"type":555},{"type":555},{"text":308,"type":304,"marks":648},[649],{"type":311},{"text":313,"type":304},{"text":315,"type":304,"marks":652},[653],{"type":318,"attrs":654},{"href":320,"uuid":321,"anchor":143,"target":322,"linktype":28},{"type":300},{"type":351,"attrs":657,"content":658},{"level":353},[659],{"text":660,"type":304},"Beware of avalanches on the slopes",{"type":300,"content":662},[663],{"text":664,"type":304},"In Zermatt, you will find everything from black and narrow pistes that require the sharpest edges and most skilled alpinists, to more family-friendly trails marked in blue. In the gondola on the way up, you can expect to hear explosions from the crews who are tasked with triggering avalanches and slides before the pistes are opened. 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Matterhorn i midten av bildet.",3043,2036,"https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Fpicolo\u002Fimage\u002Fupload\u002Fv1665143857\u002FPicolo\u002FCity\u002FZermatt\u002Fzermatt-alps-skiing-alpine-switzerland-ski-snow-city-by-night-center-matterhorn.jpg","Picolo\u002FCity\u002FZermatt\u002Fzermatt-alps-skiing-alpine-switzerland-ski-snow-city-by-night-center-matterhorn",1.4945972495088409,"The mountains that surround the city are absolutely incredible, with the iconic Matterhorn being the king of them all.","The KING OF ZERMATT",{"_uid":347,"body":677,"card":693,"layout":332,"component":333,"article_rounded":146},{"type":297,"content":678},[679,683,684,689],{"type":300,"content":680},[681],{"text":682,"type":304},"Be aware that the Swiss accept a slightly higher risk than in common in North America and Scandinavia, for example. Avalanches may occur on the pistes themselves. However, the most important thing is that you respect the signs and pay attention to avalanche warnings. 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