The inspiring surroundings of two-time Winter Olympic host city, Innsbruck, Austria, combined with its lively, welcoming metropolitan atmosphere make it one of the world`s premier gateways for alpine sports & leisure.

Nordkette, within easy reach of the city center offers uber-steep quick access off-piste lines, Super-G speed bomber pistes and a well-designed terrain park with features of all shapes & sizes. It`s a tiny ski area when it comes to numerous Austrian ski area`s with grandiose infrastructure and hundreds of kilometers of pistes, but this little place can quickly turn into an unforgiving giant when you venture off the trail, into the terrain park or down the imposing pisted terrain toward the urban center below.

7am alarm…yawn…wake up…coffee…throw on your gear…short walk through the medieval cobblestone streets of Innsbruck with your skis over your shoulder or board under your arm…20 minute mountain train ride followed by a few minutes on the convenient cable car…amazing day in the park, on-piste or off-piste under the Tyrolian sunshine.

That`s pretty much the routine when you ride at Nordkette above Innsbruck. Sounds nice right? It is.

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