Hochjoch - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

A beautiful valley mountain in the westernmost Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. Bounded by the mountain ranges of the Rätikon, Verwall and Silvretta, the Alpine valley extends from Bludenz south to the Silvretta. The valley gorge is crowned with the highest mountain in Vorarlberg, the 3,312-metre-tall Piz Buin.

The Silvretta Montafon ski area is located in the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg. It is one of Austria's ten largest ski areas. This area originally consisted of the two ski areas Silvretta Nova and Hochjoch however these merged in 2008. It offers 141 km of pistes over 50% of which are at over 2,000 meters.

Klostertal is located between Bludenz and the Arlberg and has been an extremely popular holiday region for a long time. Hospitality has a long tradition here. The Klostertal extends over a length of around 30 kilometers from Bludenz to the Arlberg Pass and forms the connection from Vorarlberg to the rest of Germany.

The ski resort Golm is located in the Montafon. For skiing and snowboarding, there are 26.7 km of slopes and 17.9 km of ski routes available. 9 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 650 and 2,100 m. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also it attracts all tourists here.

The Versettlabahn is a 1986-built gondola the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The two-part lift takes a maximum of six people per cabin from the valley station in Gaschurn in the Montafon via the middle station 1480 m above sea level. A. to the mountain station on the slope of the Versettla at an altitude of 2010 meters. The maximum speed is 18 km / h, the greatest inclines are 69 percent in the first and 94 percent in the second section.

A mountain lake with a natural spring in the Lechquellen mountains. It is fed by a natural spring and builds itself annually new from the snowmelt. That is why his size varies. Normally the lake is about 500 m long and 400 m wide with a maximum depth of 17 m.