In Winter

The Kärnten region is blessed with over thirty ski areas. From Pöckau 1 you are just a nine-minute drive from the home mountain – Dreiländereck – where you can enjoy skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing, with dramatic views of Slovenia and Italy.

Nassfeld – known as the top ski resort in Carinthia – offers an extensive 110 kilometres of slopes across all difficulty levels, and plenty of cosy slope-side huts serving local culinary delights, and is just a 45 minute drive away.

Gerlitzen – with 20 lifts and 32 runs offers beautiful views of lake Ossiach and is a favourite with both locals and international visitors.

The Mölltaler Glacier - at over 3000m above sea level, will delight powder seekers in winter, yet offers snow-lovers skiing in summer too – and is just 1hr20 drive from Pöckau.

You are also just twenty-five minutes away from Slovenia's most famous ski town: Kranjska Gora – which has spectacular views of the Julian Alps.

And Italy's Monte Lussari – an incredibly picturesque mountain with a tiny, traditional village perched on the peak, is only a twenty-five minute drive.

Ice-skaters have the largest natural ice rink in Europe at Weissensee and the region also offers numerous groomed trains for cross-country skiers.