Austria's most reliable snow as this is a high altitude resort
Ibiza style nightlife
Good lift system
Brilliant place for snowboarders
Not So Good For...
Some accommodation a way from the lifts
Not the best resort for beginners
English not spoken as widely as elsewhere
Quite a bit of traffic
Getting There
Travelling to Soelden
By Air Innsbruck - 85km away with an hour transfer time Munich, Zurich, Salzburg and Bozen - all aprox 2.5-3.5 hours transfer time Taxis - Quaxi T: 05254 3737 Taxi Lenz - T:05254 2133
By Train
By Car To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
About The Resort..
Soelden
Soelden Resort
Lets get the problem out of the way first - traffic. There it wasn't so hard was it as long as you don't walk on the main road. Soelden is a sprawling place along the river that attracts many visitors especially from Germany & Holland. The apres ski is absolutely brilliant here.
Resort Restaurants
Restaurants in Soelden
Pizza lovers should head for Nudelfopf T: 05254 2010.
Mexican food is served rather well at he Hacienda Restaurant T: 05 254 3526.
A friend of ours always swears by the Tavola in the hotel Rosengarten because he doesn't need ot make a reservation which is rather good as he never knows when he wil finish drinking. And believe us when we say Soelden is a drinkers paradise, it's sometimes very hard to leave the bar.
Nightlife..
Apres Ski in Soelden
In a word it's Awesome and Soelden's apres ski is justly famous. Live music and throbbing discos abound along the sprawling steets. Fire & Ice, Bierhimml, Bla Bla, Phillipps, Partyhaus, Lawine, Zum Kickuck - the list is endless but do try them all.
Other Activities
Soelden For The Family
Aquadome - a thermal spa centre in Lagenfeld (15 minutes away) Helicopter rides Ice Skating Sledding Sports Centre
Accommodation
Soelden Hotels and Accommodation
Spend a night in an igloo at Icegloo Village! The Igloos sloeep four guests and you are provided with a blowup bed, sheepskins and a sleeping bag. Make it a bit more glamourous with a candelit Night including a bottle of champagne, snacks and a double sleeping bag. Find out more details here.
About The Mountain
Soelden Ski
Solden lays claim to having the largest glacier terrain in Austria and connects three 3000m peaks by lifts. Schwarze Schneid (3370m), Tiefenbachkogl (3309m) and Gaisloachkogl (3058) Little wonder that the snow is as snowsure as it can be. Beware of queues especially in high season
For Experts Soelden has kept areas ungroomed and you can easily find the bumps. Having said that though a lot of the black pistes on the map bear no resemblance to the actual slopes. I guess they just like using black ink. For the more advanced it is worth hiring a guide and getting off piste as at the top of the valley is on of the Alp's premier places to go
Intermediates 150km of pistes should keep you amused before you set off for that next drink or two. Lots of the pistes are genuine reds some of them a little serious especially on the way home at the end of the days skiing. The big 3 glaciers take around 4 hours of hard skiing to complete a circuit.
Beginners The beginners The beginners slopes are located just above the village at Innerwald and suffer from poor snow. Hopefully you will be able to advance to the slopes at Giggijoch which has a number of blues. Word of warning stay away from Hochsolden
Snowboarders Solden has a Base Boarders park which has a 1/2 pipe. 3 lines of kickers for all boarding abilities. An number of rails, ramps that are changed through the season by the Base team make this a First class choice for boarders. Soelden is simply on of the best in the Alps
Mountain Restuarants
Mountain Restaurants in Soelden
The Almstubn T: 05254 2214 has 2 big self service restaurants with a good terrace. It also opens for night sking on Wednesday's.
For pizza head for Tre Milla T: 05254 508 888 which is one of the Alps highest pizzerias.
Sun lovers will like the Huhnersteign. T: 05254 2872 for its outside area.
Ski Schools
Soelden Ski Schools
Classes tend to be small in Soelden with numbers as low as 6 to 8 the norm. That's good news for those wanting group lessons.
Check out the following snowboard clip from You Tube in Solden.
Ski & Snowboard Hire Shop
Soelden Ski and Snowboard Hire Shop
We recommend you hire your skis and snowboards at Sunup Sports which is located at 5 Dorstrasse in Soelden
If you book your ski hire here at snowbrainer.com you'll make big savings on the resort RRP. It's so easy and convenient, you book online then collect in resort and it saves you time and money.
Ski Books, Snowboard Books and Ski Holiday Information Books
Looking for some information before you go on holiday or looking for a book to read when you are there. Here's some books we recommend. They're worth a read before you head off on your winter holiday or they can make great presents for skiers and snowboarders.
Top 5 Things To Take
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Pizza lovers should head for 
In a word it's Awesome and Soelden's apres ski is justly famous. Live music and throbbing discos abound along the sprawling steets. Fire & Ice, Bierhimml, Bla Bla, Phillipps, Partyhaus, Lawine, Zum Kickuck - the list is endless but do try them all.
For Experts
Intermediates
Beginners
Snowboarders
The Almstubn 
