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• Cross Country Skiing
• Biathlon Training
• Ski Touring
• Telemark Skiing
• Ski Race Holidays
• Team Service
• Military Ski Instruction
• Personal Training

• Obertilliach
• Hochfilzen
• Ramsau
• Engadin

Obertilliach 2011 / 2012

Obertilliach - Austria

10/12/11 - 17/12/11 Snowsport England Cross-country ski week   Trip Full

17/12/11 - 24/12/11 Cross-country all levels.

24/12/11 - 31/12/11 Cross-country all levels + local 10km skate race.

31/12/11 - 08/01/12 Cross-country & Telemark all levels.

07/01/12 - 16/01/12 All Levels + Pustertaler marathon.  Trip Full

26/02/12 - 04/03/12 Skate & Classic Week all levels.

Trip Information & booking 

Obertilliach

10/12/11 - 17/12/11 Cross-country all levels £255.00 GBP 17/12/11 - 24/12/11 Cross-country all levels £255.00 GBP 24/12/11 - 31/12/11 Cross-country all levels + local 10km skate £255.00 GBP 31/12/11 - 07/01/12 Cross-country race training £255.00 GBP 07/01/12 - 16/01/12 All Levels + Pustertaler marathon £255.00 GBP 26/02/12 - 04/03/12 Skate & Classic Week £255.00 GBP

The coach

The week will be led by Alan Eason, one of the UK's leading cross-country ski instructors and a former British cross-country ski champion. Alan is head instructor at Australia's largest cross-country ski resort, Lake Mountain, and has taken part in FIS Cross-Country Ski World Championships and many ski marathons.

The standard

The weeks are aimed at both experienced skiers with good fitness, and beginners who are fit and well prepared on roller skis or their first time on snow.

If you are preparing for the Engadin or other longer ski races later in the season, this will be an ideal week of training, and will fit in well with roller ski training and with the Roller Ski Co training over the summer months..

The venue

Obertilliach is a village in Austria's Osttirol, not far from the Italian border and 40 minutes from the popular skiing town of Dobiacco. It has become a favorite training area for biathletes due to its snow record, and in recent years has developed some excellent tracks and a first rate shooting range, which has enabled it host IBU Cup biathlon races.

Obertilliach is also renowned for its rustic charm: most of the houses are made from wood and there are some excellent cafes, hotels and an all-important bakery. The tracks are close to the accommodation and there is a wide range of skating and classic trails. Apart from the biathlon, Obertilliach hosts the classic version of the Dolomitenlauf ski marathon and is used by top cross-country skiers and biathletes (Norwegian biathletes Ole Einar Bjorndalen is a resident).

Logistics & Planning

• Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Dobiacco, Italy. See - www.ski-marathon.com
• Suggested flights to and from Salzburg Airport - or Innsbruck are good options,
  • Recommended hotel: Hotel Gasthof Unterwoger (4 Star hotel, half board from EUR63pp). A very nice hotel in the center of the village.
    
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  • Recommended budget accommodation: self catering apartments available for roughly EUR20 per night per person. Contact Obertilliach tourist office -
    • telephone: +43 4847 5255 +43 4847 5255
    • FAX: +43 4847 5255 +43 4847 5255 11
    • E-Mail: obertilliach@hochpustertal.com
    • Homepage: www.obertilliach.at
    
    
    • Good value quality ski hire is available locally

    Training & Instruction

    • The week will start with the fundamentals of classic and skating. Each day the lessons will be broken down into small and simple steps which produce a greater level of progress in classic and skating. The program for the week will be structured to each person's needs, and what they would like to improve on.

    • A few days before the race there will be a trip to the race location to ski parts of the course, test skis and wax, go shopping and relax.

    • We are also able to have a go at biathlon in Obertilliach, and this can be arranged at any time during the week. [Alan to confirm cost].

    • Each day there will be two training / instruction blocks, classic and skate and in the evenings waxing talks, ski selection information and videos on training methods.

    • Skiers are not expected to attend all sessions, and are free to explore the trails.

    • With Obertilliach so well situated, we can ski from the village each day, and make regular trips to the biathlon and cross country ski center which is only a short 2km run away.

    • Obertilliach has a very good snow record and has invested heavily this year in increasing snow making on the trails. Trails and village are not so shaded by the mountains (unlike Dobiacco which can be pretty dark at this time of the year).

    • Also this part of Austria has world class ski touring, with easy access to Italy.

    • If anyone would like to stay on after the week, Alan will be available to help anyone interested in preparing for the British Championships on an ad hoc basis.