OBERTILLIACH 
2nd March - 9th March 2025 Skate Week
Basic information:
Lead Instructor: Alan Eason
  • Coaching & Instruction: £275 per person
  • Arrive 02/03/2025
  • Depart 09/03/2025
  • All Levels
  • Learn to Skate, good progression from roller skis
  • Format: Skating
  • Accommodation: hotels & apartments
  • Travel: Fly to Innsbruck, Salzburg
  • Train or bus to Tassanbach
  • Taxi or local bus service from Tassanbach

Training & Instruction
The week will start with the fundamentals required to skate. Each day the lessons will be broken down into small and simple steps which produce a greater level of progress in skating.

A great week for those who have been learning to skate on roller skis, and would like to transfer over to snow, also for those who are looking to take part in any one of the many skate marathon races.
  • All techniques are covered during the week
  • ​Transferring from roller skis to snow
  • ​Developing an understanding of edge control and pressuring the ski
  • ​Downhill and cornering work
  • How to ski the steep hills
  • Selecting the correct skating equipment
  • Opportunity's to test equipment

The program for the week will be structured to each person's needs, and what they would like to improve on.

Each day there will be two training / instruction blocks.
  • The morning lesson focuses on technical teaching, with emphasis on correcting faults, or working on the basics of learning to skate. 
  • The afternoon we tend to ski out on the trails, and work on one or two key elements as we ski, this produces faster learning progress, and gives you time to understand the methods that you have learnt in the morning. 
  • Ski trails start at the village

Obertilliach has a very good snow record and has invested heavily this year in increasing snow making on the trails.

Ski Hire 
The local ski hire is able to offer top level equipment
  • ​Sport Auer 2024 - 2024 Equipment Hire Prices 
About Obertilliach
Obertilliach is a village in Austria's Osttirol, not far from the Italian border and 40 minutes from the popular skiing town of Dobbiaco. It has become a favourite 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 for training.

Accommodation:
Self catering apartments available from €24 per person
For a full listing of apartments and hotels 
Contact the tourist office.
Travel:
Suggested flights to and from Salzburg or Innsbruck.
It is suggested that you look at the first flight in and the last flight out, this will give plenty of time for the train or bus connections. 

Travel time is about 2.5 hours - 4 hours depending on connections and which airport.

Travel via bus to Tassanbach (then local service or taxi)
A bus service from Innsbruck train station to Tassanbach. This service is a direct transfer in new modern coaches, with toilets, and with a cost of only €24.00, with a travel time of 2.5 hours 
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Travel Information