OBERTILLIACH 
28th December 2025 - 4th January 2026
​Skate & Classic All Levels
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Basic information:
Lead coach: Alan Eason (SSE Senior Tutor)
  • Arrive 28/12/2025
  • Depart 04/01/2026
  • Open to flexible start & end dates for this course
  • Coaching & Instruction: £275 per person
  • All Levels
  • Option for local 10 km and 5 km skate race
  • Format: Classic and skate coaching
  • Accommodation: many options, hotels, apartments, B&B 
  • Travel: Fly to Innsbruck, Salzburg
  • Train or bus service to Tassanbach
  • We can arrange a local pick-up from Sillian to Obertilliach

Training & Instruction
It's an early season technical instruction week. with the option to take part in the local 10 km and 5 km skate race. 
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The week will start with the fundamentals of classic and skating. Each day, the lessons will be broken down into small and simple steps that 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.

Each day, there will be two training/instruction blocks, classic and skate
  • The morning lesson focuses on technical teaching, with emphasis on correcting faults or working on the basics of learning to cross-country ski, classic, or skating. 
  • In the afternoon lesson, 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 learned in the morning. 

We tend to work on two days of classic or skating, then switch to whichever you wish to work on for the remainder of the week.

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 1.4 km ski down to the ski stadium.

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 can offer top race equipment for hire and a great range of boots and skis for sale.

Sport Auer 2025 - 2026 Equipment Hire Prices 
About Obertilliach
Obertilliach is a village in Austria's Osttirol, not far from the Italian border.
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 for training.

Accommodation:
Self catering apartments available from €20 per person
For a full listing of apartments and hotels 
Contact the tourist office.
Travel:
Suggested flights to and from Innsbruck or Salzburg.
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 - 4.0 hours depending on connections and which airport.

Travel via bus to Tassanbach (Then local service or taxi)
Travel via train to Obertilliach:
From all major airports, it is recommended that you travel to Tassanbach, which is the closes stop to Obertilliach,
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Austrian train travel site OBB Information