OBERTILLIACH 
5th - 12th January 2025 All Levels
With Race Option
Pustertaler Ski Marathon (11th & 12th)
Basic information:
Lead coach: Alan Eason (SSE Senior Tutor)
  • Coaching & Instruction: £275 per person
  • Arrive 05/01/2025
  • Depart 12/01/2025 or 13/01/2025 
  • Pustertaler Ski Marathon 11th & 12th
  • Option for single-day or multi-day instruction
  • All Levels
  • Format: Classic and skate coaching
  • Accommodation: many options, hotels, apartments, B&B 
  • Travel: Fly to Innsbruck, Salzburg
  • Train or bus service to Tassanbach ​
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Training & Instruction
This is a great week for those who wish to learn how to cross-country ski for the first time or those looking at refining their technique or transferring from roller skiing to snow for the first time. 

At the end of the week, you have the option to take part in the Pustertaler Ski Marathon on the 11th or 12th. 
This is a long-distance classic race, 60km or 30km on the 11th, and a 30km skate race on the 12th, with the race starting just over the border in Italy. 

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 greater 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, emphasizing correcting faults or working on the basics of learning to cross-country ski, classic, or skating. 
  • In the afternoon lesson, we tend to ski away from the main teaching arena and out onto the trails, on the way 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. 
With Obertilliach so well situated, we can ski from the village each day, and start each day at the biathlon and cross-country ski center which is only a short 1.5 km ski away.

Obertilliach has a very good snow record and has invested heavily this year in increasing snow-making on the trails.
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 favorite training area for biathletes due to its snow record, and in recent years has developed some excellent tracks and a world-class shooting range, which has enabled it to 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.

Ski trails and local information

Accommodation:
Self catering apartments available from €25 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)
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 2:15 hours 

Bus Timetable
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Travel via train to Obertilliach:
From all major airports, it is recommended that you travel to Tassanbach, which is the closest stop to Obertilliach.​
Taxi service Tassanbach to Obertilliach
Ski Hire 
The local ski hire is able to offer top end equipment for hire, and a great range of boots and skis for sale.