OBERTILLIACH 
​​19th January - 26th January 2025
Classic Week 
Basic information:
Lead Instructor: Alan Eason
  • Coaching & Instruction: £275 per person
  • Arrive 19/01/2025
  • Depart 26/01/2025
  • 6 Full days of instruction
  • All Levels
  • Good for classic ski marathons or technical skills
  • Format: Classic Skiing
  • Accommodation: hotels & apartments
  • Travel: Fly to Innsbruck, Salzburg
  • Train or bus service to Tassanbach
  • Local taxi or bus service from Tassanbach to Obertilliach

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

A great week for those who are looking at taking part in the Vassa ski marathon, or other long-distance classic races, or just want to improve
  • How to develop a strong grip with your kicking leg
  • Become efficient in all classic techniques
  • ​Develop double-poling technique
  • ​Double pole kick
  • ​Striding uphill
  • ​Strength development and methods for training
  • ​Downhill skiing skills development

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 classic ski. 
  • In 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 learned 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 
  • ​Sport Auer 2022 - 2023 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.
In recent years has developed some excellent tracks.
Obertilliach is also renowned for its rustic charm, most of the houses are made from wood with excellent cafes, hotels, and an all-important bakery in the village.
The tracks are close to the accommodation, and there is a wide range of skating and classic trails. Apart from the biathlon, 

Accommodation:
Self-catering apartments available from €30 per person
For a full listing of apartments and hotels 
Contact the tourist office.
Flights:
Suggested flights to and from Innsbruck.

Travel time is about 2.5 hours - 4 hours depending on connections and which airport.
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Travel via bus to Tassanbach (then local service or taxi)
Direct bus service (960x) from Innsbruck train station to Tassanbach.
This service is a direct transfer in new modern coaches, and with a cost of only €19.00, with a travel time of 2.5 hours 
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Bus Timetable Train Timetable
From all major airports, it is recommended that you travel to Tassanbach, which is the closest town to Obertilliach

Austrian train travel