Austria’s pretty Wildschönau Valley is already well known for its low prices and is nearly always cheaper than the bigger areas but families have an even bigger saving to make next Easter as from March 27 to April 11 2010, kids aged from 6 to 15 ski for free.

The offer is valid with two adult passes (parents) for a minimum of five days — a six-day adult lift pass costs 156 Euros (about 20–30% cheaper than in the big resorts in the Alps).

The Wildschönau Valley has been popular with Brits for over 50 years, many of whom know the area by the names of individual villages there like Auffach, Oberau and Niederau.

There are 70 km of pistes and 26 lifts. Skiing takes place in typical Tyrolean villages in a network of modern lifts, with Innsbruck only 45 minutes away, Salzburg and Munich 90 minutes and Wörgl main railway station just down the road.

Snow cannons make for excellent snow security throughout the whole season even on the nursery slopes in the village and Niederau, Oberau & Auffach are only 6km apart and connected by a free ski bus.

For après ski there are horse drawn sleighs, trips on the Leisure Train and floodlit skiing. Every week there’s a race organised by the ski school with a medal ceremony afterwards. Or round off an exciting day with a thrilling tobogganing evening on the 5 km long run from the Schatzberg mid station in Auffach.

http://www.wildschoenau.com/