About Scheffau

Nestled in the foothills of Austria’s magnificent Wilder Kaiser Mountains is the Ski village of Scheffau. This picturesque ski area is part of Austria’s Ski Welt circuit which is the largest group of ski runs in the country. Scheffau has fantastic snow conditions. You can find ski hire in Scheffau for all members of the family, including “Kaiserland” for children. Kaiserland, Scheffau’s children’s ski school, begins teaching kids to ski at the age of two.

Scheffau am Wilden Kaider is actually a municipality that is part of the district known as Kufstein. The population of the village is 1,333 residents and it dates back to the 12th century. The city of Kirstein is about 8.5 km away from the resort and the ski hire circuit.

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German speaking Scheffau, offers guests several choices for accommodations. There are two great hotels: The Hotel Alpin and The Waldorf Resort am Wilder Kaiser which have spacious rooms and restaurants that serve traditional Austrian meals. Underneath the Hotel Alpin is a heath center that has saunas and steam rooms available and they offer massages as well. Both hotels have excellent service and provide a warm friendly atmosphere.

There are three apartments: Landhaus Alpina, Appartementpark Wilder Kaiser and Appartement Forsterhof, are usually for extended stays in this Scheffau ski hire wonderland. The two pensions in the village are: Pension Maier, and Pension Gasthof Blaiken which offer clean and comfortable sleeping rooms. Other resorts in the area include: Soll- 4 km away, Ellmau- 5 km, Going -7 km, Brixen im Thale- 8 km, and Kirchberg- 9 km.

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Scheffau has over seventy restaurants and seventy bars, twelve cable cars and the summit of the mountain is 1829 m high. The nearest airport is Salzburg and the nearest train is St Johann/ Kufstein. The ski shop in the village has English speaking attendants and they have all the equipment needed to make your ski hire Scheffau holiday easy to organize. There are two tour companies in the village that offer crossing country ski excursions to Innsbruck and Salzburg. There is a handicraft museum that displays groups of interesting tools and artifacts from the area.

The village is filled with other activities. Sleigh rides, ice skating and exciting toboggan runs make this a diverse and fun adventure. You can take a winter walk through miles of gorgeous scenery and if you want some lively evening entertainment, Ellmau is just up the valley 5 km away. Scheffau is a family village where you can enjoy the peace and quiet of a mountain holiday, ski all day and go to bed early so you can start all over again. Scheffau is a magical place where you get to do whatever it is that makes you happy.