One of Austria's most popular resorts, Obertauern is a winter hotspot for skiing and snowboarding. The International Ski Countdown celebrates the new ski season with a gigantic snow-bar…

Snowshoers from across Europe put their best feet forward at the White Trail race, held in Lammertal near Salzburg. While it's easy to spot the pros, the event is open to everyone that can…

The traditional Salzburg Christmas Market turns Cathedral Square and Residence Square into veritable winter wonderlands. Shoppers can pick up those last-minute Christmas gifts while being…

The world's top ski jumpers gather in Bischofshofen for the final round of the Jack Wolfskin Four Hills Tournament. If you want to catch the preceding rounds, they take place in Oberstdorf…

This Snowboard FIS World Cup competition is held in Bad Gastein in Austria. The supporting programme for spectators includes live music and food. The event features a floodlit Parallel Slalom…

The tiny village of Filzmoos, south of Salzburg, is the ultimate location for high-profile ballooning. Every January teams from all over the globe make the pilgrimage to the Salzburger…

Salzburg celebrates the birthday of its most famous son during Mozart Week. Well-known musicians, orchestras and conductors come to the Mozarteum, Haus für Mozart, Solitär and Grosses…

The hills are alive with a different sound of music this spring, as the Alpine resort of Bad Gastein eschews Maria's warbling in favour of soulful rhythms at Snow Jazz Gastein.

The Snowpark Gastein bids farewell to the snow at the End of Season Party. Grab your snowboard and test out the lines and obstacles or have your very own professional film or photo shoot. Live…

After the International Easter Dance Days' workshops, dance groups present what they've learned at the Salzburg Performance Days in the ARGEkultur Salzburg. The Long Night of the Dance (3…

When the snow lays round about, the Ice Camp at Kaprun's Kitzsteinhorn mountain opens its frosty doors to the public. Check in to an igloo, get your skis on or just sit and chill in one of the…

For ten days over Easter, the Berliner Philharmoniker decamps south to Salzburg for an opera production and various orchestral concerts at the Salzburg Easter Festival. In 2008 music director…

Pros and amateurs head for the Kitzsteinhorn mountain in Kaprun to battle it out at the X Over Ride snowboarding event. Keep cool during the day on the slopes, then party with other snow…

The Salzburg Marathon follows two laps from the Residenzplatz past Salzburg's beautiful palaces and gardens. For those taking it easy there's also a half marathon, quarter marathon, kids' race…

Sydney's biennial Aurora Festival in 2010 hosts the annual International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) New Music Days. The first ISCM was held in 1922 in Salzburg, and this 2010…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…

Vespa World Days is an entertaining sightseeing programme for owners of the iconic scooters, held in a different European city every year. Join in with rallies, lunches, parades, excursions…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…