The Austrian Alps and a new big-skiing experience

Frankly you’d never come down from the mountains these days and the Austrian Alps and a new big-skiing experience.

Because skiers who count raves in the slopes as highly as black, red and blue runs now have an extra leisure option.

Among the numerous new attractions in our old stomping ground of Wilder Kaiser and SkiWelt Söll.

All tailored for families.

With the Hexenwiese adventure play area at the bottom lift station now expanded.

To include an additional conveyor-belt lift and a tubing slide with the highlight a new sound installation.

All to allow Mum and Dad to relax in the newly designed, elevated sun terrace.

Flicks on the slopes

And because you can refuel at any one of the restaurant stations you really can spend the whole day on the slopes.

And even take in a movie now on the Keatabfahrt slope (ski piste number 43).

It’s Austria’s first ski-in cinema – open from Monday to Thursday.

And including popcorn and drinks.

So which ski-related movies would you switch on.

Double Oh heaven

For many of us we were first turned on to skiing seeing James Bond dropping from the skies and scooting around the peaks.

And even more impressive that he was able to make his cliff jump on Mount Asgard on Baffin Island in Canada.

And then have his high-speed ski chase in St Moritz in Switzerland.

For those who prefer a romcom (guilty!) then Chalet Girl is the quintessential boy meets girl love story in the mountains.

And I’m passing over my own slip-slidin’ missteps here with a then-girlfriend in Aviemore in Scotland here.

Chalet Girl showcases the ski resort of St Anton in Austria with some exterior shots in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Where Winter Olympic history is all around you and you can immerse yourself in it with your own selfie.

Have-a-go heroes

The greatest have-a-go hero story on the slopes is, of course, that of Eddie the Eagle.

Again highlighting the famous Garmisch ski jump.

There is definitely something about winter sports that brings out the dreamer in all of us.

And though it’s not skiing it is definitely the Jamaican bobsleigh team whose odyssey was celebrated in Cool Runnings is in our wheelhouse.

Which allows us to flag up the Caribbean (any excuse) and Calgary in Canada.

Licked it

If truth be told though we’ve probably got more in common on the slopes with Harry and Lloyd.

Although the hapless skiers in Dumb and Dumber were actually larking around in Main Street, Breckenridge in central Colorado.

Rather than Aspen.

But they did lick it.

Not that you have to resort to winter sport films, as we imagine that you’ll get your pick of the flicks on your Söll slopes… but just saying.