Katschberg

Snowbowl is ready!

Snowbowl is the name of the new, three kilometers long ski slope from Aineck at Katschberg towards Margarethen in Lungau. Besides the “old” ski slope and the two year old “A1” ski slope, it presents a third option to reach the valley from the Aineck Summit Train newly built last year.

The term “Snowbowl” is related to Aineck’s topography: the new route follows a basin known for its snow richness. With “Snow Basin” this was considered, when deciding about a name for the new ski slope. Then, the Carinthian term “Schneeschüssale” was proposed during brainstorming. However, this proposal generally was cute, but not sophisticated and international enough. Thus, “Schneeschüssale” was translated into the English term “Snow bowl“, which then mutated into “Snowbowl” (snow punch). Due to 35 new snow cannons the entire ski slope can be artificially snowed – similar to all other ski slopes at Katschberg. Including Snowbowl, the ski slope area in the Aineck Summit Train region amounts to approx. 30 hectare, distributed over 1,800 m altitude difference.