An English-speaking guide distributes trail maps, describes how the day will unfold, offers tips on where to ski comfortably or aggressively, and helps you in the rental equipment shop, if you are not lugging your own skis. The itineraries are similar each week, but adjustments are made, if conditions are better at another place. It is double that in the five-star Sheraton Crowne Plaza. Lift tickets are not included, but they are not painful when compared with U.S. prices. They are less than half of what you pay at a major resort in the Rockies.
Ski rentals are less expensive, too.
The prices quoted here do not include transatlantic airfares. If you go through a U.S. tour operator or travel agent, whatever the bottom line, you will be buying a memorable vacation in Austria for less than a comparable holiday in the Rockies. All local service charges and taxes are included in this price, but not airport taxes. What is exciting about the first option is that it widens the skiing possibilities. There are 24 ski areas in the state of Salzburg.