Mayrhofen
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Schwaz |
| Population | 3,869 (2003-12-31) |
| Area | 178.78 km² |
| Elevation | 633 m |
| Coordinates | 47°10′ N 11°52′ E |
| Postal code | 6290 |
| Area code | 05285 |
| Licence plate code | SZ |
| Mayor | Günter Fankhauser |
| Website | www.mayrhofen.at |
Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) of Tyrol, Austria. It is located at a short distance from the Tyrolean capital city of Innsbruck.
The town offers a variety of summer and winter sports including skiing, hiking, mountain biking and paragliding. It rests under the Hintertux glacier, which is above the snowline. Skiing is available all year round here. Mayrhofen sits between the Penken and the Ahorn mountains which provide ski runs in the winter and hiking and mountain biking in the summer. The Ahorn has a black run which was once on the World Cup Downhill circuit but was removed as it was deemed too dangerous. The Penken is reached by a modern Gondola which located on the main street near the Sport Hotel Strass, central to the village, while the Cable car to The Ahorn leaves from the edge of town. Mayrhofen is a snowboard minded village with Europe's best funpark sponsered by Burton, and the snowboardhotel Gasthof Zillertal owned by the dutch boardorganisation SAIKO expeditions.
[edit] Events
Each spring (usually early April), Mayrhofen hosts the SnowBombing music festival. Since the initial event in the year 2000, snowbombing has gathered much notoriety and respect in the electronic/dance music world as one of the major festivals.
[edit] Twin towns
Chur, Switzerland
[edit] External links
- - Mayrhofen tour with panoramic images
- Official Mayrhofen Information site
- Snowboard hotel in Mayrhofen
- Dutch snowboard organisation and owners of Gasthof Zillertal
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