Grand Hotel Lienz in Austria is offering a 7-night Pre-Christmas Special Ski Vacation that may be booked between December 7 and 25, 2011, at only $1,580 pp. The package includes accommodation in a Superior Suite, breakfast and five-course dinner daily, and a 6-day Ski Pass in six different skiing areas. It also includes complimentary use of the hotel’s Wellness Center with pools and sauna bath, free Internet, a bottle of champagne, sparkling water in the room, gift voucher in the Wellness Center, complimentary skishuttle to the Zettersfeld and Hochstein ski areas, and a gift on departure.

The slopes in the East Tyrol are ideal for an entire family of skiers, from beginner to advanced. Zettersfeld is very close to the hotel with sunny, wide-open slopes. Another nearby area is the Peak of the Hochstein where a Ladies World Cup is held every other year. Beginner skiers ski the lower part of the mountain while the advanced ski the top. Several other ski areas are not far away, including a glacier with skiing 10 months of the year. Superb cross-country facilities are also close-by.

Grand Hotel Lienz, info@grandhotel-lienz.com, www.grandhotel-lienz.com/en