YOUR ESSENTIAL HOLIDAY INFORMATION
With access to 305km of skiing the resort of Zurs is a great choice for your Powder Byrne ski holiday. On this page you’ll find all of the essential information you need to get your holiday off to a great start, including: flights and transfers, in-resort services, skiing arrangements, ski programmes for adults and children, mountain and village restaurants and ideas for family day.
YOUR HOLIDAY TO ZURS
Flights and Transfers
TRAVELLING TO ZURSPlease follow the link for your flight type. If you are not sure what your flight type is then please ask our client concierge team.
Scheduled Flights with SWISS: For more information please click here.
Group Flights with SWISS: For more information please click here.
Scheduled Flights with British Airways: For more information please click here.
Group Flights with British Airways: For more information please click here.
Powder Byrne Private Flights: For more information on our exclusive flights please click here.
Private road transfer: 2 hours, 15 minutes from Zurich airport and 1 hour, 45 minutes from Friedrichshafen.
Luxury group transfer: 2 hours, 30 minutes Luxury Coach transfer from Zurich and 2 hour luxury coach transfer from Friedrichshafen.
For all transfers booked with Powder Byrne the age-appropriate and vehicle-appropriate car seat for children will be provided. If you have any specific requirements regarding the car seats please let us know.
In-Resort Services
FROM OUR EXPERIENCED RESORT TEAMSYou will be fully supported throughout your holiday by our experienced resort team. They will oversee everything from the moment you arrive in the resort to the moment you leave at the end of your holiday. Led by your resort manager, our teams also include drivers, ski hosts and children’s club assistants. Contact details for your resort manager and team members will be confirmed before your holiday and on arrival.
Our Powder Byrne resort shuttle service will be available for transport to and from the slopes when required. By evening our drivers are available on request until 9.30pm for shuttles around resort to allow you to enjoy the range of restaurants and bars available. Shuttle service timings may vary on our mid-week Family Day. Our resort team will advise accordingly.
We offer complimentary on-piste ski guiding exclusively for our adult clients. Our handpicked ski guides will show you around the mountain, help find the best runs on the day and book the best mountain lunch spots, allowing you to leave your piste maps unused. The minimum ski standard for guiding is confident blue run skier (Powder Byrne level 3). The maximum in a group is no more than 10 adults and the groups are often between 6 – 8 people. Each group is arranged according to ski ability. You do not need to pre-book our guiding service and can decide on a daily basis whether you wish to join.
You will receive a personal visit in the evenings from a member of our Powder Byrne team at a time convenient to you. During this visit, you can talk through your arrangements for the following day and request anything you need booked. You will also receive feedback on your children’s day in our programmes, if applicable.
We are able to request babysitting for your holiday. We recommend letting us know your requirements as soon as you can pre-travel due to high demand during peak travel periods.
Powder Byrne babysitting rates are €18 per hour (€23 per hour on New Year’s Eve), plus the cost of a taxi for babysitting that finishes after 9.30pm.
If a babysitter is to be shared between two families, the amount charged will be time and a half and the children must be cared for in one room. Payment is to be made in cash directly to the babysitter on the same evening.
Cancellation is to be made 24 hours in advance; otherwise there will be a charge equivalent to 2 hours. In the interest of safety, Powder Byrne do not recommend leaving children unattended in the hotel rooms at any time.
Where possible we use Powder Byrne staff to babysit, however this cannot be guaranteed. In the event that a Powder Byrne babysitter is not available we will try to assist by arranging a local babysitter. Costs will vary and are not controlled by Powder Byrne.
Your babysitting arrangements will be fully confirmed on arrival into resort.
Skiing Arrangements
OUR DEDICATED TEAM ARE HERE TO HELPIf you have opted to use our pre-paid Ski Pass Service, our resort teams will collect and check all the ski passes required for your party prior to your arrival. These will be handed to you in resort, by our local Powder Byrne team, in preparation for your first day on the slopes.
If you need to make any changes or additions to your passes prior to travel our Client Concierge team will be delighted to help you.
Upon arrival in resort our local team will be on hand to help you arrange your ski hire. We work with our carefully selected rental shop to ensure you have the widest choice of skis, boards and boots available. Prices vary depending on requirements and equipment is payable locally.
Adult Ski Programmes
OUR PROGRAMMES IN ZURSOur flexible adult ski programmes run on selected weeks throughout the ski season in Zurs. Details about the programme arrangements are outlined below.
We offer complimentary on-piste ski guiding exclusively for our adult clients. Our handpicked ski guides will show you around the mountain, help find the best runs on the day and book the best mountain lunch spots, allowing you to leave your piste maps unused. The minimum ski standard for guiding is confident blue run skier (Powder Byrne level 3). The maximum in a group is no more than 10 adults and the groups are often between 6 – 8 people. Each group is arranged according to ski ability. You do not need to pre-book our guiding service and can decide on a daily basis whether you wish to join.
Our Client Concierge team are here to assist with booking private ski instruction with our recommended ski school should you require tuition. Availability can be limited so we strongly recommend this is arranged well in advance of travel. Zurs Ski School offer full day lessons only. Please contact our Client Concierge team for more details, availability and full pricing.
The ‘ski clinic’ is a short 3 hour morning session popular for skiers who have skied a few times before and wish to tweak their technique or get a confidence boost. They can then join up with one of the Powder Byrne guiding groups for their lunch reservation and afternoon skiing.
Children’s Ski Programmes
OUR PROGRAMMES IN ZURSOur exclusive children’s ski programmes run on selected weeks throughout the ski season in Zurs. Details about the programme arrangements are outlined below.
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- Timings: Sign in at 8.30 and sign out at 16.00 (location will be confirmed in resort).
- Lunch arrangements: Lunch will take place within the crèche and will be payable locally.
- Crèche Questionnaire: A crèche questionnaire will be sent to all families prior to travel that have a child booked into the pb crèche. All requirements and latest information can be included on this form.
- Crèche call: You are able to request a pre-travel call with our crèche manager at a time suitable to you.
- Shopping service: We offer a pre-travel baby supplies purchasing service so that you’re able to travel light and stress free.
For further information, including advice on what to bring and safety details, please click here.
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- Timings: Sign in at 8.30 and sign out at 16.00 (location will be confirmed in resort).
- Ski arrangements: The children will learn to ski between 10am-12pm (except family day) before returning to the crèche for lunch and afternoon activities. Lunch is payable locally.
- Crèche Questionnaire: A crèche questionnaire will be sent to all families prior to travel that have a child booked into the pb crèche. All requirements and latest information can be included on this form.
- Crèche call: You are able to request a pre-travel call with our crèche manager at a time suitable to you.
- Shopping service: We offer a pre-travel baby supplies purchasing service so that you’re able to travel light and stress free.
For further information, including advice on what to bring and safety details, please click here.
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- Timings: Sign in at 8.30 and sign out at 16.00 (location will be confirmed in resort).
- Lunch arrangements: The Yeti programme includes a supervised healthy and nutritious lunch from 12pm in one of the mountain restaurants every day that Yeti Club operates.
- Yeti Supper: Supervised Yeti supper will take place each evening (except family day) between 18.00-19.00 in selected hotels.
- What to bring: Ski-suit/Jacket/Pants, Ski gloves, Ski socks, Warm base layers, Ski goggles and/or Sunglasses, Warm hat. Powder Byrne provide all Yeti children with a ski helmet, bum bag and small sun cream.
- Evening activity nights: On two evenings during the week (Monday and Thursday) there will be a supervised evening activity straight after Yeti supper, from 19.00-20.30.
For further information, including advice on what to bring and safety details, please click here.
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- Timings: Sign in at 8.30 and sign out at 16.00 (location will be confirmed in resort).
- Lunch arrangements: The children in SnoZone will eat at a variety of mountain restaurants during the week supervised by our team. They will require approximately €25 per day to pay for their lunch.
- What to bring: Ski-suit/Jacket/Pants, Ski gloves, Ski socks, Warm base layers, Ski goggles and/or Sunglasses, Warm hat. Powder Byrne provide all children with a ski helmet and a fun welcome gift.
- Evening activity nights: On two evenings during the week (Tuesday and Thursday) there will be a supervised evening activity from 19.00-21.00.
For further information, including advice on what to bring and safety details, please click here.
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- Timings: Sign in at 8.30 and sign out at 16.00 (location will be confirmed in resort).
- Lunch arrangements: The children in PB Ski Academy will eat at a variety of mountain restaurants during the week supervised by our team. They will require approximately €25 per day to pay for their lunch.
- What to bring: Ski-suit/Jacket/Pants, Ski gloves, Ski socks, Warm base layers, Ski goggles and/or Sunglasses, Warm hat. Powder Byrne provide all children with a ski helmet and a fun welcome gift.
- Evening activity nights: On two evenings during the week (Tuesday and Thursday) there will be a supervised evening activity from 19.00-21.00.
For further information, including advice on what to bring and safety details, please click here.
Mountain Dining
GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCES ON THE MOUNTAINOur recommendations for dining on the mountain. In peak season restaurants fill up fast, so we recommend booking restaurants in advance. Please contact the client concierge team for restaurant reservations and guarantee the best tables on the mountain.
Famous for the Bridget Jones movie, the Rud-Alpe is easily identifiable by the big heart at the entrance. The restaurant offers a fantastic menu with dishes like Tyrolian Gröstl and spinach dumplings being very popular choices. The Rud-Alpe is accessible via the piste and for non-skiers.
Alter Goldenerberg is one of the most popular restaurants in Lech and thanks to the lovingly decorated, 500-year-old interior you will get a taste of the history in the area. This traditional restaurant serves, amongst other dishes, delicious burgers, salads and Gröstl.
Head chef Stefan Griessler will spoil you with exquisite culinary delights at the Hospiz Alm Restaurant. Enjoy lobster, scallops and the finest wine from Adi Werner’s wine cellar. Located in the village of St Christoph and is also available to dine there in the evening.
Montana is located in the main square of Oberlech. It is a superb mountain restaurant with a huge selection of dishes. The award winning chef, highly rated by Gault & Millau, will treat you to delicacies from the kitchen.
A new culinary hotspot next to the Schlegelkopfbahn mountain station offering a juicy steaks, North Sea crabs, oysters, matjes, tender sushi as well as other Japanese delicacies – and, of course, hearty delicacies from the Lech region.
Village Dining
GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCES IN ZURSOur recommendations for dining in Zurs and the surrounding mountain villages. Please note that some restaurants require credit card details to confirm the booking and operate strict cancellation policies.
Hûs Nr. 8 is located near Lech town centre. Hus Nr.8 serves up rich and rustic Arlberg cuisine with a speciality menu that changes weekly. Set in a stunning wooden alpine house, the low ceilings create a lovely warm and welcoming atmosphere.
East meets West: A European-Asian fusion that offers something a little different. Reinhard Daucher and his team offer a delightful menu of sushi and sashimi with a range of steaks available for those craving something a little more substantial. Also features one of Austria’s most comprehensive wine lists.
Situated in Zug, this restaurant has a bright and friendly atmosphere and serves delicious regional dishes to an extremely high standard – the fondue being a particular highlight. There is also an option of a horse and sleigh ride down the mountain to Zug to cap off a spectacular evening out for all the family.
Flexenhäusl is a quaint Alpine-style cabin with a wonderful sun terrace, the Flexenhäusl is a cosy refuge for up to 20 people serving traditional Austrian delicacies.
Centrally located next to the Lech-Oberlech lift station, this cosy café-restaurant serves a range of coffees, cakes and Italian specialities
Please click here to view a full list of our recommended restaurants.
Family Day
OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR MIDWEEK FAMILY DAYInspiration and information on some of our recommended activities for family day (if you are not hitting the slopes). For more suggested activities or to book any of the below activities please contact the client concierge team.
The Hotel Jagdhaus Monzabon offers the first and only air-conditioned hotel ice rink in Europe. The rink is 300 square metres of artificial ice for ice skating and curling.
Horse and sleigh rides are always a very popular family activity during a winter ski holiday. In Zürs, rides are available throughout the day and in the evenings. The rides are available for one-way trips and round trip tours (dependent on your preference).
There are 40km of hiking trails around Lech and Zürs traversing over mountain slopes and winding through forests. There are routes for all levels of hikers, whether you are looking for a relaxing family stroll or a more strenuous climb.
The sports park offers lots of options to get you moving. Fitness, cycling, tennis and other ball/racket sports (badminton, volleyball, soccer, handball, basketball, ping pong, etc.), 10 pin bowling, climbing as well as a Wellness area to relax and a comfy sports lounge cafe.
ACCOMMODATION IN ZURS
Please follow the link to your hotel for more information on your stay.
Arlberghaus
MODERN FAMILY-FRIENDLY 4-STARAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at the Arlberghaus.
Albona Nova
INDIVIDUAL ROOMSAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at the Albona Nova.
Bentleys House
BOUTIQUE 5-STAR HOTELAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at Bentleys House.
Hotel Ulli
SKI-IN/SKI-OUT HOTELAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at Hotel Ulli.
Zurserhof
GRAND 5-STAR HOTELAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at the Zurserhof.
Hotel Guggis
FRIENDLY, FAMILY-RUN AND CENTRALAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at Hotel Guggis.
Thurnher’s Alpenhof
LUXURIOUS AND CENTRALAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at the Thurnher’s Alpenhof.
Sporthotel Lorünser
CONVIENENTLY LOCATED 5-STARAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at Sporthotel Lorünser.
Hotel Valluga
COZY AND RELAXEDAll the essential information you need to know about your stay at Hotel Valluga.
