To the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe by e-bike – powered by ‘Kleine Zeitung’. Calling all cycling and e-bike enthusiasts! On 9th June 2019, a very special event premieres in Heiligenblut am Grossglockner: e-bikers from far and wide will flock to Heiligenblut to experience a ride along the car-free Grossglockner High-Alpine Road – making their way from Heiligenblut’s village centre up to the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, enjoying spectacular views along the way.

This year’s edition of the Grossglockner Berglauf uphill race, which took place on 15 July 2018, was a great success: once again, top athletes from around the world proved their prowess in the Hohe Tauern Mountains – running from the village of Heiligenblut to the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe. Even if you didn’t make it to this year’s event, you can still bring the spirit of this unique competition to life this summer: with our special stop-watch app, you can measure your performance on the official Berglauf route – and pit yourself against the competition’s past participants.

The route used annually for the international ‘Grossglockner Berglauf’ running competition has been made the subject of a virtual stop-watch (courtesy of the German start-up ‘meinberglauf’) – allowing runners and hikers to enter into their own private race on Austria’s longest and best-known uphill running track.

Guaranteed snow cover in the high-alpine terrain: Heiligenblut is fully equipped to counteract the effects of climate change.

When 75% of a ski area is situated at altitudes higher than 2000 metres, excellent snow reliability is practically a given. Visitors to the Grossglockner/Heiligenblut ski area can indeed look forward to pistes that are predominantly covered in natural snow, along with fantastic off-piste runs. However, the last two winters have shown that even in this high-alpine terrain – especially at the beginning of the season – full snow cover on all pistes cannot always be guaranteed.