Ski Amadé: There's more to these hills than the Sound of Music

There’s too much to explore amid some 760km-plus of slopes in the Austrian Alps, but as celebrities, saunas, and mulled wine abound, Cían Byrne gives it a go

Ski Amadé has a massive 356 ski runs available across five different regions.

The story goes that after multiple unsuccessful pregnancies, Mozart’s mother visited the healing waters of Gastein and miraculously gave birth to the musical prodigy the following year. 

Mozart’s music has never been for me, but he lends his name to Ski Amadé, a network of five ski areas that’s much more in tune with my tastes.