Nassfeld or Naßfeld ( sl, Mokrine, it, Passo di Pramollo) is a town and

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in the district Hermagor of the

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. It is located below the

Nassfeld Pass Nassfeld or Naßfeld ( sl, Mokrine, it, Passo di Pramollo) is a town and ski resort in the district Hermagor of the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located below the Nassfeld Pass. Lake Pressegg is nearby, where it is possible to swim in ...

Lake Pressegg Lake PresseggGunn, Clare A. 1988. ''Tourism Planning''. New York: Taylor & Francis, p. 48 (german: Pressegger See, sl, Preseško jezero) is a lake in Carinthia, Austria. It is located in a glacial valley within the Gailtal Alps, a mountain range ...

is nearby, where it is possible to swim in summer and

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in the winter.

Ski resort

Nassfeld is a popular sport destination for winter and summer sports which include

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

snowboarding Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

, mountain

hiking Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...

and offers more than 1000 km of hiking trails. The area has 30 ski lifts: 5 Gondolas, 5 Six-Seater Chairlifts, 4 four-seater chairlifts and 16 tow lifts. The ski resort has over 220 snow machines for creating artificial snow and 110 km of ski tracks. The

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called Millennium-Express can lift people to the summit 1919 meters high in less than 15 minutes. The ski resort expands on elevation between 600 and 2000 meters. It has one of Carinthia's longest runs, Carnia, with 7.6 Kilometers in length. weather often differs in these areas but its overall sunny in the summer months and quite a high temperature (5-15 degrees Celsius)

External links

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Test review, webcams, snow and weather conditions for Nasseld

Nassfeld ski resort guide
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