Experience One of The Most Unique Festivals in The World…

Snowbombing
29 Mar- 04 Apr 2009
Mayrhoffen, Austria

Enter and unparalleled atmosphere snow-sculpted around one week of superb music, unbelievable venues ( with 3000 like-minded fancy dressed up loons, giant Igloo’s, pine forests, open-air mountain stages and centuries-old wooden barns, amidst 625km’s of pure pistes for all standards of sliding, and a traditional Austrian village bursting with top quality spa hotels, bars & clubs… Oh and no kids & no families!!

MUSIC LINE-UP:

Tunes from the likes of Fat Boy Slim, Dizzee Rascal, Plump DJs, legendary Grandmaster Flash..the list could go on….and on….

STREET PARTY:

The street party is one of undoubted highlights of Snowbombing. It kicks off in mid-afternoon in glorious sunshine and ends in darkness in the late evening. Fancy dress themes have included superheroes, mythical heroes, animals, inflatable Viking ships, retro-skiwear!

TICKET TIP:

They have extended the £100 ticket deposit offer until the end of the month. Apparently this is “so you can have that extra Christmas pie safe in the knowledge that you’ve got your bed confirmed without having to tighten your belt!”

LOCATION:

Mayrhofen is located 32 kilometres south of Jenbach, nestling at the end of the Ziller Valley and is the 3rd largest community in Tyrol. The town benefits from being surrounded by nine other resorts, namely Fügen, Hochfügen, Kaltenbach, Zell, Gerlos, Königsleiten, Finkenberg, Tux and the Hintertuxer Glacier.

The resort is close to several airports, the nearest being Innsbruck (a quick 30mins down the road) and others such as Salzberg and Munich are only a couple of hours away by coach transfer.

What are you waiting for, buy a ticket and go & mark a decade of dancing in the alps at Snowbombing 2009!

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