Tyrol - "Cross-country-trail Quality Seal of Tyrol"

Tyrol -
In the federal state of Tyrol, the state government already introduced the "Loipengütesiegel des Landes Tirol" (Cross-country-trail Quality Seal of Tyrol) back in 1981. To be awarded this seal, the operators of a cross-country network have to fulfil a minimum amount of certain criteria, and some special criteria e.g. that it has to be a "closed cross-country network", whereby the majority of the trails have to be located in Tyrol.

If the seal can be awarded in accordance to the criteria, the network will hold this for a duration of 3 years. Upon sending a written application it may be extended by a further 3 years.

Should the network fail to meet the criteria in a running period, the seal may also be revoked. How long a network is able to hold the seal, is actually shown in the emblem itself. However, there is no legal claim to being awarded this Quality Seal.

Criteria for Cross-country Quality Seal

Which criteria have to be fulfilled to be awarded the seal?

  1. Number of trails: The cross-country network has to include at least 3 trails with the following lengths:
    • one 10 km trail (difficulty blue or red)
    • one 5 km trail (difficulty blue or red)
    • one training track for beginners (at least 500 m long) in a respectively easy ski terrain
    The trails have to be independent from each other and have to be prepared with double tracks. Only over short stretches may the trials run parallel to each other.
  2. Snow conditions: at least 80 days of snow (days with snowcover of approx. 10 cm) during one winter (indicators are based on statistics by the central institute of meteorology and geodynamics, regional institute of Tyrol, Innsbruck, established over a 30- year period)
  3. Guaranteed usage of trails for at least 3 years - this has to be contractually secured with the landlord
  4. Parking facilities in close vicinity to the start and end points have to be given
  5. Start and end point areas have to be sign-posted

Overview of resort with Cross-country Quality Seal

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resort Cross-country track km Nights from
50 km 2 - 14 €119
87 km 3 - 10 €279
25 km 2 - 10 €295
25 km 2 - 10 €409
260 km 2 - 10 €339
70 km 4 - 10 €729
70 km 2 - 10 €253
148 km 2 - 10 €299
Unknown 2 - 7 €309
148 km 3 - 7 €549
Unknown 2 - 10 €219
70 km 3 - 7 €529
53 km 2 - 10 €279
70 km 2 - 10 €319
170 km 2 - 10 €419
70 km 2 - 10 €359
Unknown 2 - 5 €209
121 km 3 - 10 €259
148 km 2 - 10 €279
5 km 2 - 14 €179
70 km 2 - 10 €249
90 km 2 - 10 €249
170 km 3 - 10 €439
80 km 2 - 7 €189
5 km 1 - 10 €229
120 km 2 - 10 €209
5 km 2 - 10 €219
245 km 2 - 10 €286
31 km 2 - 10 €339
70 km 2 - 10 €399
170 km 2 - 10 €279
35 km Unavailable
10 km 2 - 7 €299
Unknown 2 - 7 €239
148 km 2 - 7 €329
121 km 3 - 10 €179