Cross-Country-Trail Quality Seal

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

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

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.
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)
Guaranteed usage of trails for at least 3 years - this has to be contractually secured with the landlord
Parking facilities in close vicinity to the start and end points have to be given
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
Achenkirch	50 km	2 - 14	$161
Breitenbach	87 km	3 - 10	$303
Feichten	20 km	2 - 10	$346
Fendels	20 km	2 - 10	$439
Fieberbrunn	260 km	2 - 10	$403
Flirsch	70 km	2 - 10	$450
Galtür	80 km	3 - 10	$682
Hollersbach	70 km	2 - 10	$277
Hopfgarten	148 km	2 - 10	$323
Innsbruck	Unknown	2 - 7	$335
Itter	148 km	Unavailable
Jerzens	Unknown	2 - 10	$253
Jochberg in Tirol	70 km	2 - 10	$450
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm	53 km	3 - 10	$300
Kirchberg	70 km	2 - 10	$346
Kitzbühel	70 km	2 - 10	$369
Kolsassberg	Unknown	2 - 7	$207
Kössen	121 km	3 - 10	$288
Längenfeld	148 km	2 - 10	$300
Maurach	31 km	3 - 7	$417
Mieming	5 km	2 - 14	$207
Mittersill	70 km	2 - 10	$265
Nauders	90 km	2 - 10	$277
Oberndorf	170 km	2 - 10	$358
Obsteig	80 km	2 - 7	$219
Oetz	5 km	1 - 10	$219
Pertisau	76 km	2 - 10	$360
Reutte	120 km	2 - 10	$249
Sautens	5 km	3 - 10	$265
Seefeld	245 km	2 - 10	$346
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis	31 km	2 - 10	$392
St. Anton	70 km	2 - 10	$554
St. Ulrich am Pillersee	35 km	Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner	10 km	5 - 7	$473
Thaur	Unknown	3 - 7	$381
Umhausen	148 km	Unavailable
Walchsee	121 km	3 - 10	$184