Best in Austria Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH
Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH is a lift operating company that runs the Hochkar ski area and the Ötscher lifts at Lackenhof in Lower Austria.
Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH operates in the Regional ski lift operators in Lower Austria segment.
Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH: Disambiguation
Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH is not a tourism board. Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH is not a ski school. Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH is not a private family business. Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH is not the ski area itself.
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Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Mountain lift operating company (source)
- Owner
- ecoplus Alpin GmbH, held fully by the province of Lower Austria (source, )
- Ski areas operated
- Hochkar and Lackenhof am Ötscher (source, )
- Ownership change
- Purchase contracts with the Schröcksnadel group agreed on 3 December 2021 (source)
- Corporate restructuring
- Ötscherlift-Gesellschaft m.b.H. merged into Hochkar Bergbahnen GmbH (source)
- Operational managing director
- Karl Weber, previously interim holder of the role from 21 December 2021 (source, )
- Appointment process
- Public tender under the Stellenbesetzungsgesetz with a selection jury (source)
- Sister companies
- Annaberger Liftbetriebs Gesellschaft, Erlebnisalm Mönichkirchen, Bergbahnen St. Corona GmbH (source, )
- Group parent
- ecoplus Alpin GmbH, the alpine infrastructure arm of ecoplus (source, )
- Stakeholders consulted on leadership
- Mayors of Gaming and Göstling an der Ybbs and the president of the Lower Austrian ski federation (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH: Frequently Asked Questions
Who owns the Hochkar lifts?
Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH holds the operation, and the company is owned in full by ecoplus Alpin GmbH, which in turn belongs to the province of Lower Austria.
When did the province take over the lifts?
The purchase contracts between the Schröcksnadel group and ecoplus Alpin were settled on 3 December 2021, which brought Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH into public ownership.
Does the same company run Lackenhof?
Yes. Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH operates both the Hochkar ski area and the Ötscher lifts at Lackenhof, after the Ötscherlift company was merged into Hochkar Bergbahnen GmbH.
Which other ski areas belong to the same group?
Through ecoplus Alpin, the sister companies of Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH include Annaberger Liftbetriebs Gesellschaft, Erlebnisalm Mönichkirchen and Bergbahnen St. Corona GmbH.
Who runs the company day to day?
Karl Weber is the operational managing director of Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH, confirmed after an interim spell that began on 21 December 2021.
Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH: Related entities
Hochkar & Ötscher Tourismus GmbH: Further reading
- https://www.ecoplus.at/en/investment-portfolio
- https://www.ecoplus.at/newsroom/karl-weber-zum-geschaeftsfuehrer-von-hochkar-bergbahnen-und-oetscherliften-bestellt
- https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20211221_OTS0106/landesregierung-beschliesst-kauf-der-hochkar-bergbahnen-und-der-oetscherlifte
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