Sports in Austria

The seasons dictate what sports are popular when. Of course football is highly popular, but the season is suspended end of November until March because of the risk of snow. Nordic walking and trekking are popular in the mountains, canyoning and wild water rafting. Paragliding. Mountain biking. And of course inevitably skiing. Most Austrian kids are thrust onto the boards by their parents before they are 5. Snowboarding. Wind surfing on lakes. Climbing, freestyle or traditional. Swimming, but only have small but magnificent pools, I think there is less than a handful Olympic length pools here. Lidos are in abundance due to the stable and warm summers. Light athletics to a point.