Emberger Alm
The Emberger Alm is a wide high alpine pasture and an alpine winter sports area north of Greifenburg in Upper Carinthia . It is located at 1,800 m above sea level on the southern edge of the high alpine Kreuzeck group below the Naßfeldriegel north of the Drautal in the municipality of Berg im Drautal .
Sports
In addition to skiers, the Emberger Alm is particularly popular with hang-glider and paraglider pilots. In 2004 the women's hang gliding world championship took place here and in 2008 the European hang gliding championship. The west-east orientation of the Drau valley enables optimal thermal flight conditions. The large difference in altitude to the valley (1200 meters) and the well-organized take-off and landing sites bring thousands of pilots to the Upper Drautal every year.
Every year in autumn telescope meetings of amateur astronomers take place here. The location is particularly suitable for astronomical observations because of the mostly clear autumn weather and the clear view from east to south to west. Due to the few settlements in the narrow Oberdrautal, there is no scattered light from the valleys.
Web links
- Start site manager Emberger Alm, panorama camera with current weather data
- International telescope meeting in Carinthia
- Ski area and holiday observatory
Coordinates: 46 ° 46 ′ 36 ″ N , 13 ° 9 ′ 8 ″ E